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Lil Wayne
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 1 day 16 hours ago
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After establishing himself with the Hot Boys and a handful of solo albums in the late Nineties and early 2000s, rapper Lil Wayne became best known for his series of critically acclaimed mixtapes and guest appearances on hit songs by other artists. With his prolific output in the mid-2000s, which inc... (original story)
Lil' Flip
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Hailing from Houston Texas, Lil' Flip built up a large local following before taking over the Billboard charts. As a teenager, he worked with legendary producer/mix-tape kingpin DJ Screw, appearing on a number of compilation albums and dropping various cameos. Known in some circles as the "Dirty Sou... (original story)
Nappy Roots
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
A six-man crew repping for Kentucky, Nappy Roots deliver charismatic flows about freaky girls, street hustlin', and Southern pride. Comprising Skinny DeVille, Scales, B. Stille, Ron Clutch, R. Prophet, and Big V, they took the hip-hop scene by storm with their infectious hit single "Awnaw." Backed b... (original story)
Geto Boys
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
A pioneering gangsta crew repping Houston's Fifth Ward, the Geto Boys were the first southern group to find national fame. They began as the Ghetto Boys back in the mid-1980s, and released debut Grip It! On That Other Level in 1989. Fusing fierce production with ultra-hardcore rhymes that casually d... (original story)
Yung Joc
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
If nothing else, Yung Joc should be commended for translating the violent, cocaine-coated subgenre of trap music into radio-friendly pop music fare. Sure, rappers such as T.I. and Young Jeezy are pop by virtue of their sheer popularity, but they're not pop in a stylistic sense: Their songs are more ... (original story)
South Park Mexican
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
A solo emcee out of Houston, SPM spits straight-up gangsta raps that reflect on a life of hustlin', payin' dues, and reppin' for Latinos. His beats are heavy and catchy with thumping basslines and high-pitched keyboard modulations. - Brolin Winning (original story)
Bun B
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Bun B is the epitome of Southern hip-hop's finest qualities. He's talented, thoughtful and carries himself with an authority and integrity that is unmatched in the rap universe. He began his career in the late 1980s, recording independent albums with his partner Pimp C as the Underground Kingz. Afte... (original story)
Master P
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
As the general of No Limit Records, Master P has been a major force in bringing southern hip-hop into the national spotlight. With chart-topping hits "Mr. Ice Cream Man" and "Make Em' Say Ugh!" he went from a local hero to a superstar. His camp's rowdy Dirty South Gangsta Rap anthems have spread lik... (original story)
UGK
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Also known as UGK, the Underground Kingz came out of Port Arthur, Texas, in the early 1990s. Comprised of Pimp C and Bun B, they released two EPs on the independent label Big Tyme Records (The Southern Way and Banned), both loaded with supremely funky production and charismatic rhymes focused mostly... (original story)
Hurricane Chris
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Shreveport, Louisiana native Hurricane Chris was not yet 20 when the ridiculously catchy "A Bay Bay" hit nationally in the summer of 2007. The song was big, simple and catchy, concerned with nothing more than its own greatness, and thinking only about the next sip of Patron and the next shaking ass.... (original story)
Juvenile
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Hailing from New Orleans' infamous Magnolia housing projects, Juvenile released his first album in 1995; he teamed up with Cash Money honchos Slim and Baby a few years later to drop Solja Rags. Despite being practically unknown on either coast, Juvie had a serious reputation and developed a huge fol... (original story)
Big Tymers
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
The duo of super-producer Mannie Fresh and Cash Money co-founder Bryon "Baby" Williams, the Big Tymers first appeared on wax doing the intro for B.G.'s It's All On U Vol. 2 in 1997. Since then the two have been behind the scenes of some of the hottest careers in Southern hip hop, namely Juvenile, B.... (original story)
Webbie
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Coming out of Baton Rouge, Webbie got his start on the mic at 12 years old, linking up with a cousin to form a rap duo. After they split up, he hooked up with local label Trill Entertainment and began recording demos. As an independent artist, working alongside Lil' Boosie and others, Webbie release... (original story)
Trick Daddy
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
Arguably the most popular rapper out of Florida, Trick Daddy's first album, Based On A True Story, dropped in 1997, but it was his follow-up, www.thug.com, that really opened the doors for him thanks to the runaway hit single "Naan N*gg*." (That song also gave the world its first glimpse of Trick's ... (original story)
Big Boi
Posted from Top Southern Rap/Hip-Hop Ar... 57 days ago
Rap : Rap
The less-flamboyant half of ATL superstars OutKast serves as Andre's more down-to-earth counterpart, flexing a style rooted in traditional Southern rap. With a penchant for strippers, Cadillacs and pitbulls, Big Boi is still a colorful figure in the scene, but he's far less out-there, both fashion-w... (original story)
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