Trap Muzik (2003)

T.I. did not invent the word trap, but this album did more than most to define the sound and name a genre. Tales of Bankhead hustle ride soaring horns and triumphant synthesizers, and his swagger is the self-made, sharp-dressed kind: listen to 24's for the bravado, then Rubber Band Man for the charisma that turned him into a star.