Xavier Lamar Dotson, professionally known as Zaytoven, has become synonymous with the sound of modern trap music. From his early days experimenting on cassette tapes in a friend’s studio to producing ...

Earlier this month, Future found himself off the Billboard charts for the first time in over three years. He’ll most likely jump right back near the top when he releases the new music he recently ...

Atlanta, Georgia – the vibrant birthplace of trap music, a genre known for its gritty beats and streetwise lyrics is now home to a groundbreaking musical fusion that’s taking the world by storm. “Trap ...

On Saturday night, Zaytoven, Sonny Digital, and Metro Boomin sat in exactly that order, right to left, during their hour-or-so long conversation, Beatmaker Roundtable: Trapped, which took place in ...

Learn the origins of trap music, its evolution from Southern US streets, why it connects with Nigerian listeners and find out how trap differs from rap. Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost ...

When you work from home, the common misconception is that you’re hardly working. You don’t have to commute; you don’t even have to get dressed. But pick any day from 2014. Zaytoven probably made more ...

Gospel, funk and soul are all key elements that contribute to the gumbo that is Atlanta rap. It’s what makes the city home to innovative rap subgenres like crunk, snap and, of course, trap music — the ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. With a production style that blends trap, gospel, R&B and Chicago juke music, DY Krazy, 26, has ...