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The song popularised the titular phrase, which has since been used to refer to Southern hip hop. [1] The single peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200, number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 8 on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States. It was later included in the group's 2003 greatest hits album Dirty South Classics.
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, [4] serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer.
Southern soul or country soul is a type of soul and country music that emerged from the Southern United States. The music originated from a combination of styles, including blues (both 12 bar and jump ), country , early R&B , and a strong gospel influence that emanated from the sounds of Southern black churches .
Dirty South Classics is the first greatest hits album by American Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. [4] It was released on December 16, 2003 via Arista Records , and composed of five songs from Soul Food (1995), six songs from Still Standing (1998) and four songs from World Party (1999).
for increasing the attention on Jones by soul and blues radio. The magazine added, "his success bodes well for the future of soul/blues as a viable contemporary music." [6] A motorcycle accident in 2003 left Jones in a coma for several days. After a long and full recovery, he released Thank You for Holding On in 2006. [3]
His music has been described as a blend of “blues, R&B, soul, and hip-hop”. [2] He has also partnered with Sir Charles Jones to record under the group name The Jones Boyz. [6] Jones is a ZBT, JMA, and Blues Critic Award winner, [7] including the 2016 Blues/Southern Soul Artist of the Year. [4]
James Edward Carr (June 13, 1942 – January 7, 2001) [1] was an American R&B and soul singer, described as "one of the greatest pure vocalists that deep Southern soul ever produced". [ 2 ] Biography
Artie "Blues Boy" White (April 16, 1937 – April 20, 2013) was an American blues and soul singer and guitarist based in Chicago, who was described as "one of the foremost Chicago practitioners of Southern Soul music".