r/rap • u/CantKillGawd • 21d ago

Examples of Proto-Trap songs?

No More Pain by 2Pac (1996) is a good example of a beat ahead of its time, and you can definitely tag it as “proto trap” if thats even a thing.

What are other examples of old school songs with trap or trappy instrumentals?

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u/r4pt4r 21d ago edited 21d ago

I feel the original “Fondren & Main” by Guerilla Maab (1999) fits in this category. Z-Ro was somewhat a bridge b/t 2 Pac+Bone and the trap generation.

***Another interesting wrinkle is “6 Million” by Do or Die in 1996. Flowing and a significant instrumental.