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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 Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida —often titled “The Big 5,” five states which constitute the "Southern Network" in ...
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.
outkast.com. 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] Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop acts of all time, [4][5] the duo achieved both ...
Rapper Gangsta Boo (aka Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Lady Boo, Queen of Memphis, The Devil’s Daughter) of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, appears in a portrait taken in 2001 in New York City.
Angela Wells. . (m. 2003) . Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), [1][2] known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's Trill ...
Rae Sremmurd. Rae Sremmurd (/ ˈreɪ ˈʃrɛmɜːrd / RAY SHREM-urd; [3] "Ear" and "Drummers” spelled backwards) is an American hip hop duo consisting of brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, both of whom originate from Tupelo, Mississippi. [4] They signed a recording contract with record producer Mike WiLL Made-It 's label EarDrummers Records ...
Def Jam South was a music division of Def Jam Recordings. The label focused primarily on southern acts. It was best known for launching the career of its first artist signed, Ludacris and his own imprint, Disturbing tha Peace. In 2004, following the signing of Jeezy and hip-hop's overdominance of trap music, the division was folded into Def Jam ...
Organized Noize are credited with jumpstarting the rise of Southern hip-hop in the early-to-mid 1990s. [2][13] The group has been described as being, "the...production team behind some of the greatest songs ever," and "one of the most respected production teams in rap history," by NPR and Spin respectively. [18][19] Billboard has stated that ...