The Melody Web what each genre heard, and what it passed on

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Heard

Reggaeton genre · 1994–

Latin trap keeps reggaeton’s Spanish urbano room and mixtape MC and sits them on a trap 808 grid.

Influence
Trap style · 2003–

Latin trap is trap’s Spanish-language Puerto Rican child: same 808-and-hat grammar, recoded in the urbano room.

Influence

Latin trap

style · 2015–

Also called trap latino

Kind of Trap

Mid-2010s Puerto Rican (then wider Spanish-language) street rap: Atlanta trap 808-and-hat grid with Spanish lyric and a reggaeton club aftertaste (De La Ghetto, Anuel AA, Bad Bunny). It is a style of Trap. It hears Reggaeton for the Spanish urbano room and Trap for the Atlanta grid. Hip-hop waits one step (trap). Chart landings are latin trap pop. Salsa is not a parent. “Latin urban” remains a leftover market bin.

Listen

  1. La ocasión DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz, De La Ghetto, Arcángel, Ozuna, Anuel AA (2016) YouTube · Spotify
  2. Diles Bad Bunny, Ñengo Flow, DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz (2016) YouTube
  3. Soy peor Bad Bunny (2017) YouTube · Spotify
  4. Ahora dice Chris Jedi, J Balvin, Ozuna, Arcángel (2017) YouTube · Spotify
  5. Krippy Kush Farruko, Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, Rvssian (2017) YouTube

Passed on

Pop genre · 1958–

Late-2010s pop takes Latin trap’s Spanish sung-rap and 808 grid as a streaming chart dialect (Bad Bunny).

Influence

Reggaeton → Latin trap

performance practicemelodyfunction and contextstrength: mediumscholarly consensus2015–2018recordingradio

Mechanism

Latin trap keeps reggaeton’s Spanish urbano room and mixtape MC and sits them on a trap 808 grid. Strength medium. Atlanta Trap as a parent waits on the latin-trap node; this hop is the Puerto Rican club aftertaste. “Latin urban” stays a leftover bin.

Evidence

2016–17 San Juan trap singles after the Gasolina-era boom (Grove, Starr).

Debate

Whether this is already trap in Spanish. The 808-and-hat grammar is trap’s; the urbano circuit and Spanish toast residue are reggaeton’s.

Mediators

artist: De La Ghetto

Trap → Latin trap

meter and groovetimbre and productionform and structurestrength: highscholarly consensus2015–2017recordingradio

Mechanism

Latin trap is trap’s Spanish-language Puerto Rican child: same 808-and-hat grammar, recoded in the urbano room. Strength high. It is a style of trap. reggaeton latin trap remains the club-aftertaste hop; this file is the Atlanta grid. Hip-hop waits one step (trap).

Evidence

2016–17 San Juan trap singles against Atlanta 808 rap (Grove, Starr).

Debate

Whether this is already trap. The grid is trap’s; the Spanish urbano circuit is Latin trap’s.

Mediators

artist: Anuel AA

Latin trap → Pop

meter and groovemelodyform and structurestrength: highwell documented2017–2018recordingradio

Mechanism

Late-2010s pop takes Latin trap’s Spanish sung-rap and 808 grid as a streaming chart dialect (Bad Bunny). Strength high. reggaeton pop is the earlier dembow hop; this file is the trap-urbano recoding. “Latin urban” stays a leftover bin.

Evidence

I Like It / Mia-era singles (Starr, Grove).

Debate

Whether this is still Latin trap. The 808 and Spanish flow are Latin trap’s; the global singles job is pop’s.

Mediators

artist: Bad Bunny