In that case, why do people give Gucci sole credit? Jeezy REALLY put that distinct Trap sound on the map. That Noisey vid about Gucci mane seemed very political. Yeah they mentioned Jeezy somewhat, but only in reference to Gucci and Jeezy's beef. There were so many hands in this creation of Trap, why limit all that credit to one man?
With the whole trap sound, people pick and choose who to credit. Some people will argue Jeezy and say it was TM101 that really put it on the map. Then they'll argue that it was Jeezy's "Who Dat", which wasn't even on TM101, but 2008's
The Recession. Then you have the argument for Waka's "Hard In The Paint", and Ross's "MC Hammer" and "BMF" all produced by Lex Luger. Honestly, those three songs are what really defined trap in regard to what it sounds like now. Yes, they are influenced by "Who Dat". Now when you start tracing influences, it goes deeper than Jeezy, Gucci, and T.I.
My argument is that, trap music is something that it wasn't mainstream until T.I. came out with the album in 2003. He was influenced by numerous rappers in creating that album. It opened up a lane for the Jeezy's and Gucci's and everybody that came out later. Like DJ Toomp claims that Shawty Redd was influenced by "Be Easy" when he created Jeezy's sound.
