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Trap music reached the mainstream with singles crafted by white producers: Harlem Shake (2012) by New York's producer Harry "Baauer" Rodrigues and Turn Down for What (2013) by French producer William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine. A violent and nihilistic variant of trap called "drill" evolved in the South Side of Chicago (one of the most violent places in the USA), pioneered by Louis "King Louie" Johnson in 2007 and popularized in 2012 by Keith "Chief Keef" Cozart's I Don't Like. Chief Keef was also representative of a style of brainless lyrics nicknamed "mumble rap" that shifted the center of mass from the lyrics to the production.

Prior to Flockaveli, trap rap was defined mainly by the 'holy trinity' of Jeezy, T.I., and Gucci Mane (and related producers Shawty Redd, DJ Toomp and Drumma Boy). Flocka reshaped rap in a more "barbaric" form, a form that depleted the lyrical element, and led to Playboi Carti and Denzel Curry.

Best albums of trap:

• Chief Keef: Back From the Dead 2 (2014), 7/10
• Young Thug: No My Name is Jeffery (2016), 7/10
• Waka Flocka Flame: Flockaveli (2010), 6.5/10
• Denzel Curry: Ta13oo (2018), 6.5/10
• Lil Uzi Vert: Luv Is Rage (2015), 6.5/10
• Future: DS2 (2015), 6.5/10
• Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy (2018), 6.5/10
• Migos: Culture (2017), 6.5/10
• Playboi Carti: Die Lit (2018), 6.5/10
• Gucci Mane: Chicken Talk (2006), 6.5/10
• 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin: Without Warning (2017), 6/10
• Polo G: Die a Legend (2019), 6/10
• Travis Scott: Rodeo (2015), 6/10
• Jeezy: Let's Get It - Thug Motivation 101 (2005), 6/10
• Rae Sremmurd: SremmLife (2015), 6/10
• Bad Bunny: X 100pre (2018), 6/10
• T.I.: Trap Muzik (2003), 6/10
• Lil Yachty: Lil Boat (2016), 5.5/10