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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.
Aug 3, 2020 · Southern rappers' contributions to the genre have long been underestimated in favor of coastal hegemony – but the region has long steered the sound of hip-hop and deserves its story told in...
- Briana Younger
By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had attained 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.
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Aug 3, 2020 · Living up to its title, When the Smoke Clears simultaneously introduced underground "Triple 6" to a wider national audience and further established the group's standing with longtime fans, all...
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Aug 7, 2020 · August 3, 2020 • Stream the songs, plus selected tracks from the albums and mixtapes, that comprise our list of the 130 greatest releases in Southern rap history. A series documenting the...
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...
Aug 7, 2023 · 6 min. First in a series of five Retropolis stories looking back at key moments in hip-hop history during the week of its 50th anniversary. Before the Southern sound took over hip-hop —...
