AudimatTrap : rap, drogue, argent, survie

“Trap is as much celebrated as it is stigmatised and criminalised. It evokes the obsessive rapping of artists such as T.I., Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Young Thug and Future, the Atlanta hideouts and prison, as well as the snare drum trills that have become a staple of Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande’s hits. Trap has thus evolved from a trend specific to the rap scene to a repertoire of techniques and affects that now attract pop and electronic music artists from all over the world. This collection was compiled by seeking out those who had already written about this musical genre, this sensibility, these scenes as they had crystallised in rap since the early 2000s. While it currently only follows some of its manifestations between the United States and Europe – leaving out many voices and countries, including our own – it brings together critical essays that enrich our experience as rap fans by looking at the conditions of its emergence and circulation, the lives embodied or staged in its productions, or the daily lives of the artists.”