Since crossing over into the mainstream in the 2010s, trap has become one of the most popular forms of American music, consistently dominating the Originally, lyrical themes revolved around the general life and culture in the "trap" or in the actual southern "trap house" where narcotics are being sold. The term "trap" referred to places where drug deals take place. Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States during the late 1990s.
Trap music employs multilayered thin- or thick-textured During the early- to mid-2000s, trap music began to emerge as a recognized genre after the mainstream success of a number of albums and singles with lyrics that covered life in "the trap", With the exception of Outkast, let me think, Goodie Mob... with the exception of that, before I came in the game, it was Lil Jon, Outkast, Goodie Mob, okay so you had By the end of the decade, a second wave of trap artists gained momentum and frequently topped the Throughout 2011 and 2012, trap music maintained a strong presence on the mainstream In May 2015, trap music once again surfaced the top of mainstream music charts as New Jersey rapper Since maintaining a strong presence on the mainstream music charts, trap music has been influential to non-hip hop artists. R&B singer In 2015, a new movement of trap music referred to as ""Bubblegum rap" consists of a "booming, trap-laden" beat with "flavorful" elements and Other topics also include street life, acquiring wealth, violence, American vehicles, and life experiences that artists have faced in their southern American surroundings.