Latin trap
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Latin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop music that originated in Puerto Rico. A direct descendant of southern hip hop, and influenced by reggaeton, it gained popularity after 2007, and has since spread throughout Latin America. The trap is slang for a place where drugs are sold.[2] Latin trap is similar to mainstream trap with lyrics about life on la calle (the street), drugs, sex and violence.[2][1]
Characteristics
Latin trap is a subgenre of
History
2000s
Latin trap originated in Puerto Rico and gained popularity throughout Latin America. The exact date of origin is unknown and has been widely debated. Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer
2010s
Latin trap began to gain prominence around 2014 when artists such as Alvaro Diaz, Myke Towers and Fuete Billete, the first Puerto Rican artists using early Latin trap beats to rap, began posting their songs through social media platforms. In mid-2015, Cuban artist TRAUMATIZE from Miami, FL releases "Aguadulce" Latin trap record, a collaborator of the American Hip Hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. This new sound eventually gained popularity in Puerto Rico, and many Latin trap hits emerged, such as Anuel AA’s "47 Remix" Bryant Myers' "Esclava Remix", Farruko's "Ella y Yo", and De la Ghetto's "La Ocasión", the latter to which Ozuna and Anuel AA credits with expanding Latin trap internationally.[5]
A Spanish version of "
In July 2017,
Many other reggaeton and Latin trap artists contributed to the popularity of Latin trap, such as
In April 2018, the song "Te Boté", a mix of Latin trap and reggaeton, was released by Nio García, Casper Mágico, Darell, Ozuna, Bad Bunny and Nicky Jam.[18] It became the first song with Latin trap elements in it to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It currently has over 2 billion views on YouTube.[19]
In 2018,
Current
Bad Bunny is the most influential Latin trap artist being named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021.[23] Bad Bunny is currently at his peak being named Spotify's most streamed artist of 2021 and 2022. On May 6, 2022 Bad Bunny released his album Un Verano Sin Ti reaching the milestone of most-streamed artist globally in one day, with 183 million streams.[24] In 2023, Bad Bunny released his album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana, which was considered one of his first true Latin trap albums since 2020.
See also
References
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- ^ a b Raymer, Miles (November 20, 2012). "Who owns trap?". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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- ^ "Ozuna, Bad Bunny, De La Ghetto, Farruko & Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Zraick, Karen (January 10, 2019). "Kevin Fret, Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist, Is Shot and Killed in Puerto Rico". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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- ^ "Almighty - Al Grano Con El Guru (2da entrevista)". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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- ^ "Ozuna, Bad Bunny, De La Ghetto, Farruko & Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rappers Discuss Brief History Of Latin Trap". Vibe. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Leight, Elias (November 7, 2017). "Inside Latin Trap, the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Telemundo Entretenimiento (March 11, 2018). "Bad Bunny nos habla de cómo el éxito le cambió la vida – Don Francisco Te Invita – Entretenimiento". Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via YouTube.
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- ^ a b "Bad Bunny: The Four-Billion-Stream Man Leading the Latin Trap Explosion". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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- ^ Lopez, Julyssa. "Record labels said Latin trap was 'going nowhere.' Billions of YouTube views proved them wrong". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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- ^ Roiz, Jessica (September 15, 2021). "Bad Bunny Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2021: 'He's an Artist, Period'". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Iasimone, Ashley (May 8, 2022). "Bad Bunny Tops Spotify Records for Most-Streamed Album in 2022, Most-Streamed Artist Globally in a Day". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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