Rustie’s maximalist attitude of combining elements of progressive rock, trance, hip-hop, dubstep and ambient music on Glass Swords (which The Guardian would name as one of the best albums of 2011) was so extreme, online music reviewers coined it as a new genre, “aquacrunk.” Drum machine maestro Araabmuzik’s signature sound became the fusion of trance music and stuttering hi-hat hip-hop beats, which would lead to the critically-acclaimed Electronic Dream mixtape and his accompanying international tour. Artists like Lunice, Sinjin Hawke and Hudson Mohawke were exhibiting their ominous, instrumental mutations of hip-hop with shimmering pads, blaring horns and sampled rap vocals. With new hip-hop beats for inspiration, the missing piece of the puzzle for these early electronic trap producers was the unique aesthetic. Once the characteristic trap-bounce was planted in the ears of the American mainstream, the flood-gates opened for the first wave of electronic trap producers. Waka Flocka Flame’s Flockaveli released in October 2010, debuting at number 6 on the US Billboard 200. Producers such as Zaytoven, Lex Luger, Drumma Boy, and Southside reached the radio, supporting hip-hop’s biggest names with beat production featuring triplet hi-hats, heavy 808s, and layered synths. Both genres rely heavily on their distinct style of drums.
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Website source code can be found on GitHub.Įlectronic trap music’s roots begin with Southern hip-hop and trap production. The project was headed by u/ghostmacekillah and included contributions from: Check this site and the subreddit each week for more info. Please note: we'll be rolling out the website content in separate phases each week. We would like to extend a final word of thanks to our writers and contributors. We hope you find the r/trap Essentials List informative. We will also provide in-depth descriptions of who we consider to be the most essential music producers in trap: those artists who have innovated and shaped the genre in incredible and definitive ways. We believe time is needed to properly gauge the impact a release has had on this genre, so we have decided to stop at 2016 for the first edition. In this write-up, we will discuss what trap is, briefly describe its history, document the essential releases of each year and provide a contextualized overview of the genre. We have determined that for a release to qualify as an “essential” release, it must have made a lasting impact on the genre, regardless of its popularity. The purpose of the r/trap Essentials List is to exhibit what we believe to be the most important and influential singles, albums/EPs, and mixes of the electronic trap genre (including other associated trap genres, e.g.