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The birth of trap music and the rise of southern hip-hop

NPR | By Noah Caldwell,
Patrick Jarenwattananon, Kat Lonsdorf, Juana Summers
Published August 10, 2023 at 4:15 PM EDT
T.I.'s 2003 album, Trap Muzik, gave a name to a specific flavor of Atlanta rap that reflected the city's street culture.
Vivien Killilea
T.I.'s 2003 album, Trap Muzik, gave a name to a specific flavor of Atlanta rap that reflected the city's street culture.

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere.

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