.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 that emerged in the, especially in, and —the five of which constitute the 'Southern Network' in rap music.The music was a reaction to the 1980s flow of from and the area and can be considered a third major American hip hop genre, after. Many early Southern rap artists released their music independently or on after encountering difficulty securing record-label contracts in the 1990s. By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had attained national success, and as the decade went on, both mainstream and underground varieties of Southern hip-hop became among the most popular and influential of the entire genre. Contents.History Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the American hip hop music market was primarily dominated by artists from the. And were the two main cities where hip hop was receiving widespread attention.
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In the late 1980s, cities throughout the Southern United States began to catch on to the hip hop music movement. The, a hip hop group from, 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 Geto Boys' in 1989, the produced in 1990, and in 1991.
After the Geto Boys rose to stardom, Houston became the center for Southern hip hop. Miami also played a major role in the rise of Southern Hip-hop during this time frame with successful acts like (originally formed in California but fully relocated to Miami around 1987) and other artists who relied heavily on the sound. In the early 1990s, other rising rap groups such as from, and from, moved to Houston to further their musical careers.By the mid-1990s, had become a controlling city in southern hip hop music. LaFace Records had given Atlanta a reputation as 'the Motown of the South' with acts like TLC and Kriss Kross, and local production crews such as Organized Noize that represented hip hop groups such as and played a huge part in helping the South become a center for hip hop music. OutKast became the first Southern artists to generate album sales like the powerhouse rappers on the East and West coasts.A defining moment for Southern rap was at the 1995 Source Awards. The duo had just been awarded Best New Artist, and within the tension that was the East Coast - West Coast feud, member came up on stage followed by boos and said, 'But it's like this though, I'm tired of them closed minded folks, it's like we gotta demo tape but don't nobody want to hear it.
But it's like this: the South got something to say, that's all I got to say.' As eloquently stated by rapper T.I., 'Outkast, period.
That's when it changed. That was the first time when people began to take Southern rap seriously.' The most successful Southern independent labels during the mid-to-late 90s came out of the cities of Memphis and New Orleans. Both scenes borrowed heavily from a production style first introduced by way of the obscure late-1980s New York rap group The Showboys, heavily sampling the beats from their song 'Drag Rap (Trigger Man).' By the turn of the century these scenes found mainstream success through and out of New Orleans and out of Memphis, revolutionizing financial structures and strategies for independent Southern rap labels.By the early to mid-2000s, artists from all over the South had begun to develop mainstream popularity with artists like, from Atlanta, and from Miami, and from New Orleans, and from Memphis all becoming major label stars during this time. In 2004, OutKast won six for their album, including Best Album, while in 2006 the members of Three 6 Mafia won the for for 'It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp' from, a Hollywood film about a fictional Southern rap artist. In 2005, the Houston rap scene saw a revival in mainstream popularity, and many Houston rappers started to get nationwide and worldwide audiences such as, and many members of the.The height of Southern hip-hop was reached from 2002 through 2004.
In 2002, Southern hip-hop artists accounted for 50 to 60 percent of the singles on hip-hop music charts. On the week of December 13, 2003, Southern urban artists, labels and producers accounted for six of the top 10 slots on the: had two singles, (produced by ), and (on ' label). In addition to this, from October 2003 through December 2004, the number one position on the pop chart was held by a Southern urban artist for 58 out of 62 weeks. This was capped by the week of December 11, 2004 when seven out of the top ten songs on the chart were held by or featured Southern urban artists. In 2004, Vibe magazine reported that Southern artists accounted for 43.6% of the airplay on urban radio stations (compared to 29.7% for the Midwest, 24.1% for the East Coast and 2.5% for the West coast). From was successful in 2007 with his debut album.
Since the early 2010s, many contemporary hip hop artists have become mainstream. The prevailing genre in contemporary hip hop is trap, which originated from the South. Rappers from across the country have implemented trap into their music. Kendrick Lamar's 2017 album DAMN incorporated elements of trap.Unlike hip hop in other regions of the United States, numerous mainstream Southern rap artists did not come from larger cities and instead came from either suburban areas or areas with smaller hip hop scenes. Artists can implement both their rural and urban lifestyles into their art.
Notable examples include, natives of, from, from, from, and the artists of Trill Entertainment out of.Popular Southern artists to emerge since the mid-2010s include,. In addition, many younger non-Southern artists such as, and have established themselves within the hip hop scene through southern flavored beats and have acknowledged being heavily influenced by Southern styles of hip hop.Georgia. (B5).In the 1980s and early 1990s, Atlanta's hip hop scene was characterized by a local variant of, with stars like, MC Shy-D, Raheem the Dream and (later ). MC Shy-D is credited with bringing authentic Bronx-style hip-hop to Atlanta (and Miami), such as 1988's Shake it produced by; Jones was signed to controversial southern rap label, run by aka 'Uncle Luke'. Won the Grammy in 1992 with ', while ' and ' and won with their hit song '.By the mid-1990s, the rise of, and the production collective, let to the development of the style of hip-hop and of Atlanta gaining a reputation for 'soul-minded hip-hop eccentrics', contrasting with other regional styles.From the late 1990s to early 2000s, producer was a driving force behind the party-oriented style known as. And founded in Atlanta in the late-1980s; the label eventually became the home to multi-platinum selling artists such as,. It is also the home of, a label founded by Jermaine Dupri in the mid-1990s, that signed acts such as,.
The success of LaFace and SoSo Def led to Atlanta as an established scene for record labels such as LaFace parent company to set up satellite offices.In 2009, the noted that after 2000, Atlanta moved 'from the margins to becoming hip-hop's center of gravity, part of a larger shift in hip-hop innovation to the South.' This had a lot to due with the massive popularity of Waka Flocka Flame's 2009 debut mixtape.
Producer called Atlanta 'the melting pot of the South'. Producer called the ('808') synthesizer 'central' to Atlanta music's versatility, used for, and pop rap styles. The same article named, and the five 'hottest producers driving the city'. See also:Before the early 1990s, most Southern hip hop was upbeat and fast, like. In (particularly in Houston), a different approach of slowing music down, rather than speeding it up, developed. It is unknown when definitively created 'screwed and chopped' music.
Although people associated with Screw have indicated any time between 1987 and 1991, Screw said he started slowing music down in 1990. In Dj Dinero And Dj Z-Nasty helped popularize Chopped And Screwed music in the Mid South. There is no debate, however, that DJ Screw invented the music style.
He discovered that dramatically reducing the pitch of a record gave a mellow, heavy sound that emphasized lyrics to the point of almost. After experimenting with the sound for a while Screw started making full length 'Screw Tapes'.Between 1991 and 1992, there was a large increase in use of in Texas. Purple drank has been considered to be a major influence in the making of and listening to chopped and screwed music due to its perceived effect of slowing the brain down, giving slow, mellow music its appeal.
DJ Screw, however, repeatedly denounced the claim that one has to use purple drank to enjoy screwed and chopped music. Screw, a known user of purple drank, said he came up with chopped and screwed music when high on.As the spread of Southern hip hop continued, its mainstream breakthrough occurred in 2000. Rap duo made a high-profile guest appearance on 's smash hit ' and also appeared on 's hit '.'
Both of these collaborations greatly increased their reputation and helped fuel anticipation for their next project. A song that originally appeared on the compilation album The Day Hell Broke Loose 2, ' ', achieved mainstream success in 2004 leading to local Houston rap label signing a national distribution deal with. Jones released his major label debut, on Swishahouse/ in April 2005; the album was certified platinum that June. 's major label debut, on Swishahouse/, was released in September 2005, eventually topping the. Before embarking on his rap career and while still at school, Wall had worked in the Swishahouse office.
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