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Aug 15, 2023 · Those words, uttered by a young André 3000, echoed through the South. Although the Atlanta group was the first Southern group to achieve mainstream recognition for their work, the first Southern hip-hop group to reach commercial success was the Geto Boys from Houston.
Dec 21, 2019 · The striking number of successful artists coming from Atlanta labels attracted new artists to the scene and greatly contributed to the unprecedented achievements of Southern rap, with 50-60% of singles on hip hop music charts made by Southern artists in 2002 ("Southern hip hop," 2018).
Killer Mike is one-half of the rap duo Run The Jewels and continues to fight for civil rights in his community as 2Chainz and TI have moved into archiving the evolution of Atlanta hip hop and...
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! On That Other Level in 1989, the Rick Rubin-produced The Geto Boys in 1990, and We Can't Be Stopped in 1991.
Outkast (sometimes written as OutKast) was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1992, consisting of rappers Big Boi (Antwan Patton) and André 3000 (André Benjamin, formerly known as Dré). [1] The duo achieved both critical and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, helping to popularize Southern hip hop ...
- 1992–2007, 2014
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Jul 19, 2023 · A very annoyed Andre 3000, half of the winning Atlanta duo, unwittingly rallied the hip-hop in the region with an impromptu declaration: "The South got something to say." Queering the mic: The...
Nipsey Hussle. South: “Southern Hospitality” Poster from Charlotte, NC. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing into the 21st century, southern cities like Atlanta and Houston and areas like North Carolina’s Research Triangle have attracted Black migrants from the urban North and Midwest.
