Southern hip hop

Southern hip hop
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1980’s, Southern United States especially Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis, and Miami
Subgenres
  • Bounce
  • chopped and screwed
  • crunk
  • Miami bass
  • phonk
  • plugg
  • trap
Regional scenes
  • Memphis
  • Houston
  • Atlanta
  • Miami
  • New Orleans

Southern hip hop (also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south) is a type of hip hop music that comes from the Southern United States.[1]

Many early Southern rap artists released their music independently or on mixtapes after finding it difficult to obtain record-label contracts in the 1990s.[2] By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had achieved national success. Over the decade, Southern hip-hop varieties, both mainstream and underground, have become among the most popular and influential of the entire genre.

In 2003 a documentary movie called Dirty States of America: The Untold Story of Southern Hip-Hop was released.[3]

Notable Southern hip hop artists

References

  1. ↑ Burks, Maggie. "Southern Hip-Hop". www.jacksonfreepress.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ↑ allmusic
  3. ↑ Smith, James (2004-08-01), Lyricist Lounge: Dirty States of America (Documentary), David Banner, Killer Mike, Juvenile, Lyricist Lounge, Mic Media, retrieved 2025-01-17


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