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  1. Memphis. Houston. Atlanta. Miami. New Orleans. 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, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami —five cities which constitute the ...

    • Dirty

      Dirty is a hip hop duo from Montgomery, Alabama, composed of...

    • Uncle Luke

      Luther Roderick Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also...

  2. Category. : Southern hip hop musicians. This category includes hip hop artists and groups from the southern United States who either have been instrumental to the subgenre, have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such), or have gained significant critical acclaim.

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  4. Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...

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  5. Aug 15, 2023 · Some critics attribute the ascension of Southern hip-hop to the fatigue of the East vs. West Coast rivalry. Others say hip-hop was in need of a new start after the early passings of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Whether both claims are true or false, the Dirty South was the future. Notable Southern Hip-Hop Artists & Labels

  6. Aug 7, 2020 · The last 20 years offered proof of power, as Southern hip-hop launched crunk, snap and trap — three sub-genres that have taken turns dictating and dominating the sound of popular music.

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  7. Aug 10, 2023 · SUMMERS: For A.R. Shaw, another Atlanta hip-hop journalist and author of the book "Trap History," the trap was a consequence of urban planning. A R SHAW: Atlanta has a lot of one-way streets, a ...

  8. Aug 3, 2020 · Growing up around East Atlanta, 21 Savage has Gucci Mane to thank for showing him how to transition from shootouts to street hits. But unlike Migos and Young Thug, who inherited Gucci's sense of ...

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