TrapMusic

Quora Answer : Is the album Mystic Stylez by Three 6 Mafia considered to be trap music?

Jun 9, 2020

Good question.

It's not the sound of contemporary trap.

But it's very clearly part of the history that brought us to trap. I'd say Three 6 Mafia and that southern scene were fundamental influences in the evolution of contemporary trap / hip-hop sound. (Along with crunk and the Houston scene)

The snare drum is very trap. There's lots of triplet flow (from long before Migos)

And I'm sure the slang term "trap" was in use at that time.

OTOH, that kick doesn't feel very much like today's trap. There are no hats doing what hats do in contemporary trap. And it is not at trap's double tempo speed (AFAICT).

I wouldn't call it trap. But it is certainly "proto-trap"