traphouses

Illicit dealing locations

A traphouse is a building, typically a run-down house in a poor neighborhood, used for selling drugs—especially crack cocaine.

The term comes from trap, slang for a place where drugs are dealt.

In hip-hop culture, traphouses appear frequently as settings representing street life and hustling: He grew up around traphouses.

The plural emphasizes the prevalence of such locations in certain areas.

drugs

stash

Hidden reserve

heroin · fentanyl · distribution · fiends · customers · lookout · runner · re-up · supply · clientele

operations

surveillance

Systematic observation of subjects

DEA · police · SWAT · informant · wiretap · evidence · arrest · investigation · task force · trafficking

location

abandoned

Left behind completely

block · condemned · rundown · vacant · address · spot · hideout · safehouse · premises · property

hiphop

Atlanta

Georgia's capital city

  • FutureAtlanta hip-hop artist
  • beatsPulses or defeats
  • 808sClassic drum synthesizer

Gucci Mane · lyrics · culture · aesthetics · glorification · rap · drill · street · gangsta · lifestyle

Opposites
legitimacy of dwelling

traphousesfamily homes

Residences housing related people

police stations · churches · schools · community centers · government buildings

safety and stability

traphousessafe houses

Protected locations for concealment

sanctuaries · refuges · shelters · havens · family homes

socioeconomic status

traphousesmansions

Large, stately houses

luxury homes · estates · penthouses · villas · manor houses

Family

traphouse

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R