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A lot of the iconic southern slang that was used in hip-hop and rap came from four specific sections of the south: Houston, Memphis, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Of the many slang used in southern hip-hop, the ones that are still being used today are:
Aug 7, 2020 · Much like the culture it originates from, Southern hip-hop is going to continue to grow and redefine itself as artists live, people move and neighborhoods change. Jahdai Kilkenny for NPR
- Maurice Garland
Early foundations for southern rap emerge come from Miami bass in the mid-1980s made famous by X-rated rappers 2 Live Crew. The sound is grounded on a deep, bass-driven groove that speaks to this cosmopolitan area dance music scene, including Latin rhythms and African-Caribbean song styles like soca, cumbia, rumba, and plena.
Aug 3, 2020 · There's long been a dismissal of Southern rap that's rooted in a kind of respectability politics that mirrors that of anti-Black racism and white classism — Southerners, and by extension their...
- Briana Younger
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 · A foundational part of Atlanta's extensive and ongoing rap legacy, Goodie Mob's debut provided a counter narrative to the city's standing as a "Black Mecca" and, combined with OutKast's ...
May 6, 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.
