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How the Infectious Swagger of Trap Spread Beyond Atlanta
Starting in the trenches of ATL, trap music has come a long way from its ubiquitous popularity now.
From Georgia natives 21 Savage and Lil Baby to St. Louis squabbler Sexyy Red (whose braggy “Pound Town” brought the trap energy to a new generation on TikTok), the music has infiltrated popular culture, dominating the charts. In 1998, when Big Boi observed his folks’ travails, Atlanta rap generally criticized (or looked past) the drug game, leaving little room for the gut-seizing gusto later shown by Young Jeezy. There’s still a bright side to trap, as newbies like Lazer Dim 700 and Karrahbooo suggest a stoner-trap sensibility—lyrically rash but sonically sedate—that looks and feels like the future we can’t wait for.
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