Aug 3, 2020 · The 2001 record from the fresh Jive records signee Petey Pablo reflected the new boisterous sound of Southern hip-hop that was on the way. Pablo became the first rapper to make it out of...
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- Outkast — Aquemini (1998) Outkast goes places. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik lets listeners ride shotgun through streets of Atlanta. ATLiens blasts them into orbit.
- UGK — Ridin’ Dirty (1996) Discussing Ridin’ Dirty is always tricky because, I mean, you’re talking about the very best rap album from what many (though probably nobody from Atlanta) would argue is the greatest Southern rap group that’s ever been.
- Juvenile — 400 Degreez (1998) Generally speaking, about rap and flexing, the cars are already paid off and at least a calendar year out from hitting the market.
- Lil Wayne — Tha Carter III (2008) My favorite moment on 2008’s Tha Carter III (which is different from favorite song) is “Dr. Carter,” which ostensibly takes cues from the Common “I Used to Love H.E.R.”
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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...
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- Andre 3000. Atalanta Rap Ranking: No. 1. Outkast Albums: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994), ATLiens (1996), Aquemini (1998), Stankonia (2000), Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003), Idlewild (2006)
- Scarface. Houston Rap Ranking: No. 1. Geto Boys Albums: Making Trouble (1988), Grip It! On That Other Level (1989), We Can’t Be Stopped (1991), Till Death Do Us Part (1993), The Resurrection (1996), Da Good da Bad & da Ugly (1998), The Foundation (2005)
- Lil Wayne. Louisiana Rap Ranking: No. 1. Essential Albums: Tha Block Is Hot (1999), Lights Out (2000), 500 Degreez (2002), Tha Carter (2004), Tha Carter II (2005), Like Father, Like Son (2006), Carter III (2008), Carter IV (2011), Carter V (2018)
- Bun B. Houston Rap Ranking: No. 2. UGK Albums:The Southern Way (1992), Banned (1992), Too Hard to Swallow (1992), Super Tight (1994), Ridin’ Dirty (1996), Dirty Money (2001), Underground Kingz (2007), UGK 4 Life (2009)
By the early to mid-2000s, artists from all over the South had begun to develop mainstream popularity with artists like Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, and Lil Keke from Houston; T.I., Ludacris, Bubba Sparxxx, Lil Jon, Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy from Atlanta; Trick Daddy and Rick Ross from Miami; Master P B.G., Lil Wayne and Juvenile from New …
- Late 1980s, Southern United States especially Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis, and Miami