West Orlando’s Trap Hamilton breaks out with addictive R&B anthem ‘Trap or Die’
On a Monday night in March, Orlando rapper/singer Trap Hamilton was leaving a comedy show at Harry Buffalo on Church Street when a car rolled by, "Trap or Die" floating out its windows. The driver immediately recognized the artist behind the song walking down the street and called out to him. Hamilton was unfazed. He stopped what he was doing and spent time chatting with the fan. The man was ecstatic.
Despite his emerging local fame, Hamilton stays grounded. "I don't care about being important," he says.
Though Hamilton is recognized as one of the foremost representatives of trap-soul in Orlando, the irony is that until a scant few years ago, he didn't even know he could sing. That deep, warm voice was hiding out, waiting for an opportunity.
