The Science Behind "Trap Queen"

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us The Science Behind "Trap Queen" How did a love note to a "Trap Queen" become the most popular rap song in the country? Fetty Wap's hit single, which has been out for almost a year now, now sits at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and amassed over 60 million YouTube views. I invited a panel of music experts to help explain what made "Trap Queen" so successful. Henry Adaso Rap/Hip-Hop Expert The Science Behind Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" Success I assembled a panel of hip-hop journalists, data analysts and music minds, and threw down a gauntlet: Tell me the secret to Fetty Wap's success. Here's what they told me. READ NOW Share Top 10 Rap Albums for May From Oddisee's Tech N9ne's star-stuffed Special Effects to A$AP Rocky's pain-the-butt-to-stylize At.Long.Last.A$AP, here are 10 hip-hop albums that should be making blips on your radar this month. READ NOW Share Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs for Mom Rappers love their mothers. Some of them have written a song or two in honor of the woman who gave them life. To celebrate Mother's Day, here are 10 hip-hop songs your mom will love.  READ NOW Share 10 Hilariously Bizarre Rap Lyrics Despite a plentitude of smart lyrics, rap music occasionally produces chuckle-ready, ill-advised or downright bizarre lyrics. This is a tribute to those strange lines that make you go, "Wait, what?" Shockingly, less than half of these are from Flo Rida. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • The best books of 2015 so far, and it's only just begun. • 10 Rappers You Didn't Know Were Straight Edge • May 5 in Music History • 10 Must Read Romance Novels for May 2015 • Ciara's Ten Top Songs • Let's celebrate Dave with 10 of Letterman's most memorable moments! • May 6 in Music History • Did Bill Gates Pay Young Thug to Stop Making Music? Advertisement About Entertainment   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Rap/Hip-Hop newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved