Who Is Behind Trap Nation? What Happened To The Nation? Trap Nation, a popular YouTube channel, was removed from the platform after it was accused of hacking, DDoSing, and spreading malware.
For fans looking for good beats and tunes, Trap Nation, a YouTube channel, was the go-to option. The channel, however, is no longer available if you search for it today.
The YouTube channel was terminated after some troubles.
According to sources, the Channel’s inventor, Andre Willem, was involved in some evil acts.
Who is behind Trap Nation? Who Is Andre Benz?
Perhaps the most standout example is Trap Nation, a channel run by 20-year-old Andre Benz that boasts over 16 million subscribers.
Under the banner of The Nations, it has also led to spin-off channels including House Nation, Bass Nation, Chill Nation and Rap Nation, all with a similar curatorial focus for their genres.
Benz is a keynote speaker at Music Ally’s Sandbox Summit NYC conference in New York this April, and talked to us ahead of the event about how The Nations is evolving.
He says that the most exciting thing in the last year has been “watching the growth of a YouTube network transform into a recognisable brand throughout several different areas of music” – citing live, a record label and artist development in particular.
The label is independent imprint Lowly Palace, although signing artists hasn’t distracted The Nations from deepening its partnerships with established labels too.
“Labels have adapted to learn that YouTube is now a widely accepted platform to push music to and can organically break artists without outside key-holders that control playlists and the SEO,” says Benz.
“Artists and labels have really tried to use our platforms in the last two years to execute marketing campaigns that involve video content. Usually, we say no to that though,” he added.
YouTube may have been the launchpad that helped Benz to build the various Nation brands, but it’s far from the only platform that his company is operating on.
Trap Nation’s Spotify account has more than 184,000 followers, for example, while its flagship playlist has more than 1.8 million people following it. There are also more than 344,000 followers on Facebook and 462,000 on Instagram.
What Happened To Trap Nation?
A famous Youtuber called Vexxed uploaded a video in 2017, where he explained what Trap Nation and its founder were up to.
Vexxed claimed that the Trap Nation’s founder, Andre, was involved in hacking, doxxing, and was buying and selling malware spreading methods.
Furthermore, he claimed that Andre was hacking accounts and spreading Trojans through one of his YouTube channels.
Andre is also accused of having close ties with at least one acquaintance connected to the notorious hacking group Lizard Squad.
Vexxed not only accused Andre of these things. He also distributed alleged relevant data, screenshots, documented calls, and witness statements.
The story of Andre Willem’s connection with a hacker named Kerem is then told in the Vexxed video.
According to sources, Kerem was a well-known hacker who openly blackmailed innumerable YouTube channels in exchange for cash and other items.
Channel Trap Nation Deleted From YouTube As Rap Nation Was Hacked
Trap Nation’s official Twitter account published a post stating that their channel Trap Nation and Rap Nation got hacked by an exploit.
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According to the statement, they suspect the account was hacked via a streaming service. The Trap Nation family is presently investigating the problem and working hard to restore the account.
Following the hacking, beat fans, particularly hip-hop fans, are in a quandary because their go-to destination for the best music and beats is no longer available.
The listeners are flocking Twitter questioning what happened to the channel. And those who already know the situation are running #freetrap nation and #freerapnation.
Trap Nation on Instagram, was it canceled?
Trap Nation Instagram handle @trapnation is still working fine. Their account did not get hacked or deleted by the hackers.
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Even the organizations’ Twitter and Facebook accounts are working fine. It appears like only their YouTube channel was the main target.
Trap nation has 30 million-plus views on YouTube and thousands of followers on its social media.
We hope that the organization get justice and get help from external sources so that they can restore their account.
