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- Southern hip hop has its roots in the 1980s, with artists like OutKast and the Geto Boys laying the foundation for the genre. It was during the Dirty Decade that Southern hip-hop gained prominence on a national scale.
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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 the group's Grip It!
Aug 15, 2023 · The birth of Southern hip-hop begins at the 1995 Source Awards, where Atlanta based hip-hop duo OutKast won Best New Artist and Best New Rap of the Year for their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
Mar 17, 2024 · Miami Bass music emerged in the 1980s as a genre that would redefine the Southern hip-hop scene. This groundbreaking sound was pioneered by artists such as 2 Live Crew, whose bold and explicit...
- Michael A Davis
Aug 3, 2020 · In the '90s and early 2000s, when the Source was held as the bible for all things hip-hop, only two Southern artists ever received the coveted 5 Mic rating — OutKast, for Aquemini, and...
- Briana Younger
Aug 10, 2023 · The birth of trap music and the rise of southern hip-hop In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere.
Aug 7, 2020 · The South Is Rap's Past, Present And Future. August 3, 2020 • Southern rappers' contributions to the genre have long been underestimated in favor of coastal hegemony – but the region has long...
Apr 24, 2024 · Southern Hip-Hop (Southern Rap, or Dirty South) is a broad term for a regional genre of Hip Hop music that emerged in the Southern United States in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami. The birth of Southern Hip Hop was a reaction to the explosion of Hip Hop culture emanating from New York and Los Angeles in the 1980s.
