So, is there a usual Trap beat BPM or Trap beat tempo? The tempo of a trap beat generally falls between 130 – 170 BPM. Trap beat producers will generally create bespoke rhythmic and melodic patterns for each song with the use of little or no pre-recorded sample. Trap music, on the other hand, utilises original sounds specifically produced for the track.
Hip Hop originated as a sample based musical genre where DJ’s chopped samples from released music and put them in a new sequence for an MC to rap over. The most crude way to understand the difference between Trap music or trap beats and modern or old school Boom Bap Hip Hop and Boom Bap trap beats is the use of pre recorded samples. Trap music features rolling kick and bass sounds alongside melodic riffs, processed vocals and shuffling hi hats. A Trap beat is the backing track of Trap Music, which is a sub-genre of Hip Hop.
