It dominated the DJ circuit for years, arriving at a time when both Flosstradamus and TroyBoi were really finding their strides in the music scene. You’re lying to yourself if you don’t think “Soundclash” is still one of the most iconic trap beats of all time. Still to this day, the trap/rap hybrid is one of Skrillex’s most played tracks on Spotify and for good reason – it’s hard not to jump out of your seat and start moshing when this heater comes on. Skrillex and Rick Ross delivered one of the most fun and rowdy singles of the decade when DC’s Suicide Squad tapped them for “Purple Lamborghini” in 2016. Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini The bird-sampled record introduced a level of humor and creativity into the genre that we had never heard before and served as a gold standard for how trap could sound in the 100 BPM range.ĩ. Trap music was just starting to leak into festival lineups when DJ Snake’s quirky “Bird Machine” single came along and completely blew the hinges off. The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down (Feat. Kanye West – New Slaves (DJ Snake Remix)ġ7. Keys N Krates & Grandtheft – Keep it 100ġ8. Mayhem & Antiserum – Brick Squad AnthemĢ1. Dirty Audio & Rickyxsan – Gettin’ ThatĢ2. Banks – Fall Over (Djemba Djemba Remix)Ģ4. Waka Flocka Flame – No Handz (CRNKN Remix)Ģ5. The Weeknd – The Hills (RL Grime Remix)Ģ6. Dr Dre – The Next Episode (San Holo Remix)ģ2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) ģ6. Showtek – We Like To Party (NGHTMRE & SLANDER Remix)ģ8. Denzel Curry – Threatz (Gravez & Ekali Remix)ģ9.
Birdy Nam Nam – Goin’ In (Skrillex Hard Remix)Ĥ4. Bassnectar – Vava Voom (Bassnectar Remix)Ĥ7. Dillon Francis – Bootleg Fireworks (The Rebirth)Ĥ8. That one’s pretty epic.Run the Trap’s Top 50 Trap Songs of the DecadeĤ9. I typically try to do three drops in a song. And the third drop has this sax part that I wrote late in the process. We actually changed the key, because it fit Daya’s range better if it was a step higher. The last 10 percent is when you sit there and you mix it and you add percussive fills and effects and make sure every piece enters and leaves perfectly. The easiest part of making a record is the first 90 percent of the song. I went in the studio with her, and they didn’t really need my help. We met at one of our shows in Pittsburgh. Her voice was pretty unique and didn’t sound like other people on the radio. When I heard that, I knew that she had the range. But Daya’s song “Hide Away” was blowing up. The next day Emily sent me a sick a cappella, and I threw it on the track. I played them this beat and they were like, “O.K., this is money.” The three of us sat there for like four hours and came up with a bunch of melody ideas. We did a session at my apartment in New York with these amazing songwriters, Emily Warren and Scott Harris. But the producers are pulling the strings and rightly taking much of the credit. Acts like the Chainsmokers, along with Diplo, Disclosure, Calvin Harris and even the rap figurehead DJ Khaled have proven reliable hitmakers as lead artists, frequently employing their industry friends to carry the tune while laboring in partial obscurity.īenefiting from the cross-pollination of regions and genres, these collaborations can introduce the featured artists to new audiences, with rappers and crooners crossing over among dance-pop aficionados. heap into the upper echelon of influence, dominating radio play and landing high-profile festival appearances. So even in this moment of dominant solo idols - Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna - there exists a less instantly recognizable realm of rising studio superstars that have leapt from the depths of SoundCloud or the E.D.M. No longer relegated to the liner notes, digital composers in the genres of electronic dance music and hip-hop - both now firmly ensconced at pop music’s center - often take top billing on their tracks, even if the featured guest is Justin Bieber.
But it’s the beat, and therefore its producers, that are the stars. The song’s title and singer may not be familiar - its easily hummable vocals are performed by Daya, a mostly unknown teenager from Pittsburgh. duo the Chainsmokers, has been streamed online more than half a billion times. “Don’t Let Me Down,” the third platinum-selling single since 2014 by the D.J.