Long before it became inescapable on the charts, Latin trap pioneer Noriel was in the studio and in the streets building the genre up. His Trap Capos mixtapes in the mid- to late 2010s featured future stars such Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, and Bryant Myers as well as their Puerto Rican hip-hop predecessors like Baby Rasta and Ñengo Flow. On Trap Island, the rapping impresario continues this intergenerational trend while also giving himself much-deserved props for his undeniable role in taking this music to the great heights it has reached. Following the lengthy albeit necessary intro “Otros Tiempos,” he thrives in solo settings like “Viaje” and the melodic “Igual Que Ayer,” the latter full of after-hours exhortations. His longtime collaborators Gigolo Y La Exce and Juhn show up on “Pesándote” and “Uno Más,” respectively, while comparative newcomers Hades66 and Ovi join on the edgy and defiant team-up “100.”
- 2020
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