Trap Muzik is a record of those sprawling experiences and their compression into one life, one man. down Bankhead and across it, over fences and between jobs, away from poverty but closer to peril. Sprawling yet connected, industrial yet residential, hobbled but bouncing along, Bankhead is a neighborhood by virtue of collective imagination, pride, and struggle.ĭrug dealing and hustling took a young T.I. Abstract graffiti and homely murals coat the sides of crumbling buildings, demolished projects sit in frustrating stasis, poverty and prosperity live in startling proximity, and outsiders rarely mention the area fondly-but Bankhead is a community. Bankhead, as the corridor is unofficially and affectionately known (even after the renaming of its main street), comprises churches and seafood markets, salons and package stores. MIo7IRlO_17_a4a6b4338b38fd968c274830dcc052a4_file.pdfħ_00a41cdce16f806359a022e1a32470cb_file.pdfĮTV_17_00a41cdce16f806359a022e1a32470cb_file.For a nearly seven-mile stretch from the west bank of the Chattahoochee River to the edge of Atlanta’s city center, Bankhead Highway was more than a thoroughfare. “Marriage is going to distract me and deter me from taking my family onward and upward,” he said.ħ_fa0f0a32d1c5116172471e9d85aa4b64_file.pdfħ_0d324f35d9f09abc9791aa8aa1c19554_file.pdf also shared his honest thoughts on why marriage is a thing of the past.
To many, he might share the crown with Guwop, Tity Boi (now known as 2 Chainz) and Three Six Mafia.Īround the seven-minute mark, T.I. While we can all agree that trap music is native to Southern artists, it is hard to say T.I. Is he from New York? Where is he from.’ So, Trap Muzik was establishing a sound-like, this is who I am.”
“Because of the first album I did, people who heard it didn’t know where I was from,” he continued. Prior to that, melodies often fell into the category of “crunk.” “There was no such thing as trap prior to… no such thing, it didn’t exist.” During the 30-minute interview, the Us or Else artist claimed to have started the genre when he released his second studio album, Trap Muzik back in 2003.
“A lot of people they don’t really know that I created trap music,” he told the Voice of New York. In a recent radio interview with Angie Martinez on Monday (April 10), Tip made some bold statements, claiming to be the creator of the infectious genre, HotNewHipHop reports. But if you ask T.I., his name should definitely be at the top of the list.
When the sub-genre of trap music becomes a topic of discussion, names like Gucci Mane, Future or Waka Flocka Flame often get thrown in the mix.
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