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It showed the versatility that people had to respect Southern hip-hop.
"Crayon" is like Southern hip-hop on creatine, brought to the racetrack, then struck by lightning.
Some takeaways: Coastal and southern hip hop — Future, Migos, Lil Yachty — really doesn't play well out West.
You were really an innovator behind the merging of hip-hop, especially Southern hip-hop, and electronic music.
Juvenile, who was in town for the Legends of Southern Hip Hop tour, left as did the customer.
Goodie Mob Next to Outkast, they are the Southern hip hop artists people most want to see get back together.
Narrator: That&aposs Kevin Holt, an ethnomusicologist at Columbia University who&aposs studied the relationship between music and Southern hip-hop.
On "Gold Teeth," Blood Orange informs listeners on how southern hip-hop has influenced him by enlisting Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo and Project Pat.
The attack allegedly happened at a Shreveport casino on the same date that Mystikal performed at a Legends of Southern Hip-Hop concert in the city.
James and I maintained our bond through it, he introduced me to southern hip-hop artists I fell in love with like Big K.R.I.T. and UGK.
Narrator: Country&aposs had the most marked influence on Southern hip-hop, the music that&aposs come out of places like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Repurposed for the intro of "Faithful," the overall effect is slightly jarring, but it underscores how heavily Drake's career has been influenced by Houston and Southern hip-hop.
Now, he's released a powerful new single called "Nikes" that plays tribute to Trayvon Martin, as well as southern hip-hop icon Pimp C and A$AP Yams.
But what about the inevitable Outcast/Outkast cross-over, in which the Southern hip-hop stars team up with the rural exorcists to pull of a musical-filled caper?
Finally, the city at the heart of southern hip-hop has been given what it deserves -- the benevolent gaze of André 3000 and Big Boi watching over it in full photorealism.
"Tear" showed BTS to be ambitious maximalists with an extremely wide comfort zone: pop-EDM, Southern hip-hop, 1990s R&B and the sort of pyrotechnic galactic thumpers that the genre privileges.
As for Juicy J ... he hails from Memphis, so he should have known he was rapping over a popular Southern hip-hop track that first hit the scene in the early '90s.
Bun B is a Houston-based MC, activist, and Rice University lecturer, who makes up one half of the legendary rap duo UGK that's credited with pioneering the sound of Southern hip-hop.
Bun B is a Houston-based MC, activist, and Rice University lecturer, who makes up one half of the legendary rap duo U.G.K. that's credited with pioneering the sound of Southern hip-hop.
Bun B is a Houston-based MC, activist, and Rice University lecturer, who makes up one half of the legendary rap duo U.G.K. that's credited with pioneering the sound of Southern hip hop.
Bushwick Bill, who helped inject vivid psychological horror and lightly morbid comedy into Southern hip-hop storytelling in becoming one of the genre's most recognizable characters, died on Sunday at a Colorado hospital.
We've seen exactly the same relationship play out before between southern hip-hop and lean, which is still ongoing and has defined the careers of Lil Wayne, Future, A$AP Rocky and, before that, DJ Screw.
Here the Southern hip-hop of half the tracks, which gets the semiprofessional young cast moving countless times with Oaklandite E-40's "Choices" the theme song, absorbs the country and mostly female indie-rock stuff.
The duo of Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot met as high school students in 73, and in the intervening years, they've developed a distinctive and eclectic style that splices together soul, psychedelia and classic Southern hip-hop.
When the New York epicenter of hip-hop started to move toward other machines in the 1990s, the 808 held its roots in Southern hip-hop with artists like Lil Jon (who has even been accused of overusing the handclap sound).
Contemporary Southern hip-hop, particularly from Atlanta, feels cut from his mold of "quasi-comedic, abstract, nonsensical wordplay," as Mr. Korine put it, from the electric eccentric Young Thug to the pugnacious rapscallions Migos to the schoolboy croon-rapper Lil Yachty.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Memphis-based DJ Squeeky and Gaylon Love say they own the rights to "Looking 4 Da Chewin" and claim G-Eazy's "No Limit" straight-up sampled their 1993 Southern hip-hop classic.
Both Dylan and Wayne became famous within their respective genres (folk and southern hip-hop) through injecting a sly psychedelia into forms that had previously embraced only earthbound imagery, and each icon publicly repudiated their cults by embracing techniques once thought verboten.
She's a New Yorker who has adopted the trap productions and slow cadence of Southern hip-hop; she's also openly gay and treats it as a fact of her life, neither hidden nor remarkable, and plenty of women were ready to rap along.
I grew up in Black and brown neighborhoods in Miami, so that experience — going to Fritangas, eating pastelitos with my Cuban stepfather at the time, playing Dominos, and dancing to Bachata, Reggaeton, and Southern hip hop — is so much a part of my culture.
This trumpeter and bandleader uses the term "stretch music," not jazz, to describe his work; into it he pours the influence of contemporary Southern hip-hop, indie rock and music from indigenous societies he has studied across the globe, particularly Native American and West African.
Growing up in the South with a parent in the music industry meant Megan came up listening to rappers like Three 6 Mafia and UGK, who helped elevate Southern hip-hop as a critical part of a genre previously laser-focused on the East and West Coasts.
With "Ruler Rebel," he is taking up a new challenge: uniting the spare, rippling power of trap music (Southern hip-hop known for its austere beats and deep puddles of bass) with a range of parallel inspirations, from Sergio Leone's spaghetti-western themes to New Orleans funk.
As half of the Atlanta-based duo Outkast, the rapper Big Boi (born Antwan Patton) gave Southern hip-hop a whole new sound by combining rapid-fire rhymes with a funky production that still had enough pop-friendly sheen to eventually earn the group three No. 1 songs on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Here's a 17 year old version of the southern hip-hop star hanging out with the Hot Boys in Las Vegas back in 1999 (left) and 19 years later ... the skateboarding music mogul -- who celebrated his 36th birthday earlier this week -- at the release party for "Tha Carter V" in Los Angeles last week (right).
Fast-forward to today, and other kids aren't Juicy J, multi-hyphenate music mogul who, amongst being the de facto elder statesman of Southern hip-hop, a founding member of Three 6 Mafia, and an Academy Award-winner, is without a doubt one of the most innovative artists and impresarios of the past 25 years.
Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads LOS ANGELES — This week, a photographer provides a glimpse into the world of Southern hip-hop, a godfather of the Detroit art scene has a show at artist Henry Taylor's studio, the Women's Center for Creative Work hosts a screening of experimental film by Polish female artists, and more.
Over the next 28503 years, first as a member of gangsta rap pioneers the Geto Boys, and as a solo artist collaborating with hip hop icons such as Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, LL Cool J and Jay-Z, Scarface became a leading force in the Southern hip hop movement, which emerged as a distinct alternative to the more established East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop genres.
He combines influences from east coast and southern hip hop.
Heeyy EP is an EP by the Southern hip hop duo GRITS.
In a 2007 retrospective of Southern hip-hop, Roni Sarig noted, "New rappers such as...Decatur's Blak Jak served to keep Atlanta front-and-center in Southern hip-hop".Roni Sarig, Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing. Da Capo Press, 2007, p. 306.
The album became one of the most influential albums in Southern hip hop, especially the Houston hip hop scene.
The soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005 by Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records. The album centers on Southern hip hop.
The discography of Bun B, an American rapper, and one half of Southern hip hop group UGK, along with the late Pimp C.
This is the discography of Pimp C, an American rapper, and one half of Southern hip hop group UGK, along with Bun B.
Bad Boy South is a southern hip hop spin-off label of Bad Boy Records. The label was founded by Sean Combs in 2003.
The label is often accredited as forebearers furthering the rise of southern hip-hop and laying the blueprint for independent ownership in rap music.
Production was handled be several prominent southern hip hop producers including Derek "Grizz" Edwards, Slice Tee and Donald "XL" Robertson. Mike Dean both mixed and mastered the album.
Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Lil' Keke, is an American rapper and original member of the Southern hip hop collective Screwed Up Click.
King Foxx is a Southern hip hop and trap mixtape that consists of thirteen songs. Writing for Pitchfork, Meaghan Garvey associated the features and production with Southern hip hop, and Wesley Case referred to the tracks as built on "Southern trap and swag-rap beats". Twelve rappers provide features, and DJ Scream acts as its host by providing "staccato flows" and "trap beats". Discussing the songs, Foxx said that she wanted to be "more lyrical" and discuss women's issues.
Trinity Garden Cartel are an American Southern hip hop group from Houston, Texas, most significantly known for their controversial 1994 release on Rap-A- Lot Records, Don't Blame It On Da Music.
A remix version of the song features Southern hip hop rapper 2 Chainz. Another remix features Yung Booke, Money Man, Ace Hood, Boosie Badazz and T-Pain was released on November 21, 2016.
Livin is the seventh studio album by southern hip hop artist Young Bleed. It was released by his label Trap Door Entertainment on February 10, 2017.Livin' on Discogs Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Poison Clan was a Southern hip-hop group signed to Luke Records from 1990 to 1995, the group had various line-ups and members were JT Money, Debonaire, Drugz, Uzi, Madball and Big Ram.
People noted that Nelly implements his own "laid-back charm" to Country Grammar southern hip hop. Despite Nelly showing "limited thematic vocabulary" he articulates escapism to compensate for this. Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier praised the album's "tongue- twisting" self-titled track as "infectious", noting other tracks to contain the same elements, including "Ride wit Me" and "E.I.". Birchmeier wrote that the album transcends regional styles such as southern hip hop to appeal to rap-pop audiences, while praising producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson's contribution to the album.
Lyrically, "Dooo It!" is "primarily about [Cyrus'] love of marijuana and peace". NY Daily News said the song "hits some new sweet spot between loopy R&B; and the more drug-friendly forms of Southern hip hop".
Chicago hip hop's embrace of eclectic regional styles was also reflected in (and probably influenced by) the playlists of local hip hop radio stations, which gave West Coast, East Coast, and especially southern hip hop equal consideration.
Musically, Live. Love. ASAP incorporates characteristics from hip hop scenes outside of ASAP Rocky's hometown scene in Harlem, New York, including Midwest and Southern hip hop, particularly the hip hop production of Houston's scene. He grew up listening to Southern hip hop artists such as Geto Boys, UGK, Swishahouse, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Slim Thug. He also grew up listening to artists of disparate music genres, including Hope Sandoval, CeeLo Green, and MGMT, influences that music journalist Paul Lester attributes to the mixtape's "languid but futuristic sonics".
Late in 1999, after floundering for some time in the local music scene, Field Mob was signed to Southern House Records, a small independent label, recording the single Project Dreamz. The group then set out on the road to promote their new release during a time when the southern hip hop scene was on the rise. The single eventually drew the attention of MCA Records Benny Pugh and within days Field Mob inked a deal, making them the first southern hip hop act to be signed to a New York-based label.
The music video for "Stoner", directed by Be El Be, was premiered on May 10, 2014. It features cameo appearances by fellow Southern hip hop acts, such as Birdman, Migos, Peewee Longway, Young Scooter, DJ Drama and Fabo.
Ludacris and his manager, Chaka Zulu, were quick to sign Chingy to their fledgling Disturbing Tha Peace label. The up-tempo Southern hip hop track "Right Thurr" gained popularity, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The discography of American hip hop recording artist Gunplay, consists of two studio albums, three compilation albums (with Maybach Music Group), ten mixtapes, and eleven singles. He has also released and recorded music with Southern hip hop group, Triple C's.
A Piece of Strange is the third studio album by the Southern hip hop trio CunninLynguists, consisting of Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti. It was released January 24, 2006, by The LA Underground, a record label based in New Mexico.
WOKE-LP (94.9 FM, "94.9 The City") is a low-power radio station licensed to serve Fort Myers, Florida. The station is owned by Radio Free Fort Myers, Inc. It airs an urban contemporary format with an emphasis on southern hip-hop.
Thursday June 6, 2002. 5. Retrieved on February 6, 2011. "On a hot July day two years ago, the deputy constable from Precinct 1 pulled up yet again to the fortresslike Dope House Records headquarters on Center Street." It primarily releases hardcore, underground, and Southern hip hop.
P.A. (short for Parental Advisory) was a Southern hip hop trio, part of the Atlanta-based Dungeon Family. The group composed of rappers/producers James "Mello" Hollins, Kawan "K.P." Prather and Maurice "Big Reese" Sinclair. In 1993, they released their debut studio album, Ghetto Street Funk.
So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B; and bass music. So So Def has managed artists such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, TLC, and Usher.
Wreckshop Records is an American independent record label based in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1997 by Derrick "D-Reck" Dixon, the label specializing in southern hip hop music. Artists such as Fat Pat, Big Moe, E.S.G., Pymp Tyte and Big Pokey have released records through Wreckshop.
This included Complex naming the album one of the classic albums of the last decade in 2012. on February 20, 2013 allhiphop.com placed it as #5 as the best southern hip-hop album of all time. T.I. released his third studio album, Urban Legend, in November 2004.
"Lookin' Boy" (also known as "Lookin' Ass Nigga") is a song by American hip hop group Hotstylz, released on May 13, 2008, as their commercial debut single. The song, which was produced by Southern hip hop producer Nitti, features vocals from fellow American rapper Yung Joc.
He released three singles from it "Local Time," "N.A.W." and "Seaside Panic Room". On December 5, 2016, he announced the title of two albums, Negus in Natural Person and As Promised, the latter of which is a collaboration with Southern hip hop producer Mannie Fresh, initially titled OMFGOD.
It has been called a "song without breaks" and is highlighted for the "important key role" that synthesizers play in "creating a hook song". Elsewhere, T-ara explores R&B; on "Falling U", southern hip hop on "TTL (Time to Love)", and house music on "TTL Listen 2".
The discography of Shawty Lo, an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. Shawty Lo embarked on his career with the Southern hip hop group D4L. The discography consists of one studio album, one posthumous album, 15 mixtapes and 20 singles (including 12 as a featured artist).
Miami also played a major role in the rise of Southern hip hop during this time frame with successful acts like 2 Live Crew (originally formed in California but fully relocated to Miami around 1987) and other artists who relied heavily on the Miami bass sound. In the early 1990s, other rising rap groups such as PKO from San Antonio, Texas, UGK from Port Arthur, Texas, and 8Ball & MJG from Memphis, moved to Houston to further their musical careers. By the mid-1990s, Atlanta had become a controlling city in southern hip hop music. LaFace Records had given Atlanta a reputation as "the Motown of the South" with acts like TLC, Usher, and Kriss Kross.
25 to Life is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop group PSC, released on September 20, 2005 under Atlantic and Grand Hustle Records. The album title "25 to Life" refers to the group members' ages at the time.[ 25 to Life Overview]allmusic. Accessed April 11, 2009.
In 2003, Shawty Lo formed the Southern hip hop group D4L, with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Fabo, Mook-B and Stoney. Shawty Lo subsequently launched his indie record label D4L Records. Shawty Lo self-funded the group in its early days. He explained that the group's name stands for "Down for Life".
Music styles that originated from Memphis gangsta rap culture include Southern hip hop and crunk, made famous by Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, and Hypnotize Minds. In the 2000s, the music genre gained acceptance after winning an Academy Award for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow.
They began to be worn by hip-hop artists in New York City in the early 1980s, and upgraded during the '90s in Oakland. They became even more widely popular during the mid-2000s due to the rise of Southern hip hop rap and the more mainstream pop culture status hip hop attained.
"Burn Slow" is a single by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on September 3, 2015. It was produced by Mike Will Made It and Marz. The song features a guest appearance from Swae Lee of American Southern hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, although the whole group is credited for commercial reasons.
In a 2006 interview with Pitchfork Media, the Knife cited David Lynch, Aki Kaurismäki, Korean cinema, Trailer Park Boys, Donnie Darko and Doom as inspirations for their work. In addition, Karin named Sonic Youth, Kate Bush, Le Tigre and Siouxsie and the Banshees, while Olof cited techno, grime and Southern hip hop.
YoungBloodZ is an American Southern hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia composed of J-Bo (born Jeffrey Raymond Grigsby on October 4, 1977) and Sean P (born Sean Paul Ryan Joseph on March 7, 1978). The duo was signed to LaFace Records. They are one of many commercially successful Atlanta hip hop artists.
"Player's Ball" hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. 'Player's Ball' also topped the R&B; charts for six weeks. Their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, was issued on April 26, 1994. This initial effort is credited with laying the foundation for southern hip hop and is considered a classic by many.
Avatar Records released a soundtrack containing East Coast, West Coast, and Southern hip hop on January 9, 2001. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Soundtrack Charts, #42 on the Billboard 200, and #8 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums. The soundtrack featured the song "Behind the Walls" recorded by Kurupt & Nate Dogg.
On March 27, 2001, she released her album Dirty South, through D-Lo & Motown Records. The album featured guest appearances from Pastor Troy, Thugz Nation, Nelly & Re-Re. The album achieved some notoriety, due to the success of her first single "Do It". Dirty South would place Rasheeda firmly in the southern hip-hop genre.
Elias Leight from Rolling Stone stated that Grande "embraces the sound of hard-bitten Southern hip-hop" on the album. Craig Jenkins from Vulture wrote that Grande had changed and approached her style to trap and hip hop, filled with R&B; undertones on Thank U, Next, with lyrics about breakups, empowerment, and self-love.
The group signed to Sony Music Entertainment in 1999 where they released two albums—Crow's Nest (1999) and Right Quick (2001)—before being dropped. Although disappointed, Jones formed a Southern hip hop group with Bubba Sparxxx, Sean P, Pastor Troy, G Rock, and Timbaland. However, they split up without any releases.Hope, Clover (June 2007).
Latin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop, taking influence from Southern hip hop as well as Puerto Rican genres like reggaeton and dembow. Vocals include a bend of rapping and singing, often in Spanish, while still maintaining the trap style sonic circuitry. The lyrics in Latin trap are often about street life, violence, sex, and drugs.
"What You Know" is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop song by Southern hip hop recording artist T.I., released as the lead single from his fourth studio album King (2006). The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA following shipment in excess of two million copies.
3 'N the Mornin' (Part Two) is a 1996 album by southern hip hop artist DJ Screw. It contains a collection of songs by Dirty South artists remixed using Screw's trademark chopped and screwed style. Part Two is one of Screw's best known CDs. Houston Press called it one of the best Houston rap albums of all time.
Moore has credited Gucci Mane as her biggest musical influence. She has also listed Southern hip hop artists Trina, La Chat, and Gangsta Boo as influences. She has described her music as being influenced by living in the ghetto in Chattanooga. Her music is also influenced by her religious upbringing in Tennessee, in the Bible Belt.
The single "Elevators (Me & You)" reached number 12 and spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ATLiens further solidified OutKast as the flagship representatives of the 1st generation Dungeon Family and the Southern hip hop movement. The album helped the group earn more recognition among East Coast hip hop fans in the East and West coasts.
"Nothin' on You" has been described as an R&B; and Southern hip hop ballad. It has been described as "slow" and "lulling", having an "uplifting melody". Pitchfork's Jayson Greene said the whole album sounds "sticky-sweet" for "modern-rock radio", including "Nothin' on You". Angus Batey from The Guardian called the recording "glorious, euphoric, essentially old-fashioned kind of love song".
Dirty rap was a popular subgenre into the late 1990s and 2000s, particular in Southern hip hop. Luke Campbell of 2 Live Crew continued to produce dirty rap as a solo artist into the 2000s. Kool Keith described the lyrical content of his 1997 album Sex Style as "pornocore". The album features Keith variously portraying himself as characters ranging from pimps to perverts.
Blac Monks was an American southern hip hop group from Houston, Texas, consisting of 3-2, D.A. and Awol. In 1994, they released their debut album Secrets of the Hidden Temple via Rap-A-Lot Records, which also featured Quiet Storm (Assata Tafari) on the single "Buddha Nature". Assata and Raheem joined the group to release their sophomore album No Mercy.
Chip Tha Ripper performing in 2010 Worth began releasing music on hip-hop blogs and mixtapes in 2006. Much of Worth's recent work has been performed with rapper Kid Cudi, also from Ohio. Worth's musical style has been described as a slow, chopped and screwed, southern hip hop. In 2007, the song "Club Rockin", from his Money mixtape, featured Akon singing chorus.
The album's lead single, "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was released on February 20, 2007. The song features guest vocals from a fellow southern hip hop rapper Yung Joc. T-Pain provides the production on this track. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his highest- charting single as a lead artist.
Christopher Juel Barriere (July 11, 1972 – November 10, 2016), professionally known as 3-2, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was a member of southern hip hop groups Convicts, Blac Monks, Southside Playaz and Screwed Up Click. He achieved success by his time with Rap-A-Lot Records. Barriere was fatally shot in the head at a gas station in Houston.
Somethin' For The Whodi's is a 2001 compilation released by Priority Records on February 27, 2001. The concept of the compilation is to showcase mainly previously-released songs by popular Southern Hip Hop artists [with a heavy emphasis on artists from No Limit Records]. The first two tracks, Dirty South and Keep It Real, were previously unreleased and are exclusive to this album.
Inhale C-4 $$$$$ marks the first time in Ferraro's career that he approached a hip hop style. Critic Jonathan Dean suggested that this direction was Ferraro's acknowledgement of his mixed race. Categorized by writer Rory Gibb as a southern hip hop mixtape and by Impose magazine as crunk,Spool, Ari (December 20, 2011). "Bebetunes, "INHALE C – 4 $$$$$ MIXTAPE”. Impose. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
Deadly Groundz is the debut and only album by the 5th Ward Juvenilez, released on June 20, 1995 through Rap-a-Lot Records. The album featured production from popular Southern hip hop producers Mike Dean and N.O. Joe. Deadly Groundz reached No. 200 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. On the R&B; and Heatseekers charts, it peaked at Nos.
"Oh Yeah (Work)" is the third single from American rapper Lil Scrappy's second album Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live. The song's beat structure incorporates typical southern hip hop snares as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths. Although on the release of the album, the single was an unlisted track. It features E-40 and Sean P of the YoungbloodZ.
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. Sep 14, 2011 In 2004, OutKast won six Grammy awards for their album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, including Best Album, while in 2006 the members of Three 6 Mafia won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" from Hustle and Flow, a Hollywood film about a fictional Southern rap artist. In 2005, the Houston rap scene saw a revival in mainstream popularity, and many Houston rappers started to get nationwide and worldwide audiences such as Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Chamillionaire, Lil' Flip, Slim Thug, Z-Ro, Trae, and many members of the Screwed Up Click. The height of Southern hip-hop was reached from 2002 through 2004. In 2002, Southern hip-hop artists accounted for 50 to 60 percent of the singles on hip-hop music charts.
The South Park Psycho is the first album by the rapper Ganksta N-I-P. It was released on February 26, 1992, through Rap-a-Lot Records. The album has production from Ganksta N-I-P, The Terrorists, John Bido and Doug King. The album is one of the earliest examples of the horrorcore genre, and considered by many as a Southern hip hop classic.
An example of EDM with trap-inspired elements (Arabian Riches by Audial) EDM trap is a style of electronic dance music (EDM) that originated in the mid-2000s and early 2010s. It blends elements of trap music, an offshoot of Southern hip hop, with elements of EDM like build-ups, drops, and breakdowns. A variety of artists spurred trap's move into pop and EDM.
A Southern hip hop album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik incorporates analog elements such as Southern-styled guitar licks, languid soul melodies, and mellow 1970s funk grooves. It also features digital hip hop production elements such as programmed snare beats, booty bass elements, including Roland TR-808 clave rhythms, and old school hip hop elements, including E-mu SP-1200-styled drums and turntable scratches.Green et al. Wang (2003), p. 132.
Hated on Mostly is the second studio album by American Southern hip hop sextet Crime Mob from Atlanta. It was released March 20, 2007 via Reprise Records. Production was handled by Detral "Doc Jam" Treadwell, DJ Montay, Lil Jon, and group members Lil' Jay, Cyco Blac and M.I.G., with Crunk Incorporated serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Lil Scrappy, Pimp C, Bohagon and Mike Jones.
The song took several months to finish and was born from a hummed melody by Mars and Lawrence. "Nothin' on You" is an R&B; and Southern hip hop ballad. Some music critics praised its sweetness and positive vibe, while a few criticized the track due to Mars' performance. The song's main structure relies on a Jim Jonsin-helmed-beat and a sample of Joe Tex's "I Gotcha".
Prophet is an independent record label based in Memphis, Tennessee, formerly owned by DJ Paul and Juicy J. As a group act, Prophet Entertainment goes by the stage name Prophet Posse. From 1991 to 1994 it launched new independent musical artists linked mainly to the strands of American music such as crunk, Hip hop, Gangsta rap, Southern Hip Hop and Horrorcore. As of 2009, the label is assumed defunct.
The album serves as a sequel to his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), and is classified as a southern hip hop record. It was supported by three singles ("Fireman", "Hustler Musik" and "Shooter"). Tha Carter II received critical acclaim and ranks highly in retrospectives of Lil Wayne's best work. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 240,000 copies in its first week.
Akshen, who would later change his stage name to Scarface, ended up getting the spot as the fourth and final member of the Geto Boys. Recording for Grip It! On That Other Level began in 1988, and reached completion in early 1989. The album was well received in the Hip hop community, and gave the group exposure in the east coast and west coast, where southern hip hop was previously ignored.
American women with rainbow hair and seapunk inspired outfits, 2013. Seapunk is a subculture that originated on Tumblr in 2011. It is associated with an aquatic-themed style of fashion, 3D net art, iconography, and allusions to popular culture of the 1990s. The advent of seapunk also spawned its own electronic music microgenre, featuring elements of Southern hip hop and pop music and R&B; music of the 1990s.
During his studies, Simmons began making and releasing mixtapes under the moniker, DJ Drama. One of his first series (called Electric Relaxation) included a variety of R&B; tracks. In 1998, he released his first mixtape (Jim Crow Laws) composed exclusively of Southern hip hop acts like Outkast, Three 6 Mafia, and Mystikal. The success of that tape led DJ Drama to start the mixtape series, Gangsta Grillz.
Webbie was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His mother died when he was nine years old so his parental care was split between his father and grandmother. Ever since he was five years old, he had been writing rhymes, and throughout his childhood he had become an avid fan of hardcore rap artists including Southern hip hop performers Master P, Eightball & MJG, the Geto Boys, UGK Along With DjTrillReed (Second Cousin). .
5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label. The group originally consisted of Andre "007" Barnes and Eric "E-Rock" Taylor, with Richard "Lo Life" Nash joining the group following his release from prison for their second album, Gangsta Funk.
Against da Grain is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on October 12, 1999 via LaFace Records. The album features guest appearances from Backbone, Big Boi, Bone Crusher and Lil' Wayne. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200 and at number 21 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States and the Southeastern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami—five cities which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music. The music was a reaction to the 1980s flow of hip hop culture from New York City and the Los Angeles area and can be considered a third major American hip hop genre, after East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop. Many early Southern rap artists released their music independently or on mixtapes after encountering difficulty securing record-label contracts in the 1990s.[ allmusic] By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had attained national success, and as the decade went on, both mainstream and underground varieties of Southern hip-hop became among the most popular and influential of the entire genre.
"Cyclone" is the second single by American rapper Baby Bash from his album Cyclone. The song features T-Pain on the last verse and Mickaël on the intro and chorus. The song was produced by Lil Jon and the song's beat structure incorporates typical Southern hip hop claps and pizzicatos, as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the song as double platinum.
On October 11, 2016, Nard & B released a collaborative mixtape with Jamaican rapper and Hustle Gang affiliate Zuse. The mixtape, titled Trench Zuse, enlist some of Nard & B fellow producers such as DJ Spinz, Bobby Kritical, Will A Fool, and DJ Plugg. Southern hip hop producer XL Eagle, a member of the TrenchWerk team, produces on almost every track. In 2017, Migos released "T-Shirt", produced by Nard & B, from their second album Culture.
K.L. The group utilized a "girlish and pure" image during its run. T-ara would find wider success with their Supernova collaboration "TTL (Time to Love)", a track influenced by southern hip hop. The single was marketed as a "180-degree transformation" of the group, who took on a "sexier" image compared to their debut. In October 2009, the group revealed their plans for a mini-album release in the coming months.
The Coughee Brothaz (formerly known as the Odd Squad)Devin The Dude Explains Coughee Brothaz' Evolution From Da Odd Squad is a Southern hip-hop trio consisting of Devin the Dude, Jugg Mugg and Rob Quest.Odd Men In Rap Pages article by Jai Boden, August 1994. The group members Devin and Rob met at a 1989 talent show sponsored by Kurtis Blow. Devin lost the contest but was greatly impressed by Rob's performance.
Local radio refused to play Three 6 Mafia's music. However, when people who worked for local radio heard "Da Summa", they decided to play it, making it the group's first radio-played song. Regarded as "one of the essential southern hip-hop albums", Mystic Stylez has been described as a defining example of horrorcore. The album led the way for a whole subset of Memphis rap and would influence other artists for decades to come.
"Sorry" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I.. The song was released on November 27, 2012, as the fourth official single from his eighth studio album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head (2012). The single, which was produced by American record producer Jazze Pha, features a guest verse from fellow Atlanta-based rapper André 3000, of Southern hip hop group OutKast. The track also features uncredited vocals by Stacy Barthe.
The song was officially remixed in January 2008, billed as the "Dirty South Remix". The remix features guest verses from Shawty Lo's fellow Southern hip hop artists, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Plies and Lil Wayne. The song was remixed a second time featuring Young Jeezy, E-40, Plies and Gorilla Zoe. The first remix is notable for having Lil Wayne rap through an auto-tune, which alters one's voice and makes it sound synthesized.
Cilvia Demo is a loose concept album that, according to Rashad, sums up his emotional struggle, from his teenage to adolescent years. The project is characterized by its personal themes, such as substance abuse, fatherhood, coming of age, and police brutality. Its music incorporates stylistic and production elements of southern, experimental, and progressive hip hop. The production consists of smooth, old school influenced, downbeat southern hip hop, with elements of experimental soul and trip hop.
Hutto caught the attention of Insane Clown Posse while selling his cassettes at one of their concerts. Following several phone calls with group member Joseph Bruce, Hutto was signed to Psychopathic Records, making him the first Southern hip hop performer on the label. Bruce and Joseph Utsler helped Hutto create the character Boondox, which took six months to fully develop. Hutto released his first album under the Boondox name, The Harvest, on July 11, 2006.
Lil Wayne became one of the most prominent New Orleans rappers. The city has also been a center of Southern hip hop, and the birthplace of mainstream Bounce music which originated in Baton Rouge. Louisiana is known as the most important place for the development of a style of heavy metal: sludge metal. Two of its founding acts, Eyehategod and Crowbar, are from New Orleans, where the genre's most important scene can be found.
They have since reconciled, with Nas appearing on Jeezy's 2008 single, "My President".Shake. Young Jeezy Says Nas Has No Street Credibility . Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved on December 20, 2006. Many other Southern rappers such as Ludacris, Trick Daddy, and Big Boi (whose fellow Outkast member, Andre 3000, declared hip hop dead on 2001's "Funkin' Around", off Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast) have also attacked Nas' album title claiming that it is targeted at Southern hip hop.
Will Rap for Food is the debut album by southern hip hop group CunninLynguists, at the time only consisting of Deacon the Villain and Kno. It was released October 2001 on Urban Aces. The album is mostly produced by Kno, with contributions from Celph Titled and Deacon the Villain, respectively, on the singles "So Live!" and "616 Rewind", which was released via Buds Distribution. Will Rap for Food was re-issued in 2005 by Freschest Records.
Friends since childhood, Paul and Chamillionaire broke into the music industry by doing promotions for various southern hip-hop entities such as Cash Money Records. Eventually, they got jobs doing promotions for Swishahouse. While there, they recorded a demo for Swishahouse that gained a lot of attention, and soon people wanted to know who made it. Paul and Chamillionaire kept asking Swishahouse CEO Michael 5000 Watts to let them get a couple of verses on some mixtapes.
"Old Town Road" has been variously described by publications as a country rap, \- \- trap, \- \- pop, country, rock Southern hip hop, or country trap song. Lil Nas X himself said that he regards it as the latter. Produced by YoungKio, "Old Town Road" samples Nine Inch Nails' track "34 Ghosts IV" from their sixth studio album Ghosts I–IV (2008). The song prominently features the playing of a banjo along with trap-style Roland TR-808 drums and bass throughout.
Nitti's production signature is either a child or Nitti himself declaring "this a Nitti beat" before more monologue before the song lyrics start. Nitti's sound is primarily sample-free, relying heavily on synthesized sounds. He has worked primarily with southern hip hop artists throughout his career and is credited with helping popularize "snap music" production with Yung Joc's "It's Goin' Down". In 2010, Nitti produced the single "Bring It Back" for the rap duo 8Ball & MJG.
In 1988, Gibson enrolled in the Art Institute of Atlanta to study studio engineering. Glenn followed shortly after, leaving Sacramento, CA, where he had been attending Sacramento State University. It was in the South that the two were inspired by artists such as Success N Effect and Kilo Ali as they explored the roots of the Southern hip-hop genre. In 1990, Gibson and Glenn released their first 12-inch single, “Strictly Political,” as Tag Team Crew.
Victor Gurrola Jr., better known by his stage name Zilla (formerly VG Skillz and V-Zilla), is an American underground rapper and producer from Houston, Texas. He is known for his style of rap, which combines East Coast hip hop with his native Southern hip hop. In 2010, Zilla became a member of hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs, founded by Jedi Mind Tricks frontman Vinnie Paz. Coming out of Houston, Zilla got his start posting music online.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 23, 2003, by LaFace Records. Issued as a double album, its playtime of more than two hours is distributed over solo albums from both of the group's members. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is a Southern hip hop album with a P-Funk influence, while André 3000's The Love Below features psychedelic, pop, funk, electro, and jazz styles.
The band's name came from the nickname that Werthner and his friends gave his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in the 1990s. He was an NYPD officer with a 1970s parted and feathered hairstyle. When they saw him they'd say, "here comes the hot action cop." Werthner cites musical influences including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, The Eagles, New York hardcore, Southern hip-hop, punk, metal, reggae, and songwriters like Billy Joel and Elvis Costello.
Strange Journey Volume Two is the fourth mixtape by Southern hip-hop group CunninLynguists, released on November 3, 2009. The album features guest appearances from E-40, Sean Price, Witchdoctor, Evidence, Geologic of Blue Scholars and Tonedeff, among others. The production is mostly handled by Kno, with contributions from Blue Sky Black Death and J-Zone.Strange Journey Volume Two at QN5 Music website Strange Journey Volume Two followed the July 2009 release of Strange Journey Volume One.
Goodie Mob is a hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1991 and consist of members Big Gipp, Khujo, Cee-Lo, and T-Mo. Their 1995 debut single "Cell Therapy" reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles. They are part of the Dungeon Family, a hip hop/R&B; musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia and specializing in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences.
The Geto Boys, a hip hop group from Houston, were among the first hip hop artists from the Southern United States to gain widespread popularity. Southern hip hop's roots can be traced to the success of Geto Boys' Grip It! On That Other Level in 1989, the Rick Rubin produced The Geto Boys in 1990, and We Can't Be Stopped in 1991. After the Geto Boys rose to stardom, Houston became the center for Southern hip hop.
Kidd Kidd was discovered by American hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne, while rapping on a street corner in New Orleans. Kidd Kidd went on to sign a recording contract with Wayne's record label imprint, Young Money Entertainment. He joined the label as a member of Southern hip hop group Squad Up, alongside fellow New Orleans-based rappers, Gudda Gudda and T-Streets. The group would ultimately disband and leave Young Money in 2004, due to disputes between members.
"Congratulations" was first released as the album's first promotional single on November 4, 2016. It was later sent to rhythmic radio as the album's fifth official single. The song features a guest appearance from Southern hip hop rapper Quavo, while the production was handled by Metro Boomin and Frank Dukes, with additional production by Louis Bell. The song was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and became his biggest and first international hit.
In 1994, Outkast released their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, which was recorded when members Big Boi and André 3000 were eighteen years old. Bolstered by the success of the single "Player's Ball", the record established Outkast as prominent figures in the Southern hip hop scene. After the album was certified platinum, LaFace Records gave Outkast more creative control and advanced money for their 1996 follow-up album ATLiens. The duo took the opportunity to recreate their image.
Psychic Thoughts (Are What I Conceive?) is the second album released by rapper, Ganksta NIP. It was released on July 6, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot Records and was produced by famed southern hip hop producer, Mike Dean, along with Crazy C and John Bido. Psychic Thoughts (Are What I Conceive?) proved successful, charting on three different Billboard charts, #151 on the Billboard 200, #30 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums and #5 on the Top Heatseekers.
The Sun's Tirade, much like its predecessor, is a loose concept album. The project is characterized by its personal themes, such as substance abuse, depression, and Rashad's personal struggles with alcohol and Xanax addiction. The album incorporates stylistic and production elements of southern hip hop, jazz, neo soul, trap music, and progressive hip hop. Musically, the project has been noted by publications for its diversity and unique sonic palate, and for being "much more jazzy and upbeat" than Cilvia Demo.
The discography of André 3000, an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia, consists of eight singles as a featured artist. André 3000 embarked on his musical career in 1991, as a member of the Southern hip hop group OutKast, alongside fellow Atlanta-based rapper Big Boi. Together they have recorded and released six studio albums, and their singles "Ms. Jackson", "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move", have all topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
Much of Country Grammar tracks are bass-heavy, that are primarily Southern hip-hop based and minimalistic. In the album's self-titled track, Nelly's vocals are slurred and slow, and are a "smooth, slippery-fast instrument" with "reggae inflections". Rolling Stone found the song's lyrics to depict Nelly "riding around town in an expensive SUV with an assault weapon". "Ride wit Me" is rap, pop crossover, that samples composition from DeBarge's 1982 "I Like It", and its lyrics feature Nelly introspecting.
In 1996, it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S. The album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila J. Tyler-Calloway, Green's late mother. Soul Food received critical acclaim for its raw, Southern, socially conscious lyrics and original production from Organized Noize. Along with Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Soul Food has been regarded as one of the two albums that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream, and it is regarded as a southern classic.
The album lead single, called "Right Back" was released on September 29, 2014. The track features guest verses from southern hip hop recording artists Jeezy, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, while the production was handled by The Mekanics and Syk Sense. The album's second single, called "Wishing" was released on May 2, 2016. The track features guest vocals from American R&B; recording artists Chris Brown and LyQuin, alongside a rapper Skeme, while the production was handled by J Nat Beats.
"Ready for Whatever" is a song by American rapper T.I., released on September 23, 2008, as the sixth single from his sixth studio album, Paper Trail (2008). The song was produced by Southern hip hop record producer Drumma Boy. In a 2014 interview for HipHopDX, Drumma Boy revealed that "Ready for Whatever" had to be edited at least 25 different times, at the request of T.I.'s lawyers, because of the song's detailing of his 2007 arrest for gun possession.
Chicken-n-Beer is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It was released on October 7, 2003, by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place from 2002 to 2003, and it was handled by several record producers, including DJ Nasty & LVM, Kanye West, Mo B. Dick, DJ Paul, Juicy J and Ludacris himself. The Southern hip hop album, Chicken-n-Beer is musically similar to Ludacris' previous work, with his use of a fast, highly versatile flow.
It also includes Timbaland beatboxing and adding "toy sounds", as well as Timberlake's falsetto. The track features a rap verse from rapper T.I. It also carries a slower beat, with an electro-Southern hip hop sound. The Guardian described the song as a "languid love ballad, prickling with dark emotion", while MTV News described the beat as "slow and saucy". Ben Williams of New York magazine wrote that it has "stabbing techno riff, crunched-together mouth-popping noises, and wailing opera singer".
Gene Elliott Thornton Jr. (born August 18, 1972), better known by his stage name No Malice (formerly known as Malicious and later Malice), is an American hip hop recording artist from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is best known for being one half of Southern hip hop duo Clipse, alongside his brother and fellow rapper Pusha T. No Malice released his solo debut album Hear Ye Him, on August 18, 2013, and his second studio album, Let the Dead Bury the Dead, on August 18, 2017.
The mixtape's music incorporates stylistic and production elements of hip hop scenes distinct from ASAP Rocky's hometown New York scene, particularly Southern hip hop. Its production features woozy soundscapes, low and mid-tempo beats, and chopped and screwed choruses. His lyrics deal with themes about moral decay, including promiscuity and drug use, expressed through his boastful, tempered flow. The mixtape was promoted with two singles, "Peso" and "Purple Swag", which garnered ASAP Rocky mainstream attention and led to his first record deal. Live. Love.
Gangsta Funk is the second studio album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on February 22, 1994 through Rap-a-Lot Records. Like the group's previous album, the album was produced mostly by famed southern hip hop producers Mike Dean and N.O. Joe. Gangsta Funk peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 and 13 on the Billboard's R&B;/Hip-Hop chart, becoming the group's highest charting album. "Ghetto Curse Words" and "Same Ol'" both appeared on the 5th Ward Boyz' previous album, Ghetto Dope.
Bad Boy South was founded in 2003 after this signing of 8 Ball & MJG. The label was created to capitalize on the success of southern hip hop and to have one label simply focus on that genre so that the mainstream label could go out and search for other talents. For the first year, 8 Ball & MJG were the only artists on the label. In 2005, the label signed a deal with Russell "Block" Spencer to cross- promote artists on his label, Block Entertainment.
The song features guest appearances from American Southern hip hop rapper Project Pat and his label- mate Juicy J. On July 15, 2014, the music video was released for "KK" featuring Juicy J and Project Pat. On July 22, 2014, the album's second official single was released, titled "You and Your Friends". The song featuring guest appearances from his longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg and American singer and rapper Ty Dolla Sign. The official music video was released December 23, 2014 and currently has over 34 million views.
Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine found elements of middle of the road music in the ballads. The album opens with the up-tempo dance song "Lose My Breath", a track detailing a man full of empty promises to a woman. It is musically complete with military, marching-band drums and keyboard stabs and the backing track contains various sound effects. "Soldier", the second track with T.I. and Lil Wayne, the only featured artists on the album, contains elements from Southern hip hop and Crunk&B.
STN MTN is a concept mixtape where Glover is asleep dreaming he "ran Atlanta", with songs based on modern day southern hip hop. The mixtape ends with Glover awaking from this dream on the Hawaiian island, Kauai. Kauai is a concept EP. Unlike STN MTN, Kauai focuses on themes such as love, nostalgia and passion, using alternative R&B.; A song from the EP Kauai, "Retro [Rough]", is based on Gambino's earlier song, "Love Is Crazy" featuring Eugene Cordero, from his mixtape Sick Boi.
3 "the real tipping point for scrunk", and said that "though 3OH!3 doesn't incorporate the blood-curdling screams of many scrunk acts, they were the first emo-influenced act to depart from traditional instruments in favor of pre-programmed beats", while still retaining many of the stylistic elements of emo. The Millionaires, who do not use screamed vocals, are also crunkcore. The Phoenix described crunkcore as "a combination of minimalist Southern hip-hop, Auto-Tune croons, techno breakdowns, barked vocals, and party-till-you-puke poetics".
The growing interest in crunk music among music producers outside the Southern hip hop scene led to the development of various subgenres of crunk, including Eurocrunk, crunkcore, crunkczar, aquacrunk, acid crunk and most recently, trap music. By the end of 2009, crunk has seen a relative decline in mainstream American music, mostly due to the rising popularity of the trap and drill music subgenres during the 2010s. In 2015, American singer Tinashe incorporated crunk elements in her single "All Hands on Deck" featuring Iggy Azalea.
Drankin' Patnaz is the second studio album by American Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on August 26, 2003 via So So Def/Arista Records. The album features guest appearances from Jazze Pha, Backbone, Killer Mike and Lil' Jon. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 7, 2003.
"Soldier" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child, featuring American rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne, from Destiny's Child's fourth studio album Destiny Fulfilled (2004). Columbia Records released "Soldier" as the second single from Destiny Fulfilled on December 7, 2004. The trio, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, co-wrote the song with Sean Garrett and Rich Harrison; the latter co-produced it with Knowles. A Southern hip hop mid-tempo song, it lyrically describes each member's favorite type of male love interest.
Although it is considered a West coast hip hop song, the song's beat structure incorporates typical southern hip hop snares as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which remains E-40's highest charting single as lead artist to date. The track is credited to have popularized the use of T-Pain as a hook singer on hip hop tracks. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 31, 2016.
Ten Toes Down is the eighth studio album by the American southern hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on May 4, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records and E1 Music. This is the first album by the duo after leaving the Bad Boy South, before signing a record deal with the Grand Hustle label. The album has guest appearances by T.I., Young Dro, Slim Thug and Bun B with production by T.I., as well as Nitti, Drumma Boy, Nard & B and Lil' C, among others.
Atlanta hip hop Atlanta has been called "hip- hop's center of gravity,"John Caramanica, "Gucci Mane, No Holds Barred ", New York Times, December 11, 2009 and the city is considered is a capital of hip hop, including Southern hip hop, of R&B; and of neo soul. The city is the current home or birthplace of many hip-hop artists including Lil Jon, Ludacris, B.o.B and Usher. It is also a center of gospel music where the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards take place.
The genre made a strong comeback in the Southern hip hop (or "Dirty South") scene starting in the late 1990s and peaking in about 2005 with two hit singles, Ying-Yang Twins' sexually explicit "Wait (The Whisper Song)", as well as David Banner's dirty single, "Play," both produced by the "father of snap", Mr. Collipark. D4L also garnered success that year with their dirty rap single, "Laffy Taffy," a song dedicated to the female labia. Southern rapper Plies has released several dirty rap singles, such as "Becky" and "Fucking or What".
Robert Terrance Barnett (born on February 2, 1972 in Fairburn, Georgia), professionally known by his stage name T-Mo Goodie (or simply T-Mo), is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for being a member of Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. He is also one-half of the hip hop duo the Lumberjacks (with fellow Goodie Mob groupmate Khujo), and a member of hip hop collective Dungeon Family. He released his first solo project 2 the Fullest on October 31, 2000 via Stronghouse Productions.
Keep It Pimp & Gangsta is the third album released by rap group, Dirty. It was released on February 25, 2003 through Universal Records and was produced by member, Big Pimp, The Highly Respected Dr. Fangaz, Khao, Cool & Dre and Mannie Fresh. Keep It Pimp & Gangsta is thus far, Dirty's most successful album chart-wise, peakin at #63 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums and was the duo's last album distributed by Universal, as they would later join the famed Southern hip hop label Rap-a-Lot Records.
This successful album led to Puff Daddy to be named as one of Forbes 40th highest- paid entertainers, along with southern hip hop rapper Master P and Oprah Winfrey. The music video for "Been Around the World" features cameo appearances by Jennifer Lopez, playing Puff Daddy's love interest in a fictional storyline. Its positive reception led to widespread rumors of a personal relationship between the two in the media. This was later confirmed when Puff Daddy and Lopez dated for a period of time in the late 1990s.
Hip hop music in Washington, D.C. has been an important part of the culture of the area. The city's traditional style has been described as not quite the same as New York City hip hop nor Southern hip hop. Rather, it has been influenced by both regions to form its own unique style of music. The population of D.C. is not large enough to support as many distinct subgenres of rap as other metropolitan areas, and as a result, the sound and style of D.C. hip hop is very mixed.
"The Way You Move" is credited to Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, and the song's producer, Carlton Mahone; Big Boi also does some co-production. Combining elements of bass music, Atlanta-style southern hip hop, and 1970s soul music, "The Way You Move" is Big Boi's light-hearted dedication to women. The song's instrumental track is punctuated with the prominent live horn section "Hornz Unlimited" of Atlanta reminiscent of Earth Wind and Fire, which features Sleepy Brown singing in style inspired by the work of Motown star Marvin Gaye.
Trap music is a style of Southern hip hop and gangsta rap that was developed in the late 1990s to early 2000s in the Southern United States. It is typified by double or triple-time sub-divided hi-hats, heavy, sub-bass layered kick drums from the Roland TR-808 drum machine, layered synthesizers and an overall dark, ominous or bleak atmosphere and lyrical content. The term "trap" referred to places where drug deals take place. In the 2010s, artists crossbred trap with dubstep to create trap EDM.
Ev'rybody Know Me is the third studio album by American Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on December 13, 2005 via LaFace Records. The album features guest appearances from Akon, Ben-Hated, Cutty Cartel, Daz Dillinger, Jazze Pha, Lil' Scrappy, Mannie Fresh, Mr. Mo, Proverb, Shawty Putt, T-Boz and Young Buck. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, at number 7 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 4 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States.
As the spread of Southern hip hop continued, its mainstream breakthrough occurred in 2000. Rap duo UGK made a high-profile guest appearance on Jay-Z's smash hit "Big Pimpin'" and also appeared on Three 6 Mafia's hit "Sippin' on Some Syrup." Both of these collaborations greatly increased their reputation and helped fuel anticipation for their next project.The Hip Hop world was ready for the next adventure but unfortunately the UGK rapper Pimp C died from a sudden heart attack after overdosing on purple drank on December 4, 2007 at the age of 33.
"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" is a song by American hip hop duo UGK, released on June 6, 2007, as the second single from their fifth studio album Underground Kingz (2007). The song, produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia, features verses from fellow Southern hip hop duo OutKast. The song's beat was originally produced for Project Pat, who used it on the track "Choose U" from his 2002 album Layin' Da Smack Down. The instrumental contains a sample of "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch.
Sean Merrett (born November 1, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Kuntry King, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known as a member of Southern hip hop group Pimp $quad Click, along with longtime friend and fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I..[ Big Kuntry - P$C]Billboard. Accessed September 30, 2008 After signing to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, Big Kuntry King secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, My Turn to Eat, was released September 30, 2008.
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the 1994 debut album of American hip hop duo Outkast. After befriending each other in 1992, rappers André 3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with production team Organized Noize, which led to their signing to LaFace Records. The album was produced by the team and recorded at the Dungeon, D.A.R.P. Studios, Purple Dragon, Bosstown, and Doppler Studios in Atlanta. A Southern hip hop record, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik features live instrumentation in its hip hop production and musical elements from funk and soul genres.
"Front Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., taken from his fourth studio album King (2006). The song was produced by Mannie Fresh, who also shares co-writing credits alongside Pimp C, Bun B, T.I., Ice Cube, The Meters, Freddie Southwell, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre. The song, which features Southern hip hop duo UGK, samples and embodies portions of the duo's 1994 single "Front, Back, Side to Side", from their second album Super Tight. The song was featured in the trailer for the 2006 film ATL, starring T.I..
Written by Fetty Wap and produced by Tony Fadd of RGF Productions, "Trap Queen" is a melodic lo-fi hip hop, trap, and R&B; song. Wap sings most of the song's verses, along with its chorus, in a gritty, melodic delivery reminiscent of contemporary Southern hip hop artists such as Gucci Mane, Future, Rich Homie Quan, and Young Thug. Wap's sung vocals, particularly during the song's chorus, are digitally altered. One additional verse, following the first iteration of the chorus, is rapped in a more straightforward, traditional style.
Cedric Dormaine Hill (born June 3, 1974) better known by his stage name E.S.G. (which stands for Everyday Street Gangsta or Everyday Serving God) is a southern hip hop recording artist from Houston, Texas, and is a member of the Screwed Up Click.Birchmeier, Jason "E.S.G. Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-29 He helped to popularize the "Screwed and Chopped" style of rap music. His debut album Ocean of Funk was released in 1994 and it contained the popular single "Swangin' & Bangin'", which would later be remixed in his followup Sailin' Da South.
After Nas blamed Southern hip hop as the cause of the perceived artistic decline of the genre on his 2006 single "Hip Hop Is Dead", from the album of the same name, his then-Def Jam labelmate Young Jeezy took offense by claiming that Nas had "no street credibility" and vowing his album The Inspiration would outsell Hip Hop is Dead, which were released one week apart from each other in December 2006. After failing to do so, Jeezy took back his disses towards Nas, and the two later collaborated on the 2008 hit single "My President".
In 2010, southern hip hop rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. released a song entitled "Hometown Hero" on his mixtape Krit Wuz Here, in which he features Boobie Miles quotes from the movie Friday Night Lights. Big K.R.I.T., also released a song entitled "Boobie Miles" on his 2012 mixtape 4eva Na Day. Miles is related to Denver Broncos All-Pro Von Miller. Anthony Dixon, a former running back and special-teamer for the Buffalo Bills, is nicknamed “Boobie” in reference to Miles. Miles Sanders, a current running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, is also nicknamed “Boobie” in reference to Miles.
Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an American rapper, songwriter, media personality, and basketball player. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition for being one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellow rapper Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. The duo was signed to fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, and are best known for their debut single "Duffle Bag Boy". In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Recordings, an imprint of Universal Music Group.
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born 30 May 1975), better known by his stage name CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor, and businessman. Green is known for his work in soul music, including the hit singles "Crazy" and "Fuck You". Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Green came to initial prominence as a member of the Southern hip hop group Goodie Mob. He subsequently began a solo career, releasing two albums on Arista Records: Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (2002) and Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine (2004).
Malbec is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band, formed in 2003. Malbec was noted as on the forefront of bands which integrated sequenced hip-hop beats with modern pop stylings; their musical style includes influences from Southern hip hop, Britpop, classical compositions and folk music. Malbec disbanded in 2010 and notably began the music careers of Foster the People drummer Mark Pontius, hip-hop producer Speakerbomb (Freddie Gibbs), pop songwriter and producer Nick Ruth (Zara Larsson, Kelly Clarkson, Night Terrors of 1927), among others. Members Samantha Barbera and Ruth would go on to form BEGINNERS in 2014.
On August 8, 2011, Yelawolf released the first official single from his album, titled "Hard White (Up in the Club)", which features guest vocals from a southern hip hop producer Lil Jon. The album's release date was moved down to October 2011, and later had a final release date to November 21, 2011. On October 30, 2011, Yelawolf released the second single off Radioactive, titled "Let's Roll", featuring guest vocals from Kid Rock. Anticipation for the album increased when hip hop magazine The Source gave the album a rare 4.5 out of 5 mics, meaning the album was "near classic".
The success of LaFace and SoSo Def led to Atlanta as an established scene for record labels such as LaFace parent company Arista Records to set up satellite offices. Besides Crunk, at the start of the 2000s, independent southern hip hop raised some eyebrows with Cunninlynguists. A group from Atlanta, Georgia and Lexington, Kentucky, though did not achieve as much commercial success as other southern rap acts, found much critical acclaim for their 5 records released between 2001 and 2011. Especially their magnum opus, A Piece of Strange (2006) and its follow up Dirty Acres (2007).
Hip Hop artist Z-Ro from Houston Texas In the late 1980s, the Geto Boys were Houston's first rap group to gain mainstream popularity. In the early 1990s, Texas rap groups such as PKO and UGK also gained popularity. Before the early 1990s, most Southern hip hop was upbeat and fast, like Miami bass and crunk. In Texas the music was generally slower. In the early 1990s DJ Screw created "chopped and screwed" music. Although people associated with Screw have indicated any time between 1987 and 1991, Screw said he started slowing music down in 1990.
The term crunk is used as a blanket term to denote any style of southern hip hop, it is mainly used to denote a musical style that was originated by Three Six Mafia in Memphis, Tennessee, in the mid-to-late 1990s. It was popularized by Atlanta rapper Lil Jon,"Lil Jon crunks up the volume", New York Times, November 28, 2004 and gained mainstream popularity in the period 2003–04."Southern Lights", Vibe Dec 2003 A typical crunk track uses a drum machine rhythm, heavy bassline, and shouting vocals, often in call and response manner.
Crunk is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the early 1990s and gained mainstream success during the mid 2000s. Crunk is often up-tempo and one of Southern hip hop's more dance and club oriented subgenres. An archetypal crunk track frequently uses a main groove consisting of layered keyboard synths, a drum machine clapping rhythm, heavy basslines, and shouting vocals, often in a call and response manner. The term "crunk" is also used as a blanket term to denote any style of Southern hip hop, a side effect of the genre's breakthrough to the mainstream.
Album opener "Bullshittin'" was produced by Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J, and features a murky bassline with a calming vibe. The track is inspired by the sound of southern hip hop. "Cookie Coma" was produced by The Alchemist, and contains a jazzy beat, with lush horns and upright bass. The style of production is inspired by boom bap production, with prominent sounding drums. Hodgy ponders his own morality on the track, with self- reflective lines such as "I’m too legit for life, I should get a grip and die, Fuckin’ take a trip and fly, and never come down".
'Curtis Stewart (born November 26, 1983), better known by his stage name Kidd Kidd (formerly known as Nutt Da Kidd), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He was one of the first members of Lil Wayne's label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, as a part of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up. In 2011, Kidd Kidd signed a record deal with 50 Cent's label imprint G-Unit Records and subsequently in 2014, he joined the newly reformed East Coast hip hop group, G-Unit. In 2015, he was chosen as part of XXL Magazines annual Freshman Class.
3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... is the debut album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released on March 24, 1992. The album's chart success was the beginning of the popularization of Southern hip hop. 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... stood in stark contrast to the gangsta rap that ruled the hip hop charts in 1992 (such as Dr. Dre's The Chronic), in its focus on spirituality, peace and love. The album's title refers to the length of time it took Arrested Development to get a record contract.
In the late 1990s, hip hop's main popularity moved from West Coast hip hop and East Coast hip hop to Southern hip hop. Founder of NY Label Def Jam Russell Simmons wanted to capitalize off of the success of southern rap. He recruited Scarface, a southern rap legend and former member of the Geto Boys to be the head of the label and, by 1999, the label was established. Also in 1999, an Atlanta DJ named Chris Luva Luva began rapping under the moniker Ludacris and released his debut solo album Incognegro independently on his own record label Disturbing tha Peace.
"Georgia" is a single by Southern hip hop duo Field Mob and Atlanta-based rapper Ludacris featuring R&B; singer Jamie Foxx, with production by DJ Vudu Spellz. It first appeared on Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace, a compilation album released by Ludacris' own Disturbing tha Peace record label, showcasing the company's new talent as of 2006. The track was reprised on the Field Mob album Light Poles and Pine Trees released later the same year. In the original radio version of the song, the background chorus was a sampling of Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind".
B, who signed a joint partnership deal with Grand Hustle and super producer Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock Entertainment, under Atlantic Records. The deal took place after Atlantic determined that B.o.B could benefit from being introduced to the world by such a well- established artist such as T.I.. B.o.B was later featured on T.I.'s highly acclaimed album Paper Trail (2008), on the track "On Top of the World", which also featured T.I.'s former rival Ludacris. In June 2008, T.I. announced the signing of veteran Southern hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG to Grand Hustle, during his Hot 107-9 Birthday Bash.
Wanting to make a statement about urban life as an African American in the South, Outkast wrote and recorded the album as teenagers and addressed coming of age themes with the album's songs. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik was released by LaFace on April 26, 1994, and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, eventually being certified platinum in the United States. The record received positive reviews from critics and helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene, amid East Coast and West Coast hip hop's market dominance at the time.
Light Poles and Pine Trees is the third album from the southern hip hop duo Field Mob, and their first, and only, under the Disturbing tha Peace imprint. It was released in stores on June 20, 2006. Originally, the premiere single from the album was to be the track Friday Night but did not make the final album cut, although it was still released in early 2006 as a radio promo and appeared on international editions as an extra bonus track. Instead the first official single from the album was the Jazze Pha produced song "So What" featuring R&B; singer Ciara.
A new sound that has recently gotten very popular in Chicago is a new style of hip hop called drill music that formed on Chicago's South Side. This style is very slow, repetitive, heavily influenced by trap music which is synonymous with Southern hip-hop and is considered representative of the South Side's dangerous environment and its effect on the youth. The main rapper in this scene who has brought this style to mainstream prominence is Chief Keef, and his success has extended to other local rappers in the drill scene such as King L, Lil Durk and Lil Reese.
"Soldier" is a mid-tempo Southern hip hop song; Alex MacPherson of Stylus Magazine further found elements of Crunk&B; music while Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times noted electropop elements in its composition. Discussing the song musically, Kitty Empire from The Observer classified it as a "ghetto anthem-in-waiting that echoes the Southern bent of much contemporary hip hop". According to the sheet music published on the website Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Soldier" was composed using common time in the key of C minor with a pulsing hip hop tempo of 75 beats per minute.
Carlos Rico Walker (March 22, 1976 – September 21, 2016), better known as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper, record producer, and executive from Atlanta, Georgia. He initially came to prominence as a founding member of the Southern hip hop group D4L, and in 2000 founded D4L Records. The group reached national status in 2005 when their single "Laffy Taffy" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be certified 3X platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2007, he began pursuing a solo career, releasing his debut single "Dey Know", which was included on his solo debut album Units in the City, released in February 2008.
Jazz Butler was born on October 3, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Ishmael Butler of Digable Planets and Shabazz Palaces and Cheryl Clemons, better known professionally as "Coko" from SWV. Talking about growing up in Virginia Beach, Butler said "it sucked but I love it" and said he grew up listening to emo music and southern hip-hop artists who inspired him to make music. Butler's parents split up when he was young and he would bounce between his mother and father's homes, Butler went to high school in Seattle, Washington at Garfield High School, and chose to be homeless at age 17.
The death of the East Coast rapper and former Tupac adversary, The Notorious B.I.G, concluded the west–east feud that had riddled Hip-Hop throughout the 1990s. The West Coast scene slowly started to fade from the mainstream in the early 2000s, as fans drifted more towards the East Coast scene, with new artists such as 50 Cent coming to the fore alongside 1990s veterans such as Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition, Southern hip hop reached the mainstream in the early 2000s and, arguably, Atlanta's rap scene became the most popular in the country with the rise of crunk in 2003–2004.
Aquacrunk was pioneered by Glasgow artist Rustie, and features slowed down, low-slung beats influenced by Southern hip-hop with electronic mutterings and morphing basslines. It is influenced as much by early Rephlex and Underground Resistance releases by crunk artists like Lil Jon or Young Buck. Purple sound emerged in Bristol in late 2008 out of the splintering dubstep scene and took inspiration from wonky, which it is sometimes considered a part of. It incorporates synth funk from the 1980s and G-funk production from the ’90s into dubstep, while also introducing many aspects of grime and chiptune (several prominent purple sound artists cite video game music as a large influence).
Though rappers not from Dixie had tended to avoid being associated with Southern hip hop music before, Busta Rhymes and Nelly accepted offers to perform on remixes of "Get Low". Lil Jon's album, titled Kings of Crunk, which contains "Get Low", became double platinum. In 2004, independent label Crunk Incorporated signed a major distribution deal with Reprise/Warner Brothers Records for the crunk group Crime Mob, who released the platinum single "Knuck If You Buck". They followed this with their 2006 hit, "Rock Yo Hips". In March 2004, R&B; singer Houston released his crunk&B; hit "I Like That", which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
While it was still on the label, this release differed from usual No Limit releases in that it was not exclusively produced by the production team Beats by the Pound, and featured only three guest appearances from major No Limit names Master P, C-Murder, and Silkk the Shocker. The album did not fare as well commercially as his first No Limit release, peaking at #44 on the Billboard 200. Mac's musical style differed from many other Southern hip hop artists in this period, and he often displayed a level of lyrical complexity that has come to be associated with East Coast hip hop.
He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment. Flo Rida signed with Hot Boyz, in 2000 and with Poe Boy, in 2004 and began affiliating himself for Cash Money with other Southern hip hop artists, such as Rick Ross, Trina, T-Pain, and Trick Daddy. A promotional single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm From Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best (2007), which also features Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.
The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia and specializing in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's studio, located in the basement of his mother's house, where many of the early members of the collective did their first recordings. Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown constitute the production/songwriting team Organized Noize, who have produced hits for the main popular Dungeon Family groups Outkast and Goodie Mob. The collective released their first album together, titled Even in Darkness, on November 26, 2001.
See also: Southern hip hop § Tennessee, and Memphis rap Despite not always being on the forefront of the national Hip-Hop scene, the hip-hop scene in Tennessee has been very active across the state but most prominently in the Memphis area. Some notable acts include Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia (with Juicy J) was formed in Memphis. They had a #3 album on the Billboard 200 with Most Known Unknown in 2005. Other notable Memphis rappers include Project Pat, Gangsta Pat, Gangsta Boo, Playa Fly, Moneybagg Yo, Blocboy JB, Young Dolph, Blac Youngsta Al Kapone, the duo Eightball & MJG, and Yo Gotti.
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by the stage names T.I. and Tip (often stylized as TIP or T.I.P.), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. Harris signed his first major-label record deal in 1999 with Arista subsidiary LaFace. In 2001, Harris formed the Southern hip hop group P$C, alongside his longtime friends and fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Kuntry King, Mac Boney, and C-Rod. Upon being released from Arista, Harris signed to Atlantic and subsequently became the co-chief executive officer (CEO) of his own label imprint, Grand Hustle Records, which he launched in 2003.
Consequence of Sound's Chris Bosman had a mixed response—while he praised the song for feeling "vital" and "forward-moving", he criticized the guest vocals and nonetheless deemed the trap influence "trap for soccer moms". Writing for ABC News, Mesfin Fekadu commented that "her team fare[d] better" in the song and observed that the "Southern hip-hop and electronic flavors" present on it were factors that made it "work". Pop music website Idolator's Sam Lansky opined that the "weird trap-lite" of the song "never quite coalesces". The song was nominated for Best Song at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, though lost to Ariana Grande's "Problem".
Outkast (stylized as OutKast) were an American hip hop duo formed in 1992 in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta-based rappers André "3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. The duo achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, helping to popularize Southern hip hop[ allmusic Biography] while experimenting with diverse genres such as funk, psychedelia, jazz, and techno. Benjamin and Patton formed the group as high school students in 1992. Outkast released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994, which gained popularity after the single "Player's Ball" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.
Tentatively called Hip Hop Is Dead...The N,Reid, Shaheem. Nas Says Hip-Hop Is Dead — New Album Due In September. MTV: May 19, 2006. Hip Hop Is Dead was a commentary on the state of hip-hop and featured "Black Republican", a hyped collaboration with Jay-Z. The album debuted on Def Jam and Nas new imprint at that label, The Jones Experience, at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 355,000 copies—Nas's third number one album, along with It Was Written and I Am.... It also inspired reactions about the state of hip-hop, particularly controversy with Southern hip hop artists who felt the album's title was a criticism aimed at them.
"Good for You" is a pop and electro-R&B; slow jam, which contains elements of hip hop in its structure. A dark and restrained record, "Good for You" represents a new sound for Gomez, and a transition from the primarily pop influences of her previous releases. It takes on a more stripped-down, starked, sleek, sad noir and minimalist sound, while also comprising a mellow, low-key snap-drop, hip hop beat and a slow, R&B-like; chorus. Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Rather than jack the tempo, though, Gomez here slows the beat to a woozy crawl that owes something to the pitched-down sound of recent Southern hip hop".
The Girl That I Hate [AKA: The Bitch That I Hate] is a 1990 song by Southern Hip Hop group Poison Clan that originally appeared on their debut album 2 Low Life Muthas. The song peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and would end up being released as a 12-inch single. As is the case with nearly all songs that the group released as a single for radio airplay, some of the lyrics are altered in the radio edit to remove the strong profane language that dominated the original album version. The song would later appear nearly a decade later on Poison Clan's 1999 greatest hits album The Best of JT Money & Poison Clan.
Production was entirely handled by Bigg Time, with famed southern hip hop producer and frequent Rap-a-Lot contributor Mike Dean providing mixing, master and drum programming for the album. The album serves as a sequel to Swishahouse's 1999 compilation The Day Hell Broke Loose, which was also produced by Bigg Tyme. As such, most of the album features songs performed by Swishahouse members such as Mike Jones, Chamillionaire and Slim Thug, though Rap-a-Lot artists such as Scarface and Devin the Dude also appear on the album. The original version of "Still Tippin'" performed by Jones, Chamillionaire and Slim Thug appeared on this album months before the remix with Paul Wall became a hit.
J Prince Presents R.N.D.S. (Realest Niggaz Down South) is a 2-disc compilation of Southern Hip Hop jointly released by Rap-A-Lot Records and Priority Records on October 5, 1999. The album peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Many artists from the Rap-A-Lot roster of the time appear throughout the compilation along with other popular and underground Southern rappers from other labels [including an early appearance by a then-unknown Ludacris and an appearance from Boxer Roy Jones, Jr.]. The edited version omits 16 songs, drastically reducing the album to only one disc and leaving only 11 songs.
" Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine stated, "Britney's fourth album, In The Zone, finds the pop tart coming of age with a bold mix of hip-hop and dance music, wiping clean the last traces of her bubblegum-pop past. [...] For the most part, In The Zone is a big, fat, thumping love letter to the dancefloor, which makes Madonna's involvement [...] even more appropriate." Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian commented, "Unlike previous Britney albums, In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions, just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop. There is southern hip-hop, deep house, Neptunes-style R&B;, the ubiquitous Diwali beat and, most importantly, oodles of Madonna.
Azalea at the ESPYs in 2014 Although Azalea is Australian, she raps with a Southern U.S. accent. When she first moved to America, she was involved in the Southern hip hop scene of Miami and later Atlanta, which made it easy for her to cultivate the Southern influence in her music: "I lived in the South for five years; you pick up things from your surroundings and teachers. The people who taught me to rap are all from the South and so was the music I had listened to as a teen." While Azalea's debut extended play, Glory, was intended to focus on hardcore rap, the EP also touched up on other genres including electronic dance music.
Trunk Muzik III is the fifth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf, released on March 29, 2019. It is his final album under Eminem's imprint Shady Records, and was released in conjunction with Interscope Records and Yelawolf's own label Slumerican. The album marks a return to an emphasis on the southern hip hop sound that was predominant in Yelawolf's music at the start of the decade, a contrast to the country-folk and hip hop fusions of his previous two albums. While the album is titled as the third in the Trunk Muzik series, it is, technically, the fourth, following his 2009 mixtape Trunk Muzik, its subsequent 2010 reissue Trunk Muzik 0-60, and 2013's Trunk Muzik Returns.
He was discovered by Swedish producer Moonshine, leading to his successful 2001 debut album E.X.H.A.L.E. The album Lockdown Sessions followed in 2004, and three years later he joined forces with Houston locals S.W.A.T. Music Project, changing his style to the more traditional Southern hip hop style with his collaboration album Empty Bottles and Full Ashtrays in 2008. Returning to his more lyrical, East Coast-influenced roots, he mounted a comeback with 2011's Interview with a Monster, letting it be known that his previous style was a "gross miscalculation" and that he was going to make music the way he feels and marks an official return. Zilla made his first appearance with Army of the Pharaohs on their fourth studio album, In Death Reborn, released in 2014.
Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. Mantronik was the former leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the influential 1980s hip hop and electro-funk group Mantronix. Currently, Mantronik lives in South Africa, where he has produced and remixed house and techno music tracks by artists such as India, Junior Senior, Kylie Minogue, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Michael Gray, Victoria Beckham, Liberty X, and Mim. Mantronik was influential on the development of hip hop music; notably, he laid the foundations for Southern hip hop genres such as Miami bass and trap music, and helped popularize the Amen break.
Michael Len Williams II (born March 23, 1989), known professionally as Mike Will Made It (often stylized as Mike WiLL Made-It) or simply Mike Will, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper, singer and songwriter. He is best known for producing trap beats for several Southern hip hop artists as well as for producing several singles, such as "Black Beatles" and "Powerglide" by Rae Sremmurd, "Mercy" by GOOD Music, "No Lie" by 2 Chainz, "Bandz a Make Her Dance" by Juicy J, "Pour It Up" by Rihanna, "Love Me" by Lil Wayne, "Body Party" by Ciara, "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus, "Formation" by Beyoncé, and "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar. He has released six mixtapes and one studio album, Ransom 2.
Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr. (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie Badazz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil Boosie), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop collective Concentration Camp, eventually pursuing a solo career in 2000 with the release of his debut album Youngest of da Camp. After leaving the label the following year, he signed with Pimp C's Trill Entertainment to release his second studio album, For My Thugz. One of the most prominent figures of Southern hip hop, Hatch has gone on to release seven solo studio albums, as well as six collaborative albums and 42 mixtapes.
Retrospectively, Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote that the rise of gangsta rap abruptly put an end to what seemed to be a "shining new era in alternative rap" heralded by 3 Years and that the album, while not "quite as revolutionary as it first seemed", was nonetheless "a fine record that often crosses the line into excellence", further crediting it as "a major influence on a new breed of alternative Southern hip-hop, including Goodie Mob, Outkast, and Nappy Roots". The Wire named the album its record of the year, the first time the magazine had expanded its year-end critics' poll to include albums in non- jazz genres. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind is the second studio album by American rapper Killer Mike. It was released on November 21, 2006, by Grind Time Rap Gang's record label Grind Time Official. The album features guest verses from each member of the Grind Time Rap Gang such as SL Jones, Narrio, Bigg Slimm, Da Bill Collector and Rock D The Legend, and it includes two guest appearances from southern hip hop group 8Ball & MJG, and fellow American rapper Big Boi. The song "That's Life" features Killer Mike criticizing cultural and political leaders who do not care about poor people, including Oprah Winfrey, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Bill Cosby, a criticism that he reiterated and deepened in "That's Life II" on his album PL3DGE.
"4, 3, 2, 1" is a song by Queens rapper LL Cool J featuring Method Man of Wu- Tang Clan, Redman, Canibus and DMX from LL Cool J's seventh album Phenomenon as the second single. It was released on December 9, 1997, for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by LL Cool J and Erick Sermon. A remix was made with an additional verse from American southern hip hop artist Master P. Both the original song (without Canibus) and the remix (with Canibus and Master P) had accompanying music videos (directed by Diane Martel). The song peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on the Hot Rap Singles and number 24 Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs.
By the mid 2000s, electro-house saw an increase in popularity, with hits such as the Tom Neville remix of Studio B's I See Girls in 2005 (UK #11). In November 2006, electro-house tracks "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" by Fedde Le Grand and the D. Ramirez remix of "Yeah Yeah" by Bodyrox and Luciana held the number one and number two spots, respectively, in the UK Top 40 singles charts. Since then, electro-house producers such as Feed Me, Knife Party, The M Machine, Porter Robinson, Yasutaka Nakata (English translation) and Dada Life have emerged. Trap music (EDM) Trap music (EDM) originated from techno, dub, and Dutch House, but also from Southern hip hop in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Crampton began composing American Drift in 2012 while living in Roanoke and Richmond, Virginia, and was further producing the album in La Paz, Bolivia in 2014. The album was created as part of a project to describe the experience of prehistoric and precolonial history in direct relation to African-American history and Aymara history, as well as Christian faith and ontology. Crampton was inspired by Southern hip hop and crunk, Bolivian and Peruvian prog, metal and psych, trival/tribal- guarachero, black spirituals and early blues, psychedelic folk, and neo- classical music, as well as her brother's avant-garde records, and her grandfather's collection of huayno and cumbia tapes. She also cited late writer José Esteban Muñoz's writings on brownness, which she correlated with the Earth and its geology.
Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors has a maximalist production style and music that incorporates aggressive Southern hip hop, Detroit basslines, indie sounds, and funk. Its songs are characterized by strong hooks. Ted Scheinman of Slant Magazine finds it to be exemplary of a recent "collusion between rap and indie acts", and calls the album "profoundly atmospheric, not in the triumphalist Kanye [West] vein, but with enough melodic hooks on which to hang songs that are both thumping and bittersweet." Pitchfork Media's Miles Raymer attributes the album's stylistic influences to Big Boi's past few years performing at festivals with indie rock and electronic acts, writing that it may be viewed as "an outgrowth of rap's artsy ambitions" or "a compilation of indietronic-rap fusion tied together by one voice".
George Lopez is an American music executive, promoter, and proprietor of Texas-based record label and music storefront, T-Town Music. Lopez is also owner and operator of marketing and management entity, Jin Music Group, through which he manages Dallas Tx, recording artist, Big Tuck and Dirty South Rydaz. Active in the music industry since 1983 through the avenue of DJ, Lopez established a system of independent distribution and marketing with the help of his store that would later become beneficial to various labels including No Limit Records, Rap-A-Lot Records, and Swisha House. The store was also integral to the success of Southern Hip-Hop collective, Dirty South Rydaz (DSR), a group George Lopez & Trini D. formed and managed consisting of Big Tuck, Tum Tum, Fat Bastard, Lil' Ronnie, Double T, and Addiction.
Jordan Michael Houston (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established in 1991, with whom he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for their single “It's Hard out Here for a Pimp”. Some of his most notable singles as a soloist are his features on the Mike Will Made It single “23”, the Usher single “I Don’t Mind” and his own single “Bandz a Make Her Dance”. Juicy J received a Grammy Award nomination for his feature on the Katy Perry single “Dark Horse”, which peaked at number one in the US. In 2002, he released his solo debut album Chronicles of the Juice Man, in between Three 6 Mafia projects.
In total, Jeezy has released ten studio albums, as well as numerous successful singles, including the top ten hit "Soul Survivor", featuring Akon, as well as the top 40 hits "I Luv It", "Go Getta" featuring R. Kelly, and "Put On" featuring Kanye West. Along with his own singles, Jeezy has also been featured on numerous hip hop and R&B; hit singles, including "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna and "Love in This Club" by Usher, the latter of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, in 2008. Outside of his solo career, Jeezy is also the de facto leader of the southern hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (U.S.D.A), and a former member of the Bad Boy Records' rap group Boyz n da Hood.
Trap Back is one of numerous Gucci Mane releases with the word "trap" in the title, a slang term for a house used to sell drugs. As its title suggests, Trap Back is a mixtape of trap music, a style of Southern hip hop that Gucci Mane had been associated with since its inception. Like earlier trap music, the production on Trap Back is propelled by electronic 808 percussion. But according to Anthony Walker of Dummy, the mixtape also marked a sonic transition from trap music of the preceding two years—when Lex Luger's style dominated the genre—with new prominence given to sub-bass percussion and synthesizers: "Plain Jane", a track that uses a low-pass filter to make the beat sound submerged underwater, serves as an example of the mixtape's production aesthetic and Mike Will's typical style.
In an interview on the music television show 106 & Park, while promoting his untitled 2008 album, Nas said that he chose "Hip Hop Is Dead" as the title of the album in order to engender excitement and a reaction among hip hop artists. He went on to say that it worked, due to reactions from artists like Lil Wayne and Kanye West (whether West was actually reacting to the title of the album or merely promoting the album is unclear, given that he produced on two of the album's tracks). The title had a major impact in the hip hop world, especially for Southern hip hop, whose artists were blamed at the time for cheapening the quality of hip-hop with crunk and snap music. Southern rapper Young Jeezy had made statements against the title of Nas' album, and also furthered his comments by questioning Nas' street credibility.
Elias Leight of Rolling Stone noted "[Jorge] Fonseca featured Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA, Bryant Myers and Noriel on the compilation Trap Capos: Season 1, which became the first "Latin trap" LP to reach number one on Billboards Latin Rhythm Albums chart." A remixed version of Cardi B's single "Bodak Yellow" (which had previously reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart), dubbed the "Latin Trap Remix", was officially released on August 18, 2017 and features Cardi B rapping in Spanish with Dominican hip hop recording artist Messiah contributing a guest verse. In November 2017, Rolling Stone wrote that "a surging Latin trap sound is responding to more recent developments in American rap, embracing the slow- rolling rhythms and gooey vocal delivery popularized by Southern hip-hop". "Bubblegum rap" consists of a "booming, trap-laden" beat with "flavorful" elements and mumble rap.
In March 2019, the song "Old Town Road," a song performed by American rap artist Lil Nas X (born Montero Hill), began gaining popularity with country music fans, particularly after a remix of the song featuring vocals by Billy Ray Cyrus was released earlier in the year. The song combined elements of country rap, hip hop, Southern hip hop and trap, and used themes of horseback riding and culture clash with urban America in its lyrics. The song became the first to chart on all three of the major Billboard charts – Hot 100, Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Country Songs – in nearly 60 years, charting at No. 19 on the country chart. However, one week after its debut on the country chart, Billboard removed the song from the chart, disqualifying the song on the grounds that it did not fit the country genre.
ColleGrove was initially a duet album between Southern hip hop recording artists 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, however, because of Wayne's label issues, which had prevented him from releasing collaborative efforts in the past, such as I Can't Feel My Face with Juelz Santana, Best of Young Worlds with Lloyd, He Rap, He Sing with T-Pain and more, this album does not credit Wayne as a primary artist. Although it could not be released in conjunction with their respective record labels, 2 Chainz took it upon himself to release the album as his latest solo project through Def Jam Recordings. Instead, Wayne appeared as a "featured artist", courtesy of Cash Money Records, which meant that the project would not count towards Wayne's contractual obligation with Cash Money Records. 2 Chainz would later refer to this album in several interviews as a "tribute" to Lil Wayne.
Tapping into the "gamer nostalgia" of Wonky music, Amidon described "Gooooo" as if "Samus Aran took a seat in the Total Recall chair and was planted in a Matrix-like goth club overseen by Shao Khan". The instrumentation of the song consists of a "keening, 8-bit lead, chanted whoops, death-spiral snare rolls and gabber-grade super saws". Pitchfork Media reviewer Larry Fitzmaurice opined that the "tight tonal coils" on the song "sound like hot knives slashing through metal by its high-anxiety conclusion". Carving the songs of English trio Nero "to their meatiest elements", as elements including looped handclaps and the signature synth rise of Drumma Boy are present, the bounce and juke-fused "Higher Ground" has only – or "obliterates", as Bosman puts it – two hooks, one with looped second-long female vocal samples and another with a synthesized Southern hip-hop-style "HBCU brass" popping "in and out to steamroll buildings" for humorous purposes.
Houston has long been the focus of an independent hip-hop music scene, influencing and influenced by the larger Southern hip-hop and gangsta rap communities. Notable artists include Travis Scott, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Bun B, Pimp C, Z-Ro, Big Hawk, Big Moe, Big Mello, Big Steve, Chris Ward, C-Note, Devin The Dude, DJ DMD, E.S.G., Fat Pat, J-Dawg, Killa Kyleon, Kirko Bangz, Lil' Keke, Lil' Flip, Lil' O, Lil' Troy, Mike D, Mike Jones, K-Rino, Al-D, Mr. 3-2, Slim Thug, South Park Mexican, Yungstar, Trae Tha Truth, Scarface and groups such as ABN, Boss Hogg Outlawz, Botany Boyz, Coughee Brothaz, D.E.A., Guerilla Maab, Geto Boys, Herschelwood Hardheadz, M.O.B., Screwed Up Click, South Park Coalition and UGK. The Houston hip-hop scene is known for the chopped and screwed sound invented by Screwed Up Click leader DJ Screw, and remains the location most associated with the style. Vanilla Ice was born in Dallas, and grew up moving between Dallas and Miami.
Twerking first received national recognition in the United States in the early 2000s, when the song "Whistle While You Twurk" (2000), by Southern hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs component chart. It was later referenced in their later track "Say I Yi Yi" (2002), in which the lyrics "she got her hands up on her knees and her elbows on her thighs / she like to twerk and that's for certain I can tell that she fly" are heard. In Silkk The Shocker's 2001 Song "That's Cool", which reached number 8 in the Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs the chorus features the line "Somebody that's off the chain / who could twerk that thang". The first mainstream artist to use the word in a song occurred in 2001 when American recording girl group Destiny’s Child in the song Jumpin’, Jumpin’.
Martinez's music has been described by The Guardian as "off-kilter, sweary electropop". Rolling Stone described Martinez's music as "twisted lullabies about love, danger and madness", and compared her music to that of "'Coin-Operated Boy'-era Dresden Dolls" and Lana Del Rey. The New York Timess Jon Pareles described her music as "perch[ing] prettily tinkling keyboards and concise pop choruses amid the slow, ominous basslines and twitchy percussion of Southern hip-hop – a candy-coated variation on the dirges of Lorde and Lana Del Rey", and described her voice, which has been classified as mezzo-soprano by Keaton Bell of the Red Dirt Report, as "whispery, sardonic, tearful, [and] furious". Billboards Jason Lipshutz also compared Martinez to Del Rey and Lorde, saying, "Martinez is clearly cribbing from the dimly lit pop stylings of Lorde and Lana Del Rey, but while her wispy delivery strikes the same femme fatale poses, she lacks the subtlety of her influences", and that "Martinez is admirably ambitious, but her insistence on sticking to Cry Babys central idea leaves her contorting into uncomfortable positions".
The singer then received the song through the trio's A&R; and was entirely involved in its creative session, helping to develop it as a representation of her process of self-realization, her confidence as a young woman, and her feelings of vulnerability. After it was reworked by Lambroza, she sent the song to Rocky, who added new instruments and co-produced it with his frequent collaborator Hector Delgado, who was in charge of Rocky's vocal production. After anticipation by Gomez, "Good for You" was digitally released on June 22, 2015 by Interscope and Polydor Records, serving as Revivals lead single as well as the first song by the singer to be released through those labels. A torch song, it is a pop and electro-R&B; slow jam with hip hop elements that comprises a mellow, low-key snap-drop hip hop beat reminiscent of modern, pitched-down Southern hip hop productions, minor sound bursts, percussion instrumentation, drum machines, airy and transparent synthesizer, and a minimalistic bass.

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