Southern hip hop - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Notable Southern hip hop artists

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References

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  1. Burks, Maggie. "Southern Hip-Hop". www.jacksonfreepress.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. allmusic