When T.I.’s follow-up album “Paper Trail” hit number one on the Billboard Hot 200 it cemented the genre’s place on the landscape of music. Originally born as a subgenre of hip hop, trap started to take on a life of its own after T.I.'s 2007 album “T.I. Trap music can feature a wide variety of drum and percussive elements but regardless of the mix of samples that you use, trap still has a very distinct and recognizable sound. Trap is one of the most highly-demanded sample pack genres on today’s market. So you want to make trap music? You’re in luck.