Billboard reports that T.I. will be teaching an undergrad course called the “Business of Trap Music” at Clark Atlanta University this fall.
The course will be about trap music’s origins and how economics have played a role in it becoming one of the most popular subgenres of rap, one that’s bled into the mainstream and is used in everything from films to TV commercials.
There’s been an ongoing debate about who trap music’s originator is, with T.I. often claiming the title.
But a couple of years ago Gucci Mane claimed to be trap music’s inventor and brought up his 2005 album “Trap House” when he posted an old photo of himself.
T.I. mentioned Goodie Mob when speaking of the “Business of Trap Music” course, and explained what he wanted to accomplish when he began making that type of music.
