* 2003 - Jay Z retires, prompting Lil Wayne to declare himself 'Best Rapper Alive' Many of the early () freestyles are slowed down versions of Cash Money Records songs, so the sound continues to gain notoriety with new crowds and develope/evolve. * 2000 - () This opens the flood gates of the new sound, also taken from west coast g-funk hip-hop and southern influence, and takes it to a larger audience. The success of () establishes Mannie Fresh as a mainstream hit maker, driving his new sound comprised of 808s similar to what we know today. This is one of the bigger and more notable advances in the genre at any point because two very important pioneers of the scene get their start right here Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne. * 1997 - () Most likely influenced and motivated by the success of fellow NO artist Master P, Baby and Slim get Cash Money Records off the ground and into a major distribution deal. The sound we know today hasn't started to quite evolve yet, but the work of Master P, UGK, and Geto Boys are starting to take the already developed west coast g-funk sound and turn it into something more unique and regionally based. * 1995 - () This is historically significant as a starting off point because Master P was the first artist from the south (and as far as I know in hip hop) to independently go platinum. Lets start at the beginning and jump right in. Anyone please feel free to add/correct anything I might have overlooked. Had some free time and figured I'd offer this explanation up instead of continually complaining when these questions get frequently asked. Mowed up the grass, mowed up mowed up the grassĭamn Son, How'd We Find Ourselves Here: A Brief Annotated History Of Trap Music 'Damn son, where'd you find this' - The man behind the voice Marc Brownstein (of the Disco Biscuits) gets it I know it's 4 in the morning and you're not gonna see this til tomorrow (when we'll probably have 20k fans) but we wanted you guys to know that we appreciate the support you have shown us all this time and to check the liner notes for a shout out ) When we hit 20k tomorrow we're releasing a free 11 track album of originals. We agreed that when we were 50 away from 20k we were gonna tell r/Trap a little secret. Saints Row IV's Soundtrack has a Mad Decent station with RiFF RAFF as DJ, featuring DJ Snake, Yellow Claw, ETC!ETC! and Brillz I made a pie chart identifying the demographics of Trap Music ListenersĬongratulations Baauer, Harlem Shake is now #1 on iTunes

After his track 'Harlem Shake' has gone viral, It'd be interesting to hear what all he thinks about it.

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