Today as part of my IDS project, I listened to and read about the hip-hop subgenres of trap and drill, in order to understand the distinction between the two. Trap is a modern subgenre of hip-hop that originated from the southwest United States, that distinguishes itself from older styles through a focus on fast hi-hats,

Today as part of my IDS project, I experimented with the trap genre, specifically how to make melodies and fit them into songs. Trap is an interesting genre for many reasons. The first is obviously that it’s a very new genre, and so there isn’t much of a precedent, and very low amounts of documentation