Joey Trap

Born in New York but based in San Diego, rapper Joey Trap (short for "Take Risks and Prosper") has a brash, East Coast-inspired style. On his mixtapes and releases like 2020's Wild West, his swift wordplay and wit call to mind Tyler, The Creator, Travis Scott, and Young Thug. Trap began uploading his self-produced tracks online around 2016. After moving from Spanish Harlem to San Diego at the age of 15, he was just 17 when he began sharing his music, and quickly amassed followers and interest in his inventive, fast-paced lyrical style, which included a series of Sesame Street...