Trappy New Years

Released on New Year's Eve 2016, Trappy New Years is a collaborative EP between Fabolous and Trey Songz (though Fabolous dominates the lyrical landscape). The project serves as a stylistic bridge, seeing the Brooklyn veteran tackle some of the biggest trap instrumentals of the year, including re-imaginings of Migos' 'Bad and Boujee' and Travis Scott's 'Pick Up The Phone'. Positioned as a 'gift' to fans, it maintains the high-gloss production standards of Fabolous's 'Young OG' era while embracing the triplet flows and heavy bass of the Atlanta scene. Critically, it was viewed as a showcase for Fab's adaptability, proving his punchline-heavy style could thrive outside of traditional East Coast boom-bap. It stands as a temporal snapshot of the late 2010s hip-hop landscape, where mixtape culture and mainstream chart-toppers frequently intersected.