Latin trap
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]
Latin trap
2000s–2010s, in Puerto Rico.
- Vocals
- synthesizer
- sampler
- drum machine (Roland TR-808)
Characteristics[edit]
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]