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Latin trap

January 30, 2023

Latin trap is a subgenre of trap 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, without censorship.[2][1]

Latin trap
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins2000s–2010s, in Puerto Rico.
Typical instruments
Fusion genres
  • Trapeton
Regional scenes
  • Latin America
  • United States
  • Spain

Characteristics

Latin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop, taking influence from Southern hip hop as well as Puerto Rican genres like reggaeton and dembow. Vocals include a bend of rapping and singing using synthesizers and voice distorted autotune, often in Spanish, while still maintaining the trap style sonic circuitry.[3] The lyrics in Latin trap are often about street life, violence, sex, drugs, and people who live on the other side of the law and are proud of it.[1]

History

2000s

 
Arcángel, considered one of pioneers of Latin trap.

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 Ozuna states that it originated in 2007 with the song "El Pistolón", performed by Arcángel & De La Ghetto, Yaga & Mackie, and Jowell & Randy (the former two were duo at the time). De La Ghetto on the other hand, states that he has been performing Latin trap since around 2005 or 2006, and that people thought "he was crazy". Reggaeton artists at this time wanted to introduce elements of American hip hop and R&B to a Spanish audience.[4]

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. Mid 2015 Cuban artist TRAUMATIZE out of 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 "Panda" was released by Almighty on the Miami-based label Carbon Fiber Music.[6] The single reached #36 on Hot Latin Songs and #23 on Latin Rhythm Airplay. Borrowing the original version's beat, it features Farruko, owner of said label, while a subsequent remix adds Daddy Yankee and Cosculluela.[7] Additionally, Anuel AA released a scathing diss track towards Almighty, entitled "RIP Panda", after being taken down from the remix.[8]

In July 2017, The Fader wrote: "Rappers and reggaetoneros from Puerto Rico have taken elements of trap – the lurching bass lines, jittering 808s and the eyes-half-closed vibe – and infused them into banger after banger."[9] In an August 2017 article for Billboard's series, "A Brief History Of", they enlisted some of the key artists of Latin trap, including Ozuna, De La Ghetto, Bad Bunny, Farruko and Messiah- to narrate a brief history on the genre.[10][11] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone noted: "[Jorge] Fonseca featured Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA, Bryant Myers and Noriel on the compilation Trap Capos: Season 1, which became the first "Latin trap" LP to reach number one on Billboard's Latin Rhythm Albums chart."[12]

Many other reggaeton and Latin trap artists contributed to the popularity of Latin trap, such as Bad Bunny who led an explosion to the popularity of the genre.[13] Bad Bunny produced several songs that made it into Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and has multiple collaborations with popular American artists such as Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, and Cardi B.[14][15] He shortly became the face of Latin trap's sudden rise in popularity.[16] Through collaborations with other artists, such as his appearance in Becky G's "Mayores", Bad Bunny was among the first Latin trap artists to ever rap on the radio. His appearance on the radio has led to an increased recognition of Latin trap in the United States.[16] His debut album X 100pre was released in December 2018 and was awarded with a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album.[17]

In April 2018, the song "Te Boté", a mix of Latin trap and reggaeton, was released by Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, 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 1.8 billion views on YouTube.[19]

In 2018, Cardi B's hit single "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin became the first Latin trap song to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[20][21]

Current

J Balvin and Bad Bunny appear at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show performing latin trap songs for the first time in history.[22]

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]

Criticism

Latin trap's inability to be played on the radio stems from the profanity and lasciviousness of the lyrics.[16] The song "Cuatro Babys" by Maluma has received much controversy over its lyrics as they arguably appear to suggest direct violence towards women. A petition was posted on Change.org demanding for the removal of the song from digital platforms.[25] Despite this controversy, the popularity of "Cuatro Babys" has only risen with the song having gone quadruple Platinum.[3] Because of this, Latin trap has had a large, but primarily underground, following.[26]

On September 15, 2018, Anuel AA released a diss track aimed at fellow rapper Cosculluela. The track was widely criticized due to its foul language and offensive remarks about homosexuality and HIV patients.[27] Due to the public backlash, Anuel AA's concert at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico venue scheduled for October 12 of that year was canceled by his production staff and main producer Paco López. He later issued an apology for the song.[27]

On September 15, 2021, Colombian artist J Balvin released his track "Perra" along with music video featuring Dominican artist Tokischa. On October 17, 2021 the music video was taken down from YouTube due to the controversy that followed it.[28] Many called the video sexist and mysoginistc due to the visuals with showed J Balvin walking two Black women on leashes, a group of Black people made to look like dogs and Tokischa on all fours inside a doghouse being fed chicken and cereal in a dog bowl.[29] On October 11, 2021 Colombia’s vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, called the visuals sexist, racist, and misogynistic in an open letter. On October 24, 2021 Balvin apologized to the black community and anyone who might have felt offended in a series of instagram posts.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Portilla, Christina (August 23, 2017). "Latin Trap Brings New Music to Miami". Miami New Times.
  2. ^ a b Raymer, Miles (November 20, 2012). "Who owns trap?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Inside Latin Trap, the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ozuna, Bad Bunny, De La Ghetto, Farruko & Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Zraick, Karen (January 10, 2019). "Kevin Fret, Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist, Is Shot and Killed in Puerto Rico". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Spanish Version of Desiigner's 'Panda' by Puerto Rican Rapper Almighty Debuts on Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. April 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "8 "Panda" Remixes You Need to Hear". XXL. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Almighty - Al Grano Con El Guru (2da entrevista)". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Trap's Latin American Takeover". The FADER. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ozuna, Bad Bunny, De La Ghetto, Farruko & Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Rappers Discuss Brief History Of Latin Trap". Vibe. August 21, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Leight, Elias (November 7, 2017). "Inside Latin Trap, the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Telemundo Entretenimiento (March 11, 2018). "Bad Bunny nos habla de cómo el éxito le cambió la vida – Don Francisco Te Invita – Entretenimiento". Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ FARRUKOVEVO (December 22, 2017), Farruko, Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny – Krippy Kush (Remix) ft. Travis Scott, Rvssian, retrieved April 16, 2018
  15. ^ Cardi B (April 5, 2018), Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It [Official Audio], retrieved April 16, 2018
  16. ^ a b c "Bad Bunny: The Four-Billion-Stream Man Leading the Latin Trap Explosion". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  17. ^ Cobo, Leila (December 24, 2018). "Bad Bunny to Drop Debut 'X100PRE' Album on Christmas Eve: Exclusive Interview". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "How Latin Trap Helped My Heartbreak, A Love Story". Vibe. February 5, 2019.
  19. ^ Lopez, Julyssa. "Record labels said Latin trap was 'going nowhere.' Billions of YouTube views proved them wrong" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  20. ^ "The Times Have Changed: What 'I Like It' Hitting No. 1 Means to Latin Music". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  21. ^ LeDonne, Rob (August 28, 2018). "Cardi B's 'I Like It': An Oral History of No. 1 Smash's Grueling Seven-Month Gestation". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  22. ^ Rowley, Glenn (February 1, 2020). "J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Other Surprise Guests to Appear at 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  23. ^ Roiz, Jessica (September 15, 2021). "Bad Bunny Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2021: 'He's an Artist, Period'". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  24. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (May 8, 2022). "Bad Bunny Tops Spotify Records for Most-Streamed Album in 2022, Most-Streamed Artist Globally in a Day". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Maluma Responds to Online Petition Against His Song 'Cuatro Babys'". Billboard. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  26. ^ Leight, Elias (September 12, 2018). "How Puerto Rican Producer Tainy Became an Architect of Modern Reggaeton". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  27. ^ a b Fernandez, Suzette (September 13, 2018). "Anuel AA Apologizes For Offensive Song Directed at Cosculluela: Watch". Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  28. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (October 24, 2021). "J Balvin Apologizes for 'Perra' Music Video After Removing It From YouTube". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  29. ^ "J Balvin apologizes for controversial 'Perra' music video". NBC News. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  30. ^ Henderson, Cydney. "J Balvín apologizes, deletes music video out of 'respect' after backlash over 'racist' depictions". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

January 30, 2023
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Latin trap is a subgenre of trap 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 without censorship 2 1 Latin trapStylistic originsTrapReggaetonsouthern hip hoplatin music 1 Cultural origins2000s 2010s in Puerto Rico Typical instrumentsVocalssynthesizersamplerdrum machine Roland TR 808 Fusion genresTrapetonRegional scenesLatin AmericaUnited StatesSpain Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 2 1 2000s 2 2 2010s 2 3 Current 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 ReferencesCharacteristics EditLatin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop taking influence from Southern hip hop as well as Puerto Rican genres like reggaeton and dembow Vocals include a bend of rapping and singing using synthesizers and voice distorted autotune often in Spanish while still maintaining the trap style sonic circuitry 3 The lyrics in Latin trap are often about street life violence sex drugs and people who live on the other side of the law and are proud of it 1 History Edit2000s Edit Arcangel considered one of pioneers of Latin trap 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 Ozuna states that it originated in 2007 with the song El Pistolon performed by Arcangel amp De La Ghetto Yaga amp Mackie and Jowell amp Randy the former two were duo at the time De La Ghetto on the other hand states that he has been performing Latin trap since around 2005 or 2006 and that people thought he was crazy Reggaeton artists at this time wanted to introduce elements of American hip hop and R amp B to a Spanish audience 4 2010s Edit 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 Mid 2015 Cuban artist TRAUMATIZE out of 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 Ocasion the latter to which Ozuna and Anuel AA credits with expanding Latin trap internationally 5 A Spanish version of Panda was released by Almighty on the Miami based label Carbon Fiber Music 6 The single reached 36 on Hot Latin Songs and 23 on Latin Rhythm Airplay Borrowing the original version s beat it features Farruko owner of said label while a subsequent remix adds Daddy Yankee and Cosculluela 7 Additionally Anuel AA released a scathing diss track towards Almighty entitled RIP Panda after being taken down from the remix 8 In July 2017 The Fader wrote Rappers and reggaetoneros from Puerto Rico have taken elements of trap the lurching bass lines jittering 808s and the eyes half closed vibe and infused them into banger after banger 9 In an August 2017 article for Billboard s series A Brief History Of they enlisted some of the key artists of Latin trap including Ozuna De La Ghetto Bad Bunny Farruko and Messiah to narrate a brief history on the genre 10 11 Elias Leight of Rolling Stone noted Jorge Fonseca featured Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA Bryant Myers and Noriel on the compilation Trap Capos Season 1 which became the first Latin trap LP to reach number one on Billboard s Latin Rhythm Albums chart 12 Many other reggaeton and Latin trap artists contributed to the popularity of Latin trap such as Bad Bunny who led an explosion to the popularity of the genre 13 Bad Bunny produced several songs that made it into Billboard s Hot Latin Songs chart and has multiple collaborations with popular American artists such as Nicki Minaj Travis Scott and Cardi B 14 15 He shortly became the face of Latin trap s sudden rise in popularity 16 Through collaborations with other artists such as his appearance in Becky G s Mayores Bad Bunny was among the first Latin trap artists to ever rap on the radio His appearance on the radio has led to an increased recognition of Latin trap in the United States 16 His debut album X 100pre was released in December 2018 and was awarded with a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album 17 In April 2018 the song Te Bote a mix of Latin trap and reggaeton was released by Nio Garcia Casper Magico 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 1 8 billion views on YouTube 19 In 2018 Cardi B s hit single I Like It featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin became the first Latin trap song to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart 20 21 Current Edit Puerto Rico rapper Bad Bunny J Balvin and Bad Bunny appear at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show performing latin trap songs for the first time in history 22 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 Criticism EditLatin trap s inability to be played on the radio stems from the profanity and lasciviousness of the lyrics 16 The song Cuatro Babys by Maluma has received much controversy over its lyrics as they arguably appear to suggest direct violence towards women A petition was posted on Change org demanding for the removal of the song from digital platforms 25 Despite this controversy the popularity of Cuatro Babys has only risen with the song having gone quadruple Platinum 3 Because of this Latin trap has had a large but primarily underground following 26 On September 15 2018 Anuel AA released a diss track aimed at fellow rapper Cosculluela The track was widely criticized due to its foul language and offensive remarks about homosexuality and HIV patients 27 Due to the public backlash Anuel AA s concert at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico venue scheduled for October 12 of that year was canceled by his production staff and main producer Paco Lopez He later issued an apology for the song 27 On September 15 2021 Colombian artist J Balvin released his track Perra along with music video featuring Dominican artist Tokischa On October 17 2021 the music video was taken down from YouTube due to the controversy that followed it 28 Many called the video sexist and mysoginistc due to the visuals with showed J Balvin walking two Black women on leashes a group of Black people made to look like dogs and Tokischa on all fours inside a doghouse being fed chicken and cereal in a dog bowl 29 On October 11 2021 Colombia s vice president Marta Lucia Ramirez called the visuals sexist racist and misogynistic in an open letter On October 24 2021 Balvin apologized to the black community and anyone who might have felt offended in a series of instagram posts 30 See also EditList of Latin trap artistsReferences Edit a b c Portilla Christina August 23 2017 Latin Trap Brings New Music to Miami Miami New Times a b Raymer Miles November 20 2012 Who owns trap Chicago Reader Retrieved May 18 2022 a b Inside Latin Trap the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio Rolling Stone Retrieved April 16 2018 Ozuna Bad Bunny De La Ghetto Farruko amp Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap Billboard 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 Retrieved January 10 2019 Spanish Version of Desiigner s Panda by Puerto Rican Rapper Almighty Debuts on Hot Latin Songs Billboard April 29 2016 8 Panda Remixes You Need to Hear XXL April 6 2016 Retrieved April 13 2016 Almighty Al Grano Con El Guru 2da entrevista YouTube Trap s Latin American Takeover The FADER Retrieved April 16 2018 Ozuna Bad Bunny De La Ghetto Farruko amp Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap Billboard Retrieved April 1 2019 Rappers Discuss Brief History Of Latin Trap Vibe August 21 2017 Retrieved April 1 2019 Leight Elias November 7 2017 Inside Latin Trap the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio Rolling Stone Retrieved April 1 2019 Telemundo Entretenimiento March 11 2018 Bad Bunny nos habla de como el exito le cambio la vida Don Francisco Te Invita Entretenimiento Retrieved June 11 2019 via YouTube FARRUKOVEVO December 22 2017 Farruko Nicki Minaj Bad Bunny Krippy Kush Remix ft Travis Scott Rvssian retrieved April 16 2018 Cardi B April 5 2018 Cardi B Bad Bunny amp J Balvin I Like It Official Audio retrieved April 16 2018 a b c Bad Bunny The Four Billion Stream Man Leading the Latin Trap Explosion Rolling Stone Retrieved April 16 2018 Cobo Leila December 24 2018 Bad Bunny to Drop Debut X100PRE Album on Christmas Eve Exclusive Interview Billboard Retrieved December 24 2018 How Latin Trap Helped My Heartbreak A Love Story Vibe February 5 2019 Lopez Julyssa Record labels said Latin trap was going nowhere Billions of YouTube views proved them wrong via www washingtonpost com The Times Have Changed What I Like It Hitting No 1 Means to Latin Music Billboard Retrieved July 3 2018 LeDonne Rob August 28 2018 Cardi B s I Like It An Oral History of No 1 Smash s Grueling Seven Month Gestation Billboard Retrieved May 18 2022 Rowley Glenn February 1 2020 J Balvin Bad Bunny and Other Surprise Guests to Appear at 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show Billboard Retrieved May 18 2022 Roiz Jessica September 15 2021 Bad Bunny Named One of Time s 100 Most Influential People of 2021 He s an Artist Period Billboard 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 Retrieved May 18 2022 Maluma Responds to Online Petition Against His Song Cuatro Babys Billboard December 6 2016 Retrieved April 16 2018 Leight Elias September 12 2018 How Puerto Rican Producer Tainy Became an Architect of Modern Reggaeton Rolling Stone Retrieved June 11 2019 a b Fernandez Suzette September 13 2018 Anuel AA Apologizes For Offensive Song Directed at Cosculluela Watch Retrieved December 29 2018 Iasimone Ashley October 24 2021 J Balvin Apologizes for Perra Music Video After Removing It From YouTube Billboard Retrieved May 18 2022 J Balvin apologizes for controversial Perra music video NBC News Retrieved May 18 2022 Henderson Cydney J Balvin apologizes deletes music video out of respect after backlash over racist depictions USA TODAY Retrieved May 18 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latin trap amp oldid 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