There is a genre that lately is the hottest. If you don't know what trap is or want to know some singers of this musical style, keep reading! Today in TopFestivals we bring you a list of famous trap singers.
Famous trap singers must-see
The trap is a fairly recent musical genre. It is derived from rap and has its origins in the south of the United States. However, the trappers who are doing the best right now are coming especially from Spanish-speaking countries.
Current English trap singers focus more on other genres, such as rap or hip hop. For that reason, in this article we will focus on famous trap singers who make this their main genre and their signature.
The famous trap singers we present to you are:
Duki
The real name of the rapper Duki is Mauro Ezequiel Lombardo Quiroga. He was born in Argentina in the year 1996 and, since 2016 he has been petándolo in genres such as rap, hip hop and reggaeton, but stands out especially for his trap music.
The release of the single"She Don't Give a FO" was what brought him worldwide fame and recognition. In May 2022 is a song that continues to place on the charts in many countries. It wasn't until 2019 that he released a full studio album, but that didn't stop him from being recognized worldwide.
Currently, Duki has 17 million monthly listeners on the streaming music platform Spotify.
Paulo Londra
Another famous trap singer is Paulo Ezequiel Londra, better known simply by Paulo Londra. Also born in Argentina, in the year 1998, this trap singer reached the top in the year 2019. Paulo Londra rose to the top when he released his studio album "Homerun", which includes songs such as."Adam and Eve","Forever Alone","Maybe" o"That's why I came". The album was a hit but, after that, Paulo had to take a hiatus from music.
This was due to a serious legal dispute with the record label with which he had signed. Paulo would say that the label swindled him to keep the full rights to his songs. The case was taken to court, which resulted in a pause in the musical career of Paulo LondraHe was unable to release songs until the trial was resolved.
Paulo Londra won the case. This has resulted in that, in the year 2022, Paulo can return to music. He marked his comeback with the single "Plan A" which, as of May 2022, has over 97 million plays on Spotify.
C. Tangana
One of the most famous trap singers with more success nowadays is Spanish, and his name is Antón Álvarez Alfaro. Maybe that name doesn't sound too much familiar to you but, if we say C. Tangana, we are sure you have heard him mentioned. C. Tangana started singing with the nickname Crema around 2006. At that time he released his first work, which was called "Agozarein".
The boom for C. Tangana came with the song "Antes de morirme", performed with his ex-partner, the now famous Rosalía. However, it was with his hit "bad woman" that he broke through and positioned himself at the top of the charts in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
Since then, C. Tangana has not stopped releasing hits that have sounded wherever we went. He has been a hit in clubs and bars. His latest album is called "El Madrileño" and in this one, in addition to the trap that characterizes him, he has integrated other sounds more typical of other musical styles, such as flamenco or bossa nova.
His song "Tú me dejaste de querer", in collaboration with La Húngara and El Niño de Elche, has won up to 8 times the recognition of platinum record.
Morad
If we talk about famous trap singers, we can not forget one who is sounding a lot lately. His name is Morad El Khattouti El Horami, better known only as Morad. Morad was born in 1999 in Hospitalet de Llobregat, in Barcelona.
Her success came in the year 2019, when she released a single titled "Rosalía". "MDLR". Later he would release his first EP, called "MDLR 2.0", which includes the song A Escondidas, which went platinum.
In 2021 he released two tracks that reached the top position in the Spanish charts. The first of them in a session with the Argentine producer and DJ Bizarrap, which is the 47th session . "Pelele" and has achieved remarkable fame both on streaming music platforms and social networks such as TikTok.
Thunder
Undoubtedly, currently, one of the famous trap singers of the Latin panorama, is the Argentinian. Trueno. His real name is Mateo Palacios Corazzina and he was born in 2002. Despite his youth, he has managed to reach the top of the Latin trap in the international scene, currently with more than 9 million monthly listeners on platforms like Spotify.
He started participating in the so-called Red Bull Cockfighting Battles, where he had to improvise. He ended up being national champion of Argentina in 2019. After that, he retired from freestyle to focus on his music career.
In 2020, he released what would be his big hit:"Mamichula", together with the Argentine producer and DJ Bizarrap and the singer Nicki Nicole. From then on, both singers began a sentimental relationship that lasts until today.
He has collaborated with other artists of the genre such as Wos, Duki, Tiago PZK and Neo Pistea. He has also collaborated with artists of other genres such as the group Gorillaz.
LIT killah
Mauro Román Monzón Herrera is a rapper from Argentina. He is known artistically as LIT killah and in 2017 he released his 1st single titled "De$troy". Likewise, a year later he released another song, "Turn off the cell phone'', a song of the genre trap, which is about the sadness and regret of a person who did not know how to value the love that his partner gave him.
On the other hand, he has made collaborations with other artists such as L-Gante, De La Ghetto, Lil Mosey, Tiago PZK, Maria Becerra, Duki, Rusherking and Khea. In addition, he has won several awards, including 1 Coscu Army Awards, 1 Quiero Awards, 1 Heat Latin Music Awards and 1 Tu Música Urbano Awards.
Cazzu
In this top of famous trap singers, a female representative of the genrecould not be left out ; that is why we have included Cazzu. This beautiful woman of Argentinean nationality in her beginnings was introduced in cumbia and trap. rock.
However, his moment to shine came thanks to the collaboration he made with Duki and Khea in the song "Loca". Since then he has released several studio albums, among them "Maldade$" and "Error 93". From the latter, his 1st single "Bounce" stands out. "Bounce", which defines the trap sound that represents Cazzu.
Likewise, we inform you that she has received several nominations and is the winner of 1 Núcleo Urbano Award in the category "Cumbia", as well as 1 Youth Award in the category "Cumbia". "Best Female Trap Artist"., as well as 1 Youth Award in "The New Female Generation".
Khea
Ivo Alfredo Thomas Cabello is the real name of Khea, a singer, songwriter and rapper whose beginnings in music were made in the famous freestyle battles. In 2017, he joined the record label Mueva Records. Subsequently, he released 2 music videos, the first one titled "Loca" with Duki & Cazzu and the second one "She Don't Give a Fo" with Duki, which is one of his most viewed videos on YouTube, in fact it has 487 million views.
Also, you should know that Khea went on a tour entitled "Vida Young Flex", performing in countries such as Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Uruguay and Spain. As if that were not enough, he is the first artist from Argentina to perform a show at the best festival in the world, Tomorrowland.
Nicki Nicole
Another famous trap singer is Nicki Nicole, who rose to fame in 2019 with her single titled "Wapo Traketero" .This track quickly went viral, managing to get thousands of views in a short time of being uploaded on YouTube. Likewise, we mention that it managed to enter the list of the Billboard Hot 100 Argentina, in the #3 position.
Also, her 2 albums, "Recuerdos" and "Parte de mí", "Recuerdos" and "Parte de mí"., received several nominations for songs such as "Verte" and "Colocao". Likewise, Nicki has collaborated with artists such as Dread Mar-I, Bizarrap, Myke Towers, Lunay, Tiago PZK, Trueno and Aitana.
YSY A
He became known for having been part of the competition. "The Fifth Step" competition when he was only 13 years old in the company of the presenter and musician Muphasa MC. 3 years later this competition reached great popularity throughout South America and a year later he decided to launch his career.
First, he was part of #ModoDiablo, a musical trio; it was so popular that it helped the expansion of the genre. In another order of ideas, he made one of the collaborations that helped him to boost his career, the song "Tumbando El Club" by the rapper Neo Pistea, which reached the 3rd place in the Billboard Hot 100 in Argentina. And, as a curious fact, this song is considered the "anthem of Argentine trap".
Bad Gyal
The Spanish Alba Farelo i Solé, better known as Bad Gyal is characterized by a musical style that combines several genres such as trap, reggaeton and dance. trap, reggaeton and dancehall. Her popularity was rising rapidly in her beginnings despite not having signed with any record label, since songs like "Leiriss", "Fiebre", "No Pierdo Nada" and "Indapanden" were recorded in improvised studios.
In 2019 he signed a contract with the renowned record label "Interscope" and released hit songs such as. "Santa Maria", "Zorra", "Hookah" and "Alocao".. The latter is one of the best-selling singles in digital format and with 5 platinum albums.
Bizarrap
Bizarrap is another of the famous trap singers with a musical career that dates back to 2017 in the editions of the Argentinian battles of freestylewhich gave him a boost. Even, these battles allowed him to be a producer of tracks for several Argentine artists.
On the other hand, we mentioned that Bizarrap has made collaborations with different artists, but the collaboration that gave him the most recognition worldwide is the one he made together with Quevedo, his video has 344 million views on YouTube. He also participated in the Lollapalooza music festival in Argentina. Have you ever heard him live?
