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What is Latin Trap?

Trap with Spanish-language rap. Sliding 808s, rattling hi-hats and dark minor melodies, without the dembow rhythm that marks reggaetón.

Latin130–150 BPM typical
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  • trap 808s and triplet hi-hats
  • Spanish-language rap
  • no dembow rhythm
  • dark minor-key loop
Reference artists
Anuel AAMyke TowersEladio Carrión

Anchors rather than an exhaustive canon — if your track sits near these, this is probably the right label.

Usual tempo 130–150 BPM. Sitting outside that range does not disqualify a track; it just makes the tells matter more.

Easy to confuse with

The nearest neighbours in Latin, by tempo. If Latin Trap does not quite fit, one of these usually does.

  • Regional Mexican90–200 BPM

    Mexican regional traditions — banda brass bands, accordion-led norteño and mariachi. Tuba bass, brass or accordion leads and big, emotional vocals.

  • Corridos Tumbados100–160 BPM

    Mexican story-songs with a trap attitude. Acoustic requinto guitar runs, a twelve-string or bajo sexto and tuba, under a relaxed, rap-influenced vocal about street life.

  • Brazilian Funk125–150 BPM

    The Rio favela party sound. A booming, syncopated drum pattern (the tamborzão), heavy 808s, chopped vocal samples and explicit chanted hooks in Portuguese.

  • Bachata120–140 BPM

    Dominican romantic guitar music. Bright, arpeggiated high-guitar lines (the requinto), bongos and a scraped güira, under heartfelt love-song vocals.