Back in 2005, Gucci Mane envisioned himself as the preeminent elder statesman of East Atlanta. “Lil’ kids wanna be like Gucci when they grow up,” he boastfully rapped on his breakout hit, “So Icy,” in ...

On August 10, the Trap Music Museum officially celebrated its fifth anniversary by collaborating with Tiny Doors ATL for an event to highlight the intersection of music and culture. The event focused ...

So, the argument about who created trap music continues. On Friday, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane went on Instagram to proclaim himself the inventor of the sub-genre, writing "#FBF The Day I Invented Trap ...

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Gucci Mane is the latest rapper to stake his claim as the inventor of the rap sub-genre trap music. On Friday (April 6), the Atlanta rapper posted a Flash Back Friday photo that looks like it was ...

T.I. talks Trap Music and his key role in turning it into a musical genre. T.I. also offered his Mt. Rushmore of Trap Music: Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: A24 just shared a first look at its first-ever musical, and it’s as ridiculous as you would expect it to be. From the director of Borat comes Dicks: The Musical, a NSFW ...

We spoke with Trap Music Museum co-founder William “Bem” Sparks and general manager Krystal Garner about honoring dirty south hip-hop. Hip-hop has been alive and well since the late '70s. Its ...

When music as a career choice is still debated in Indian households, what makes the son of an Indian computer engineer take it up — that too trap music — full time? “Curiosity and passion,” says ...