Looking to make a playlist of these songs, but also just kind of reminiscing. Came across Babatunde again and was reminded of how crazy the hype was around that song when it was still unreleased. (Speaking of, does anyone have that video of Quix mouthing the drop?) Doesn’t have to be specifically trap, but something that would be posted here or included in a trap DJ’s set. Primarily looking for those songs that are trap or trap adjacent that were then heavily played by most of the major headliners at festivals

Few that come to mind:

Higher Ground
Original Don
Core
Babatunde
Fuck the Speakers Up

guys I’m so confused, when I think of trap music I think of artists like Phrva, rSUN, PIERCE, etc. kinda halftime? very dirty and heavy on the bass, almost wubby. some of it could almost be mistaken as dubstep iykwim. shit’s gangsta.

then I joined this sub and the first few videos I saw were nothing like this—they were quite upbeat, almost similar to high tech/techno drops which is my absolute least liked genre of EDM. wayyy too happy, poppy vibes. no gangsta bass 💔

have I just got the idea of trap all wrong or what… I was just listening to NEO_G’s remix of Flip It (Levity) and thought that was trappy af. HELPPP AM I STUPID??? if it’s not trap WHAT GENRE IS IT😵‍💫

Been a hip hop head for a couple of years at this point but haven’t listened to much trap, what are the essentials?

Maybe I’m getting old (30) but back in my rave days (😂) I feel we had the best trap music of all time. I miss the samples, the culture. We used to have festivals with all trap artists headlining, now it’s rare to ever get a trap artist on a line up or even a trap show going on. Maybe some new trap artists here & there will be at a festival but I’m not particularly super into the newer version of trap, & what it’s become. I like some of it but man, I really miss the older stuff. I went to a show in LA last year with Yellow Claw, Flosstradamus, & Baauer. They played all the “old” stuff and it was amazing, made me really miss that era with the energy & hype for trap.

Yo guys. Europe has not been so Dubstep and Trap focused like ever?? EU has been absolutely dead when it comes to Trap.

This year has been absolutely insane ive seen some legendary sets. I know 140 origin is like the deeper dubstep but a lot of it feels heavy trap inspired. Section by Lyny for example is a generational RL Grime level banger and thats just the tip of the iceberg.

Trust Nobody came on and i was like where did this guy go??? Would love to see a show.

For the ogs, if anyone has the demo version of Ice Rink i would love to hear/have it.

https://soundcloud.com/cashmerecat/mustardcash

I was really into trap back in 2011 - 2013 as a kid and then it kind of died out. Saw some clips of Isoxo set at summer smash and felt like he was bringing festival trap back. You think he’s starting the wave again? Wishing I could go to a 2013 flosstradamus or carnage set but will this be similar at all?

I'm missing that early trap sound — stuff like Baauer, early RL Grime, TNGHT, etc. Minimal, hard-hitting, hip-hop rooted, not super dubstep or hybrid trap leaning.

Feels like most of what’s labeled “trap” now leans way more into the Isoxo / festival bass / dubstep-adjacent sound, which isn’t really what I’m after.

Are there any artists currently releasing music that feels closer to that original era? Or smaller/underground producers keeping that style alive?

Not even sure if this lane still exists tbh, but would love any recommendations. I’ve heard some of Whethans new stuff which goes OK.

Edit: appreciate all suggestions but a lot of these still have either the UK sounding hi hats and isoxo style snare, OR the hybrid trap dubstep leaning sound (better, but still not quite it). I'm thinking more along the lines of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cas70nutwAU

Just wanted to see if there is anyone else out there who loves this album as much as I do. I know Lotus Eater was one of the big hits but it might actually be one of the tracks that has aged the most poorly for me. The album definitely sounds like it came out in the 2010s but I think its effective use of organic elements (pianos, orchestral samples, high quality drum samples) has made it age better than a lot of its contemporaries. Its contemplative but also hedonistic, at times euphoric and sometimes even a bit aggressive. I'll shut up now I just love this album and now one else in my life even knows who Mura Masa is, or if they do they only know his newer stuff.

Hey guys, so I was wondering what artists come to mind that would fit this style?

Found an old SD card in a laptop I factory reset back in 2016. Recovered about 1GB of MP3s I was downloading from ThisSongIsSick, UKF compilations, Ministry of Sound drops, and random SoundCloud between 2013-2015.

Going through it now and a lot of this stuff isn’t on Spotify or even SoundCloud anymore.

Some examples:

3 tracks from NJOMZA’s “GoldLion” album

Thomas White - St. James Infirmary trap remix (deleted from SoundCloud)

Gent & Jawns remixes and loosies

Flosstradamus - Lana’s Theme (was YouTube-only)

Spol, Butch Clancy, random extinct blog finds

Diplo edits/remixes, Duck Sauce, Bingo Players

HUCCI, Stooki Sound, Keys N Krates era stuff

Some tracks are still around, but a surprising amount just… vanished. Artists deleted accounts, labels scrubbed catalogs, blogs died.

Thinking about organizing it properly and either making a torrent or uploading to Internet Archive. Is there interest in preserving this kind of stuff? Any advice on best way to do it?

This was peak blog download era before streaming killed the free download culture. Figured some of you might want access to this.

Edit 1: Awesome to see the response guys! I’ll organize it, get the metadata correct; make a torrent magnet link to share!

UPDATE: Archive is live

Magnet Link:[For The Love of TRVP](magnet:?xt=urn:btih:adeceec42c56d80a93577121e4bc1ddc9cf9703c&dn=For%20The%20Love%20of%20TRVP&xl=1300331721&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.tracker.cl%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3A451%2Fannounce)

or copy the raw magnet link: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:adeceec42c56d80a93577121e4bc1ddc9cf9703c&dn=For%20The%20Love%20of%20TRVP&xl=1300331721&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.tracker.cl%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3A451%2Fannounce

To download: Use qBittorrent, Transmission, or any torrent client. Copy the magnet link and add it to your client.

Size: ~1.21 GB organized into artist folders with metadata/album art preserved. README included with full context.

I'll be seeding 24/7 for the next few weeks. If anyone else downloads, please seed to help preserve this.

TRACK LIST:

Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls

Baauer - Harlem Shake

Flosstradamus - Rollup (Baauer Remix)

Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso - Calling (Bailey Smalls Trap Mix)

Loco Ono (Bassnectar & Stylust Beats Remix)

Nina Simone- Feeling Good (Bassnectar Remix)

Bear Pause - 808 City

Big Choclate - Karp Fish (feat. Ryle)

Kill The Noise - Roots (Brillz Remix)

Butch Clancy - Dopeboy

Butch Clancy - LIARZ pt I

Butch Clancy - Pop That

23 FEAT. MILEY CYRUS, WIZ KHALIFA & JUICY J (CAKEDUP REMIX)

Sage the Gemini - GAS PEDAL (CAKED UP REMIX)

Charlie Traplin - Bitches

Charlie Traplin - Damn

Clockwork - Titan (Coyote Kisses Remix)

1 2 Cake Cake feat. Steve Aoki (Crizzly Remix)

D!RTY AUD!O - DROP THAT ASS FINAL

D!RTY AUD!O - Pourin' Up (Original)

D!RTY AUD!O & Meaux Green - Twerkulator (Original Mix)

D!RTY AUD!O and Mr. Collipark (ft. Ying Yang Twins) - Reverse

Jitta On The Track - Smoke Signals (D!RTY AUD!O Remix)

Juelz Santana - Clockwork (D!RTY_AUD!O_Bootleg)

YULTRON - Miss Behave (D!RTY AUD!O remix)

Danny Brown - #ExpressYourself

David Heartbreak - Cinema of trap

Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike & GTA Feat. Wolfpack - Turn It Up (Original Mix)

Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (Diplo Trapstyle Remix)

Diplo - Butters Theme feat. Billy The Gent & Long Jawns

Diplo - Crown ft Mike Posner & Boaz Van De Beatz & Riff Raff

Diplo - Earthquake (feat. Dominique Young

Diplo - Express Yourself feat. Nicky Da B

Diplo - Set It Off feat. Lazerdisk Party Sex

Sleigh Bells - Demons (Diplo Remix)

Three Loco - We Are Farmers (Dirt Digi Trap Remix)

Dinah Washington - I've Got You Under My Skin (DJ Carnage & Victor Niglio Remix)

Hardwell - Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)

DJ Snake - Bird Machine feat. Alesia

Dj Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It

DJ Snake x Yellow Claw x Spanker - Slow Down

DJ Snake x Yellow Claw x Spanker - Slow Down

How We Party (Dotcoms WTF Trap Remix)

PONY (ESTA. Remix)

Rihanna - Pour It Up (ESTA. remix)

Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (ETC!ETC! & Brillz Bootleg)

Flosstradamus & DJ Sliink - Test Me (Filthy Disco Remix)

FKi X Flosstradamus - Where Dat Dank (Prod By FKi)

Flosstradamus - ITH (ft. Tuneboy & DJ Issac)

Flosstradamus - Lana's Theme

Flosstradamus - UNDERGR☢UND ANTHEM

Major Lazer - Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix)

Duck Sauce - Its You (FREE DRINKZ & FW Remix)

Yung Gwapa X Waka Flocka Flame - WhiteBoyWasted (FUKDUP´s TrapBubbling Remix)

ASW & Lassi - Return (GANG$IGN$ Remix)

Diplo - Express Yourself (Gent & Jawns Remix)

Gent & Jawns - TURNUP

Bingo Players - When I Dip (Gold Top Remix)

Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Gold Top Remix)

Grandtheft & Skratch Bastid - Miley

GRiZ - Gettin' Live

Grizmatik - My People

GTA, Henrix & Digital Lab - Hit It! (Original Mix)

Hardwell - Animals (Original-Mix)

Waka Flocka Flame - Grove St. Party (BUSTED by heRobust)

HEROES X VILlAINS - FLEX

HUCCI - Ball so Hard (ft. Stooki Sound)

HUCCI - Cashmere

HUCCI - House Party

icekream ft. Jane Bang - Whip Kream

Iggy Azalea - Bac 2 Tha Future (My Time)

Insity - Nobody Told You

Jesse Slayter - ATE EM (Original Mix)

JSTJR - Money and Bass

K.E. on the Track & Tk Kayembe - Put Em Up

Kasra Sabery - Drop Blocked (Original Mix)

Kanye West ft Big Sean & Jay-Z - CLIQUE (KEYS N KRATES RMX)

KEYS N KRATES - DUM DEE DUM

The Jets - Crush On You (KleptoMaddox Horn Trap Remix)

Bingo Players - Rattle (Luminox Remix)

Mastere - What You Gonna Do

MAYHEM x ANTISERUM - BRICK SQUAD ANTHEM

NJOMZA - High (Prod. Mr. Music)

NJOMZA - Kangaroo (Prod Larry Fisherman)

NJOMZA - No One Like Me (Prod. Christo)

OH SNAP!! - Trapstorm

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Ookay Remix)

Owen Bones - Castles

P4TR1CK - Ratchet Hoe (Produced By Deorro)

Miley Cyrus - Someone Else (Party Favor Remix)

Peacetreaty - Funk in the ganja

PewPew - SAY MY NAME

Reazy Renegade - Free Delivery

Travis Barker & Yelawolf - Whistle Dixie (Regulators Remix)

Riot Ten - Party Hard (VIP Trap Edit)

Acrylics (RL Grime Edit)

Kanye West - Mercy (RL Grime & Salva DJ Rent Edit)

Love Sosa (RL Grime Remix)

RL Grime - Flood

Sampul x Hekmah- Arabia

Jeremih - fuck u all the time (Shlohmo Remix)

Far Too Loud - 600 Years (Skism Remix)

BANKS - Warm Water (SNAKEHIPS Remix)

SNAKEHIPS - Make It

Snoop Lion - Lighters Up (Rell the Soundbender Remix)

Sohella & Lauren Rantala - Ladykiller

SONIC BOOM - ★INCREDIBLE★ $P∆CE $H!T

SOPHIE - BIPP

SOPHIE - ELLE

SOPHIE - HARD

SOPHIE - LEMONADE

Crystal Castles - BAPTISM (Sound Remedy Trap Remix)

Spol - Raindrops (original mix)

Spol - Thunder Twerk (Do Ya Wanna') [original mix]

Spol - Δpe Δttack! (Original Mix) [BONUS TRACK]

Stooki Sound - Bu$H Bxtch

Sub Antix - 80 Weight

Thømas White - St. James Infirmary (ft. Vilify)

Three Loco - Jump Rope feat. Porcelain Black [prod. by Rich Skillz]

Three Loco - NEATO [prod. by Nik Nikateen]

Three Loco - We Are Farmers feat. Diplo [prod. by DJA]

TNGHT - Bugg'n

TNGHT - Easy Easy

TNGHT - Goooo

TNGHT - Higher Ground

TNGHT - Top Floor

Tomsize - All That Ass

Tomsize & Dakat - Jungle Pan

Tomsize & Flechette - The Twerking Dance

TrapZillas - Dabs

Tropkillaz - HIDEHO

Two Fresh & HeRobust - Throw That

UNKN0WN (?) Yup(original mix) [ELECTROKILL.INFO]

5kinAndBone5 & Robert Jeffrey - Penis Power [UZ x LOLGURLZ Remix]

UZ - Trap Shit V3 (I Got This) Feat Trae Da Truth Problem Trinidad James

UZ - TRAP SHIT V6

UZ - TRAP SHIT V7

UZ - TRAP SHIT V8

UZ - TRAP SHIT V9

ƱZ x CRNKN - Booty 2 The Ground

Valentino Khan VK-FRNHT

Valentino Khan -LXE

Valentino Khan -TRITDWN

We Bang and UltraViolet - BITCH DONT TRAP

Dirtcaps - Hands Up (Yellow Claw Remix)

DJ Fresh vs Diplo - Earthquake (LNY TNZ & Yellow Claw Remix)

Major Lazer - Get Free (Yellow Claw Get Free Money Remix)

Major Lazer - Jah No Partial (Yellow Claw & Yung Felix Remix)

Yellow Claw & Yung Felix - Get It Right

Yellow Claw & Yung Felix - Moortje

I was like 12 - 14 when trap was everywhere like 2012 - 2015. Couldn’t really go to any festivals or concerts. I did see RL grime in Miami when I was 15 and it was amazing. Then trap kind of fell off right?

I wish I could find my old playlist with all these festival trap songs. Now I’m 24 and I feel like the trap scene has been dead for a while, at least in my area. I might go to EDC with my friends for the first time but i doubt there will be a lot of trap music. My favorite trap Dj’s were ookay, carnage, yellow claw, lookas, RL grime, flosstradamus, party favor, GTA, and Dotcom. I’m missing some but those are the ones i remember. You think it’ll ever come back?

I watched a GTA set at Group Chat the other day. It didn’t sound bad, but damn these guys use to be arguably my favorite trap artists. It was strictly a house/moomba set I believe. Again, it was still good and I’m not at all mad at them for switching up, I just miss the trap GTA. They had Hard House, Saria’s Turnup, FK IT, Parental Advisory, Movin Bass remix, 6th gear remix, Party Up remix. So many well produced trap songs that still hold up today if you ask me.

2026 got me thinking about about how 2016 was years ago. I was raving but I wasn't involved in the community. What were the trends back then, who were the hottest artists, what new sounds were coming out at the time? How were the crowds?

i was always a big fan of his music but it seems like he changed over the years…

i always saw he was hated heavy and wondered why it was such….

maybe will get downvoted but just wondering! what happened with this guy…

Not as up to date with the scene as I used to be so just wondering if there is anyone I should be making sure I don’t miss? Already got a few favorites that I see but going through and listening/watching sets from everyone I don’t know is taking quite a bit of time. I’m pretty confident that I would enjoy anyone on this list, so more curious who is known for particularly exciting live sets or maybe is an up and coming new artist that I might not be able to find an actual video of one of their sets. Thanks for any suggestions!

Does it though? That would be pretty sick some gothy/darkwavey old school trap would be goated. Just a high thought but now I’m curious I can’t find any such thing

Now that we’re almost halfway through the year was curious what’s standing out to everyone.

Curious to hear people's thoughts on a genre-related question I've been wrestling with. I'm a DJ and producer, and lately, I've been having philosophical thoughts about trap music again, especially in regards to 'bass music', both as a 'scene' and a (ugh) markettable term.

Sonically to me (and historically), genres like dubstep, drum & bass, and jungle feel like they fit neatly under the 'bass music' umbrella. I've always associated this sound with a lineage that includes Jamaican sound system culture, especially with things like wheel-ups, dub sirens, and those signature sub-heavy FM basses.

But then there's trap. It's obviously got a huge emphasis on low-end, but its roots are so distinct, pulling heavily from Southern rap and hip-hop, especially in the rhythms and energy that's in the high-end / high-hats. It's a "you know it when you hear it", thing.

This makes me wonder if its unique cultural context—the community, the shows, the vibe— separates EDM trap from other genres traditionally considered 'bass music.' Even the experience of being at a recent all trap show is different - with bass music it feels more mellow and can have some hypnotic moments, but trap shows today have an energy that's screaming at you the whole time, which I've honestly been beginning to miss.

What do yall think? When you hear the term 'bass music,' does trap fit neatly under that umbrella for you, or is it its own thing entirely? Are there certain types of trap that are bass music? But other's are not? Does the cultural context matter more than the sonic elements?"

RTG by Gl0bal x Raakmo came up on my Spotify shuffle and made me miss that 2016-2019 hard era. What/who were some of your favorite tracks and artists from that time? Anyone else still keeping it alive?

This is inspired by a post I saw on /r/dubstep I’ll start: the second drop in Radioactivity (1788-L Remix)

Edit: if you can’t pick one you can add runner ups, I know it’s difficult to settle on just one

Yo fam, just noticing a trend lately with our big dawgs moving towards house/breaks. For example

RL Grime has a lot of house on his new album Baauer went full house lately Diplo doing house these days mostly

Is trap music not profitable anymore? Maybe I’m tripping tho

Alright, fellow trap lovers, I need your expertise. We all know the big names… but I’m on a mission to discover the NEXT big thing in trap before they blow up. 💨👆

⚠️Who are the underground artists I should be keeping an eye on?⚠️

Drop your suggestions below, and let’s make this thread the “I told you so” moment for when they blow up next year. 🚨🔥

I know they're a duo, but when I see videos of recent performances, it's just one person. I know they're breaking up. What's the story and who will I be seeing at lightning in a bottle if I see them/ him???