T.I. is adamant about being the creator of trap music, which prompted him to shut down some recent claims by Gucci Mane. Just a few days after Guwop said he invented the sub-genre in an Instagram post, T.I. fired back by reiterating his position of being the true founder.
“Ok,so…. AGAIN for the slow ones in the back… August 19th,2003 Birth of Trap Muzik & Only fools dispute facts!!!” he wrote on Instagram. “FOH wit that Christopher Columbus ass… ‘Look what I discovered,even though they was already here ass shit!!!!’ WITCHO GOOD CAPPIN ASS.”
Gucci’s original post led to an extensive debate in his comments. Many of the fans echoed T.I.’s sentiment.
“#FBF The Day I Invented Trap Music #Guwop aka #TheEvilGenius #1017Ceo,” La Flare wrote.
Although T.I. has readily acknowledged the evolution of trap music, he’s been steadfast about being the man responsible for its existence. In an interview with HipHopDX from last year, he insisted on being referred to as its creator.
The conversation with DX took place months after he staked his claim as trap’s originator in an appearance on The Angie Martinez Show.
“A lot of people don’t really, really know that I created trap music,” he told Martinez. “There was no such thing as trap music prior to [T.I.]. No such thing. It didn’t exist. It was Outkast and crunk, like that’s what it was. Organized Noize and crunk.”
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As long as u don’t call it hip hoping fine with it
I think Ghetto Mafia deserves some credit when it comes to trap music. Back in 97 98 Nino & wicked were using the term trappin.
Khujo actually used it back on soul food also “95” but Tip was the first one to call it trap music.
Preach!!!!
The trap music of the early to mid 2000’s sounds nothing like the bullshit trap music of today.
TI is insufferable
T.I. coined the term. Nothing more
Shut the fuck up UGK was doing trap long before you r.i.p pimp c
Hell yeah with a POCKETFULLASTOOOOONNNEES
….can anybody find anybody calling ANY MUSIC trap music before TIP did????
T.i has trap musik as his album but Gucci pretty much invented the trap sound that’s the only difference t.i haven’t made a album like trap musik in years and all of Gucci albums have had that trap sound
Uhhggggggghh who cares who invented it
And I invented crack music
T.I is the original INFORMANT of hip hop..
Jeezy invented the real trap muzik gtfoh w. That
Cool breeze did
Well… if you compare trap of the early 00s to the Migos type shit of today, the only thing they have in common is the subject matter. And with a definition that broad you gotta go all the way back to the 80s and MCs like Kool G. And you want to make it exclusive to ATL then like another poster said you gotta go back to the 90s with Goodie Mob. And Texas rappers were on that subject matter even before ATL. Both TI and Gucci need to stfu. As far as being a completely untalented retard but still successful in hip hop, that 100% belongs to Gucci. I still remember the “fuck no” reaction I had when I first heard Gucci in highschool. Kids were vibing that shit and I was just sitting there thinking to myself “this is the beginning of the end”. Sure enough it was.
Where do I find the documentary since slow as HHDX ain’t doin they due diligence
hell yeah im still waiting !! i saw the trailer looks super amazing bone thugs are legends !!
Hip hop is dead when it has to try and create a beef despite Gucci the retard and Ti a FBI informant ,Ti blew up after his federal possession of illegal weapons we all know who he works for and Gucci is used to help dumb down our children thru his wack rapping trap music was introduce by TI and later push by Young Jeezy I don’t think of trap when it comes to Gucci
this like bragging about who invented aids, birthed a whole generation of dr suess mumbles back to #ugk4life please certified snitch arguing with a certified junkie & jailbird that got caught damn near everytime he tried to do something
oldheads never fail to be salty about anything lmaoo
Makes sense..until you realize you are an old head too… Someone younger than you is saying the same thing.
One thing for sure…My generation didn’t cry when the old heads tested us…We proved them wrong.
Dope man dope man !!!!!
I actually bought the physical copy of “Trap Muzik” same year it came out from Target. Smh. I’m getting old and I’m only 26.
While we are on the subject, I’m also a homo. Smh. I’m getting fruitier and it’s only 2am.
Sorry haters. T.I. is a rat and a liar. I seen a hip hop head claim dope man by N.W.A. On here was the first, I disagree. Trap is when you talk about slanging dope and are actually admitting it. Dopem. Was about the perils of drug and being a dope pusher. 1992! UGK, POCKET FULL OF STONES!! First trap shit I ever heard. A dope track too, lyrically. It was on UGK’s debut album and on the Menace II Society soundtrack. R.I.P. pimp C. Both Gucci and T.I. snitch are from te south. They should know better. That lean is rotting their minds.
T.I. is correct. We didn’t call what UGK did “trap music”. You are using a new age term to describe them. It’s actually disrespectful to refer UGK’s music as trap music, and Pimp C would have been offended. And before yopu call someone a snitch, pop up with some facts. You weren’t raised right. That’s why you are so confused with facts and history. T.I. invented trap music. It did not exist before him. Trap music is whaever he says it is. He’s the inventor. Nowadays even some EDM music is considered trap. smfh.. YOU DON’T GET TO REWRITE HISTORY.
You are a fucking idiot sir. A band called death were African Americans from D.C.. They are credited for inventing punk rock before the genre existed. Trap music, by definition, is music glorifying and admitting to drug sales and the life. I’ve owned vinyl records since the 90’s. I have all these records on wax. Dumbass. As far as me being raised right, I have a B.A. and a masters degree, my parents are still together, I’ve been married for 15 years and I take car of my kids. Where are you at bitch? Your mom’s basement? BTW. ANYONE caught with full autos and silencers that doesn’t get AT LEAST 5 years, specially when they already have a felony, is a fucking snitch. Oh, and cats like Kool Herc and KRS have all chimes in on UGK inventing the genre. Plus Bun B even said so himself. Anothe BTW. I’m from Houston, jackass.
Your caps lock is broken
Your mom is considered trap. Before T.I. that was a term used to refer to Transexuals in the Bay Area. Bitch. Dude probably does work at an Arby’s.
UGK all fucking day. FOH with anythin else but UGK. Smoke somethin bitch
Early 2000’s TI/Atlanta culturally appropriated “trap music” from West Coast and New York artists that been done it since the 80’s and 90’s. 😀 😀 😀
I wonder sometimes what the hell do some people be taking about. This was just a dumb ass comment
Is “Trap” a brand name slang or a theme of music or both?
Ugk Scarface Trickdaddy Dayton family Eightball and Mjg whatever you played while trapping to get you threw but there were others long before tip and Gucci mane I grew up around trappers getting money
Scarface and UGK is not trap music and please never disrespect them like that again. Trying to put a new sound and label on some classics is only trying to compensate how the real absurdity of today’s trap music is. You can’t try and give credence to trap music by lumping in classic artist into that trash of a genre. T.I. can take all the credit he wants for being the creator of trap music. Go ahead and take that L. There is nothing artistically advanced or culturally valuable when it comes to trap music; not the lyrics, not the beats, not the watersprinkler hi-hat drums, not the mumble rap, not the drugged out personas, not the recycled content of fakery, nothing! Please let’s support the youth movement who puts real rap/hiphop to the forefront! The youth have the keys, and let’s support the new artists that know the REAL!
That’s not disrespectful if that is what you listening too at the time to motivate you to another life or to get another life.So fight trump or Facebook and not someone from that era and that life.plus by the way I have a son better than any of this carp out today and how about you give him and these new ones a chance since you know what everything is.By the way some rap is church to others.Don’T JUDGE MY LIFE#every life matters#
Wayne created trap swag in 2005 look how many wanna be chumps tried to copy him 100% at least 50 S M H
the SOUND of trap comes from 3 6 mafia
Trying to figure out what he created dudes been rapping about selling drugs before he came along