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65-476: Michael Len Williams II (born March 23, 1989), known professionally as Mike Will Made It (often stylized as Mike WiLL Made-It ) or simply Mike Will , is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known for producing trap beats for several Southern hip hop and pop artists on commercially successful singles. His credits include " Black Beatles " and " Powerglide " by Rae Sremmurd , " Mercy " by Kanye West , " No Lie " by 2 Chainz , " Bandz

130-426: A Casio brand keyboard, and has also mentioned re-playing " Young'n (Holla Back) " by New York rapper Fabolous on production equipment at a local music store. At age 14, Williams began to develop his own beats on a Korg ES1 beat machine, which his father bought for him as a Christmas present from the local music store Mars Music . As he became more accomplished, he also began to use production equipment, including

195-399: A guest verse . In November 2017, Rolling Stone wrote that "a surging Latin trap sound is responding to more recent developments as it fuses with Reggaeton, embracing the slow-rolling rhythms and gooey vocal delivery popularized by Southern hip-hop". "Bubblegum rap" consists of a "booming, trap-laden" beat with "flavorful" elements and mumble rap . It is also described as "ushering in

260-591: A Make Her Dance " by Juicy J , " Pour It Up " by Rihanna , " Love Me " by Lil Wayne , " Body Party " by Ciara , " We Can't Stop " by Miley Cyrus , " Formation " by Beyoncé , and " Humble " by Kendrick Lamar . He embarked on a career as a non-performing lead artist in 2013 with his debut single " 23 " (featuring Miley Cyrus , Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J ), which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2017 follow-up single, " Rake It Up " (with Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj ) peaked at number eight on

325-430: A hiatus and eventually dropped out after several semesters, with a 3.1 GPA, to focus on his music career. In an interview with XXL , Mike Will said, "Gucci Mane was the first [major artist] to ever rap on my beat." Mike Will first met Gucci Mane at Atlanta recording studio, PatchWerk Recording Studios , and upon introducing himself and giving Gucci Mane a CD of beats, Gucci Mane proceeded to freestyle over each of

390-763: A light on the dangerous lifestyle of those in impoverished American neighborhoods, and on political issues. As hip hop mutated into 'gangsta' rap, 'gangsta' rap would then transform to trap, a new form of music, that followed a different thought process and different tones. Early producers creating trap music included Lil Jon from Atlanta , Georgia , where the term originated as a reference to places where drug deals are made. Lil Jon, along with Mannie Fresh from New Orleans and DJ Paul & Juicy J from Memphis , Tennessee worked with local acts in Atlanta including Dungeon Family , Outkast , Goodie Mob , Three 6 Mafia , Tommy Wright III and Ghetto Mafia . In 1992, one of

455-403: A melodic accompaniment expressed with synthesizers; crisp, grimy, and rhythmic snares, deep 808 kick drums, double-time, triple-time, and similarly divided hi-hats , and a cinematic and symphonic use of synthesized string, brass, woodwind, and keyboard instruments to create an energetic, hard-hitting, deep, and variant atmosphere. These primary characteristics, the signature sound of trap music

520-440: A new subgenre within trap called drill , or later called Chicago drill following the rise of the less-trap oriented, grime -influenced UK drill. Music critics called drill production style the "sonic cousin to skittish footwork , southern-fried hip-hop and the 808 trigger-finger of trap". Young Chop is frequently identified by critics as the genre's most characteristic producer. The sound of trap producer Lex Luger 's music

585-489: A new wave of Internet-born music stars". On 5 May 2018, rapper and musician Childish Gambino released " This Is America ", which is "built on the sharp contrast between jolly, syncretic melodies and menacing trap cadences". It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was streamed over 65 million times in the first week of its release. In 2018, in promotion for his album Dime Trap , T.I. opened

650-914: A pop-up Trap Music Museum in Atlanta : "We curated it from conception. The purpose of it was to acknowledge the most significant contributors to the culture. Secondly, inform those who may be least knowledgeable about the genre. And inspire those who are in the environment that inspires the genre." The museum also includes an escape room entitled 'Escape the Trap'. In 2018, American pop-R&B singer Ariana Grande incorporated trap elements in her fourth studio album, Sweetener , while maintaining her signature pop-R&B sound. She furthered trap experimentation in " 7 Rings ", " Bad Idea ", " In My Head " and " Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored " from her fifth studio album Thank U, Next . Both Sweetener and Thank U, Next were critical and commercial successes, with

715-408: A professional athlete. His life also centered around a love of hip-hop music. Williams first developed his talent for music by re-playing popular instrumentals that he heard on the radio while he and his friends would freestyle to them. In several interviews, Williams has mentioned, in particular, re-playing the instrumental for " Still Fly ", a popular song by the southern rap group Big Tymers , on

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780-403: A quick flip through Mike Will's contact list: Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Pharrell, Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Migos, YG, and more. In 2018, the soundtrack for the action-drama film Creed II was released, entitled Creed II: The Album . The album featured all original songs written and produced by Mike Will Made It (with the exception of three tracks). On August 21, 2020, Mike Will released

845-491: A recognized genre after the mainstream success of a number of albums and singles with lyrics that covered life in "the trap", drug dealing and the struggle for success. Several Southern rappers with drug dealer personas such as T.I. , Young Jeezy , Gucci Mane , Boosie Badazz , Young Dolph , Lil Wayne , and Rick Ross produced crossover hits and helped expand the popularity of the genre, with trap records beginning to appear more heavily on mixtapes and radio stations outside of

910-504: A special issue titled XXL Presents Shade 45 , designed to simultaneously give maximum exposure to his radio station Shade 45 , the station's associated radio DJs , the Shady Records label as a whole, and G-Unit Records ' artists. XXL executive publisher Jonathan Rheingold stated that typically magazines based around particular artists were not favorable, but "since Shade 45 is a truly authentic and uncensored rap radio channel,

975-612: A strong presence on the mainstream Billboard music charts with a number of records released by rappers such as Young Jeezy, Chief Keef and Future . Jeezy's single " Ballin " reached number 57 on the Billboard charts and was considered one of Jeezy's best tracks in some time. Future's single, " Turn On the Lights ", was certified gold and entered at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Keef's " I Don't Like " and " Love Sosa " generated over 30 million views on YouTube, spawning

1040-516: A strong presence on the mainstream music charts, trap music has been influential to non-hip hop artists. R&B singer Beyoncé 's songs " Drunk in Love ", " Flawless " and " 7/11 ", all from her 2013 album Beyoncé , also contained trap influences. American dance-pop singer Lady Gaga recorded a trap-inspired song titled "Jewels 'n Drugs" for her 2013 album Artpop , featuring rappers T.I., Too Short and Twista . The combination of pop and trap music

1105-588: A variety of production equipment to create beats. His gear includes the Korg Triton, Akai MPC 1000, Logic Pro , FL Studio , Yamaha Motif , and the Roland Fantom-X . In 2006, Mike Will started his own production company called EarDrummers Entertainment . In 2013, he founded Ear Drummer Records (initially known as Eardruma Records) and signed the label to Interscope Records on December 19, 2013. In 2014, Mike Will signed Rae Sremmurd and Two-9 to

1170-696: A year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the XXL brand, including Hip-Hop Soul , Eye Candy and Shade 45 . XXL has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. XXL also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired XXL , King and Antenna from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsquare announced it would continue print publication of XXL . In December 2014

1235-519: Is a former IBM executive who worked as a club DJ in the 1970s. His mother, Shirley Williams, a former bank loan officer, was once in a gospel group, singing for Dottie Peoples . He grew up in a musical family as his uncle was an accomplished guitar player and one of his older sisters was a drum major in the Olympics. While growing up, Williams was athletic, participating in many sports, including basketball, baseball, and football, with dreams of becoming

1300-450: Is a major influence on drill, and Young Chop identified Shawty Redd, Drumma Boy and Zaytoven as important precursors to the drill movement. "I Don't Like" inspired fellow Chicago native, notable hip hop producer and rapper Kanye West to create a remix of the song, which was included on his label GOOD Music 's compilation album Cruel Summer . Stelios Phili of GQ called trap music "the sound of hip hop in 2012". Since maintaining

1365-460: Is an American hip hop magazine , published by Townsquare Media , founded in 1997. In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of XXL . It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, XXL took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine Scratch (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as XXL Presents Scratch Magazine . However Scratch shut down less than

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1430-465: Is often credited with popularizing the modern trap sound. Since the 2010s, an array of modern trap producers have gained industry popularity, most notably 808 Mafia 's Southside and TM88 , Sonny Digital , Young Chop , DJ Spinz , Tay Keith and Metro Boomin . Some producers expanded their range to other genres, such as contemporary R&B ( Mike WiLL Made It ) and electronic music ( AraabMuzik ). Throughout 2011 and 2012, trap music maintained

1495-590: The Billboard hip hop charts. Trap producer Lex Luger gained huge popularity, and produced more than 200 songs in 2010 and 2011, including a number of singles for mainstream rap artists such as Rick Ross' " B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast) ". Since Luger's rise, his signature trap sound has been the heavy use of 808s, crisp snares, fast hihats, synth keys, and orchestration of brass, strings, woodwind, and keyboards. Many of his sounds have been adopted by other hip hop producers trying to replicate his success. As such, Luger

1560-480: The 2023-24 NBA season . ON October 16, 2023, Mike Will released the new single ‘Different Breed’ featuring Latto and Swae Lee on ESPN. In interviews, Mike Will has named several musical influences on his own production work. In a "Behind the Beats" interview with Complex magazine, he says that he "always admired Dr. Dre 's drums", and calls Timbaland "the first crazy pop producer... He brought so many artists to

1625-803: The Billboard Hot 100 chart and the country-trap song " Old Town Road " by Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus ), which broke the record for spending the most weeks (19) on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as becoming the fastest song to reach a Diamond Certification . In trap music, lyrical themes mostly revolve around the general life and culture in the "trap" or in the actual southern trap house where controlled substances are being sold. The term "trap" refers to places where drug deals take place. Other topics also include street life, acquiring wealth, violence , American vehicles, and life experiences that artists have faced in their southern American surroundings. Trap music employs multilayered thin- or thick-textured monophonic drones with sometimes

1690-401: The Billboard Hot 100 in 2017. We're the pop stars . Trap rap is pop now. People's ears have adjusted to what we have to say and how we say it. — 2 Chainz in a June 2017 interview with Rolling Stone . In 2013, trap-influenced EDM came into the mainstream, popularized by producer DJ Snake . In 2015, a new fusion of trap music named Latin trap began to emerge. Spain was

1755-480: The G.O.O.D. Music single " Mercy ", which features vocals by Kanye West, Big Sean , 2 Chainz, and Pusha T . " Mercy ", released April 3, 2012, served as the lead single from the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer , and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other notable production efforts for Mike Will include

1820-622: The Hot Country Songs before being removed from the chart a week later. A remix with Billy Ray Cyrus was released on April 5, 2019, and later became the longest-running number one hip-hop single of all time and the overall longest number one single of all time on the Billboard Hot 100, at 19 weeks, surpassing the record set by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men 's " One Sweet Day " and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee 's " Despacito " featuring Justin Bieber . XXL (magazine) XXL

1885-619: The Recording Industry Association of America , selling over 500,000 copies digitally. In 2012, Mike WiLL Made-It produced " Bandz a Make Her Dance ", a single for Taylor Gang rapper Juicy J that also features Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz. The song was listed as one of the 25 Best Songs of Summer 2012 by Complex magazine, and as of September 2012, the single had peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Mike Will, alongside producers Kanye West, Mike Dean , Lifted, and Anthony Kilhoffer, co-produced

1950-532: The 2013 list, XXL added an honorary extra spot for Chicago rapper Chief Keef due to the artist being in a six-day jail stint and therefore being unable to attend the photo shoot in New York City. In 2014, 2020, 2022 and 2023, the Freshman Class lists included 12 rappers. For most Freshman covers, after the list has been announced, an artist will come out and say that they were offered a spot on

2015-755: The Korg Triton, the Akai MPC1000, the Yamaha Motif , and the Roland Fantom. By the time WillIams was 16, he was spending time at local recording studios in Atlanta, trying to shop his beats to established artists. He was initially ignored, but eventually one of his beat tapes made its way into the hands of Gucci Mane , who then invited WillIams to Patchwerk studios, an Atlanta recording studio. Upon graduating high school, Williams enrolled at Georgia State University to pursue undergraduate studies mainly due to pressure from his parents, but chose to take

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2080-732: The Lights ". "Turn On the Lights" was promoted as a single, and to date has peaked at No. 2 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart . On December 27, 2011, Mike Will released his first mixtape, Est. in 1989 (Last of a Dying Breed) . It was released in conjunction with popular mixtape website LiveMixtapes.com. Est. in 1989 includes a mix of exclusive songs and songs from Mike Will's catalog, and features artists such as Gucci Mane & 1017 Brick Squad , Future, Waka Flocka Flame , Kanye West & GOOD Music , 2 Chainz, Lil Boosie , Ludacris , Lil Wayne . On March 23, 2012, Mike Will partnered with popular music site The FADER to announce

2145-553: The South. Though trap artists were somewhat diverse in their production styles, the signature and quintessential trap sound (typically based around synth , orchestra , and string swells with tight, bass-heavy 808 kick drums ) that would come to be associated with the genre developed in Atlanta during trap's mid-2000s breakthrough. Some of the notable trap producers during the mid to late 2000s include DJ Toomp , Fatboi, Drumma Boy , Shawty Redd , D. Rich, and Zaytoven . The first wave of

2210-468: The US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Fetty Wap's subsequent singles, " My Way " and " 679 ", also reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Brooklyn-based rapper Desiigner gained major recognition in 2016 upon the release of " Panda " as his debut single which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The commercial success of trap songs also began to be assisted by Internet memes , as

2275-560: The chart with songs featuring production inspired by the trap subgenre. It has influenced the music of many pop and R&B artists, such as Ariana Grande , Beyoncé , Miley Cyrus , Rihanna and more. Its influence can also be heard in reggaetón and K-pop . In 2018, hip-hop became the most popular form of music for the first time ever (according to Nielsen Data ), coinciding with trap's continued rise in popularity. 2019 saw mega trap hits amass high commercial success such as Ariana Grande's " 7 Rings " spending eight weeks at No. 1 on

2340-527: The chart. He has released six mixtapes and one solo studio album, Ransom 2 (2017). Outside of production, he founded the record label EarDrummer Records as an imprint of Interscope Records in 2013, through which has signed acts including Mississippi -based hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd and late Atlanta -based rapper Trouble . Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia , the youngest of three children; he has two older sisters. His father, Michael Williams Sr.,

2405-641: The company reported that the magazine would be published on a quarterly basis. Later it was changed from a quarterly basis to a monthly basis. The magazine's past editors include Reginald C. Dennis (formerly of The Source ), Sheena Lester (former editor-in-chief of RapPages and Vibe music editor), Elliott Wilson (formerly of The Beat-Down Newspaper, ego trip and The Source , currently locked in at #7 slot on The Source's Digital 30 list.) and Datwon Thomas (former editor-in-chief of King ) . In May 2009, Datwon Thomas resigned from XXL and executive editor Vanessa Satten, who had been with XXL since 1998,

2470-643: The compilation Trap Capos: Season 1 , which became the first "Latin trap" LP to reach number one on Billboard ' s Latin Rhythm Albums chart." A remixed version of Cardi B's single "Bodak Yellow" (which had previously reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart), dubbed the "Latin Trap Remix", was officially released on August 18, 2017, and features Cardi B rapping in Spanish with Dominican hip hop recording artist Messiah contributing

2535-616: The compilation album Self Made Vol. 1 . The single was released on April 5, 2011, and peaked at No. 31 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. This came after Mike Will submitted some of his beats to an A&R for Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group label. Also in 2011, Mike Will worked with Atlanta rapper Future, producing several popular and noteworthy songs together, including " Ain't No Way Around It ", "Itchin", and three songs from Future's 2012 major label debut album Pluto : "Neva End", "Truth Gonna Hurt You", and " Turn On

2600-438: The cover by XXL but chose to decline it. Other times, XXL themselves will reveal someone that they asked to be on the cover and were directly told by the artist that they were not interested. Below is a list of rappers who have declined the offer of being an XXL Freshman, and the various reasons why they declined. They further spoke on XXXTentacion's addition to the 2017 list (as it was controversial), saying that although he

2665-539: The earliest records to release was UGK 's "Cocaine In The Back of the Ride" from their debut EP, " The Southern Way ". Later in 1992, they released the popular "Pocket Full of Stones" from their major-label debut album Too Hard to Swallow . It was also featured in the 1993 film Menace II Society . In 1996, Master P released his single " Mr. Ice Cream Man " from his fifth studio album Ice Cream Man . Fans and critics started to refer to rappers whose primary lyrical topic

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2730-452: The eyes-half-closed vibe—and infused them into banger after banger." In an August 2017 article for Billboard ' s series, "A Brief History Of", they enlisted some of the key artists of Latin trap, including Ozuna , De La Ghetto , Bad Bunny , Farruko and Arcángel —to narrate a brief history on the genre. Elias Leight of Rolling Stone noted "[Jorge] Fonseca featured Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA, Bryant Myers and Noriel on

2795-412: The first solo cover on the magazine from Drake , along with rappers such as Kendrick Lamar and B.o.B reviewing classic albums. Beginning in 2007 (skipping 2008), XXL releases its annual "Freshman Class" list. The issue features 10-12 artists-to-watch, all appearing on the cover of the magazine. The list has a history of showcasing unknown/underground rappers, as well as artists considered to be on

2860-636: The first spanish speaking country to make trap music, with performers as the music group PXXR GVNG, formed by Yung Beef , Kaydy Cain , Khaled and the producer Steve Lean, who was a part of 808 Mafia . Or also the dominican and spanish trapper Papi Trujillo or Cecilio G. Latin trap is similar to mainstream trap which details " 'la calle', or the streets, hustling, sex, and drugs. Prominent artists of Latin trap include Bryant Myers, Anuel AA , Miky Woodz, Almighty, Maluma and Bad Bunny . In July 2017, The Fader wrote "Rappers from Puerto Rico have taken elements of trap—the lurching bass lines, jittering 808s and

2925-469: The former winning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album , and the latter breaking numerous streaming records and spawning two number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Grande's sixth studio album, Positions , is largely a trap-inspired R&B-pop album. In 2019, Lil Nas X 's " Old Town Road " crossed trap with Western and country music . In March 2019, the song debuted at number 19 on

2990-506: The game." As a southern producer, he says, he "was also looking up to Shawty Redd . He was the first producer to really bring that dark trap energy and sound." He also refers to DJ Toomp as "my big brother or my mentor", saying, "I love what he does." In an interview, with AOL 's The Boombox, Mike WiLL also cites Pharrell as a producer that he respects. Mike Will told Rolling Stone, that some of his primary musical interests are Arctic Monkeys , Lauryn Hill and The Smiths . Mike Will uses

3055-503: The instrumentals. He then offered Mike Will $ 1,000 for one of his beats. The two artists began releasing songs together, such as "East Atlanta 6", and a number of songs from Gucci Mane's mixtape, No Pad, No Pencil . After developing this close relationship with Gucci Mane, he began working with other big-name Atlanta rappers such as Future , Waka Flocka Flame , Rocko , and 2 Chainz. In 2011, Mike Will released his first single , " Tupac Back ", performed by Meek Mill and Rick Ross , from

3120-635: The label. The BET Hip Hop Awards were established in 2006 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate hip-hop performers, producers, and music video directors. Trap music Pioneers of the genre include producers DJ Paul & Juicy J , Kurtis Mantronik , Harry James Barton, Mannie Fresh , Shawty Redd , Fatboi, Zaytoven , DJ Screw , and DJ Toomp , along with rappers T.I., Jeezy, and Gucci Mane. The modern trap sound first appeared in 1999 with East Point's Greatest Hit by Cool Breeze . The style

3185-574: The marriage with the XXL brand made sense," feeling that it would interest rap fans. In November 2008, XXL released XXL Raps Volume 1 , which included music from 50 Cent , G-Unit , Common , Jim Jones , & Fabolous . In September 2006, XXL put a special 90-minute DVD called XXL DVD Magazine Vol. 1 , which featured exclusive interviews and content with big-name rappers such as 50 Cent , Ice Cube , Fat Joe , Paul Wall , & Mike Jones . On August 20, 2013, XXL marked its sixteenth anniversary by releasing its 150th issue, which featured

3250-411: The rise. The list creates significant marketing buzz among listeners and artists alike, and is credited for giving many artists their first taste of fame. The 10th spot winners are highlighted in bold . Occasionally, the Freshman Class list may contain extra additions to include more rappers. The 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021 and 2024 Freshman Class lists, for example, had 11 rappers. In the case for

3315-463: The second installment of his mixtape series, Est. in 1989 Pt. 2 , and to release the mixtape's first single, "Back 2 the Basics", which features his manager/rapper Gucci Mane, founder/CEO/president of Brick Squad and Waka Flocka Flame. The project Est. in 1989 Pt. 2 features songs with Diddy , 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Future, Lil Wayne, T.I. , Mac Miller , French Montana , Jeremih , and others. The album

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3380-754: The series, entitled Est. in 1989 2.5 was released on December 24, 2012. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Future, Rihanna , Big Sean, Trinidad Jame$ , Lil Wayne, and other artists. Mike Will executive produced Miley Cyrus's fourth studio album Bangerz (2013), including its lead single " We Can't Stop ". He produced eight tracks on Bangerz and six tracks on Cyrus' other project Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz . On September 9, 2013, Mike Will premiered his commercial debut single " 23 ", featuring Wiz Khalifa , Juicy J and Miley Cyrus. He revealed that he had signed with Interscope Records to release his debut album. His debut album will also feature Beyoncé, Future, Kendrick Lamar , and 2 Chainz. He

3445-468: The single "Bang Bang" with rapper Chief Keef . He also announced that his upcoming project is "74%" done. On November 6, 2020, Mike Will released the song, " What That Speed Bout!? " with rappers Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again . It is the lead single to his upcoming album, Michael , which failed to meet its 2023 release date. In 2023, Mike Will partnered with ESPN ’s Custom NBA Music Strategy as its first-ever lead producer to curate music for

3510-400: The single "Way Too Gone", featuring Future from Young Jeezy 's 2011 studio album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition , "Just a Sign" from B.o.B 's second studio album Strange Clouds and " Pour It Up " from Rihanna 's 2012 studio album, Unapologetic . In 2012 interviews, Mike Will mentioned upcoming work with Kanye West, Brandy , Big Sean, and Pusha T. The third installment of

3575-454: The term , it was my second album, Trap Muzik it dropped in 2003. After that, there was an entire new genre of music created. An open lane for each of you to do what you do, and live your lives, on T.V., and be accepted by the masses. The masses have accepted you 'cause I opened the door and you walked through it. Don't forget who opened that door, cuz. By the end of the decade, a second wave of trap artists gained momentum and frequently topped

3640-404: The trap sound was influenced by earlier Southern producers such as Lil Jon , Mannie Fresh , and DJ Paul . With the exception of Outkast, let me think, Goodie Mob... with the exception of that, before I came in the game, it was Lil Jon, Outkast, Goodie Mob, okay so you had crunk music and you had Organized Noize . There was no such thing as trap music, I created that, I created that. I coined

3705-449: Was Tity Boi ...We're kind of like family." In 2012, Mike Will produced the lead single, " No Lie ", from 2 Chainz' debut album, Based on a T.R.U. Story , released via Def Jam . The single, which features popular recording artist Drake , was released May 8, 2012, and debuted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 , ultimately peaking at No. 1 on Billboard ' s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single has been certified Gold by

3770-453: Was drug dealing as "trap rappers". T.I. 's 2001 song "Dope Boyz", from his debut album I'm Serious , includes the lyrics "the dope boyz in the trap nigga / the thug nigga, drug dealer where you at". David Drake of Complex wrote that "the trap in the early 2000s wasn't a genre, it was a real place", and the term was later adopted to describe the "music made about that place". During the early- to mid-2000s, trap music began to emerge as

3835-481: Was met with mixed responses from critics. In September 2013, American pop singer Katy Perry released a song titled " Dark Horse " featuring rapper Juicy J , from her 2013 album Prism , that incorporated trap elements. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 by the end of January 2014. In May 2015, trap music once again surfaced to the top of mainstream music charts as New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap 's hit single " Trap Queen " peaked at number two on

3900-486: Was named producer of the year by HipHopDX on December 18, 2013. On June 17, 2014, Mike Will Made It released the first single from his mixtape, "Buy the World", featuring Future , Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar. On December 15, 2014, he released his fifth mixtape, Ransom . Featured artists include Big Sean, Juicy J, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, and Kendrick Lamar. On March 24, 2017, he released Ransom 2 . The bigger names showcase

3965-589: Was named the new Editor-in-Chief. The magazine commissioned A Great Day in Hip Hop , which is a black-and-white photograph of over 200 hip hop artists and producers in Harlem , New York, taken by photographer Gordon Parks on September 29, 1998. It was commissioned by the magazine as a homage to Art Kane 's A Great Day in Harlem , photographed in 1958. In August 2005, Eminem and XXL teamed up to release

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4030-479: Was pioneered and originated by Shawty Redd 's minimalist, horror-inspired style and DJ Toomp 's melodic, sample-driven approach, drawing inspiration from Jazz, Soul, R&B, Gospel, and Funk. Trap may use a range of tempos (often programmed in half-time to achieve finer hi-hat subdivisions) from 50 (100) BPM to 88 (176) BPM, but the tempo of a typical trap beat is around 70 (140) BPM. As hip hop grew, it created many forms such as gangsta rap , which shined more of

4095-624: Was popularized by producer Lex Luger , who produced the influential Waka Flocka Flame album Flockaveli in 2010, and cofounded the prolific hip-hop production team 808 Mafia . Since crossing over into the mainstream in the 2010s, trap has become one of the most popular forms of American music, consistently dominating the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the decade, with artists such as Drake , Kendrick Lamar , Future , Playboi Carti , 21 Savage , Migos , Lil Uzi Vert , Post Malone , XXXTentacion , DaBaby , Roddy Ricch , Young Thug , and Travis Scott (among many others) all achieving No. 1s on

4160-439: Was released again on July 24, 2012, in partnership with LiveMixtapes.com. Will has also worked extensively with Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, producing "La La", which features Busta Rhymes , from 2 Chainz, then known as Tity Boi , Codeine Cowboy mixtape and "Got One" from 2 Chainz's T.R.U. REALigion mixtape. According to an interview with Complex magazine, Mike Will has been working together with 2 Chainz "since 2008, when he

4225-740: Was the case with Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane 's 2016 song " Black Beatles ", which reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after exposure through the Mannequin Challenge Internet phenomenon. Similarly, in 2017 the collaboration between Migos and Lil Uzi Vert " Bad and Boujee ", with the now popularly spread lyrics "Raindrop (drip), Drop top (drop top)" reached number-one after internet meme exposure. 2 Chainz released his fourth studio album Pretty Girls Like Trap Music in June 2017. Rapper Cardi B became extremely popular with her song " Bodak Yellow ", which topped

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