Trapton
Trapton is a reggaeton music style formed by blending reggaeton music with electronic trap, hip hop, and rap. The group Yomil y el Dany pioneered the genre.
History
Trapton originated during 2015 in Cuba by Cuban rappers and reggaeton artists with strong American music influences.
Music Influences
Genres that were popular during the 2000s in Latin American greatly influenced young rap and reggaeton artists to create Trapton:
Reggae
Reggae known as “the heartbeat of Jamaica.” Instruments include the snare, bass drums, keyboards, and guitars. When many think of reggae, they first think of the Rastafarian religion, which was created during the 1930s. Many associate Rastas and reggae because of Bob Marley, the Jamaican Icon.
Rap/Hip-Hop
The beginnings of hip hop music/rap can be traced back to the Bronx, NY in the 1960s and 1970s where wall graffiti started to gain popularity with the prevalence of street gangs. The musical style rap was the result of multiple influences including the Jamaican style of music called “toasting” and several different styles of Deejaying. DJ styles such as scratching (invented by a DJ named Theodor) and “punch phasing.” rap can be defined as a style of music where the lyrics are half spoken, half sung in short phrases accompanied by a musical beat in the background. The term “hip hop” encompasses all of these elements, including rap, DJing, MCing, break dancing and graffiti.
Trap
Influential Artists
Yomil y el Dany
El Taiger
J Balvin
External links
See also
- Latin Rap