Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

Trap Beat Tranny (aka DESPOINA, TBT 4 DA CISSIES!) is a former Boston-based, now NYC-based, Black trap Doll. Despoina writes rap bops that make you wanna throw ass or throw hands (or I’m throwin yo ...

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and ...

Before becoming an ambient trap pioneer, Xang was content to be a loose thread in the tapestry of DMV hip-hop. “I felt like I wasn't the main character, like I don’t really need rap,” the 24 ...