Urban Youth in Transformation: Considerations for a Sociology of Trap Subculture

Authors

  • Uliano Conti University of Perugia, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v10i2.339

Keywords:

subculture, Trap, sociology

Abstract

The article considers the theme of urban subcultures and focuses on the evolution of hip hop subculture. Hip hop subculture is made up of elements such as writing, break-dance, djing and rap. Rap as a musical genre changes over time, with the affirmation, for example, of Gangsta-rap. Recently, the Trap music genre has also emerged. The main features of Trap are identifiable in the rhetorical topoi of violence, individualism, references to drugs and urban suburbs. The paper analyses these characteristics and relates them to traditional rap, highlighting what the Trap genre communicates about urban suburbs and marginal young people.

Author Biography

Uliano Conti, University of Perugia, Italy

Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education

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Published

31.05.2020

How to Cite

Conti, U. (2020). Urban Youth in Transformation: Considerations for a Sociology of Trap Subculture. Italian Sociological Review, 10(2), 257. https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v10i2.339

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)

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