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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 rap music.
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.
"Dirty South" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob featuring American rappers and fellow Dungeon Family members Big Boi and Cool Breeze. It was released in 1996 via LaFace Records as the third single from Goodie Mob's debut studio album Soul Food (1995).
The Dirty South or Dirty South may refer to: Southern United States, a geographic and cultural region of the United States; Dirty South (musician) (born 1978), Serbian-Australian electro house DJ and producer; Southern hip hop, also called Dirty South, a style of hip hop music perhaps embodied by the Goodie Mob song "Dirty South"
Ludacris is cited as one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the early 2000s. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award.
Female rappers from the South (or any region, for that matter) haven’t had sold-out shows of this scale in years. ... Still, for all her success, it would take several more years before hip-hop ...
On March 27, 2001, she released her album Dirty South, through D-Lo & Motown Records. The album featured guest appearances from Pastor Troy, Thugz Nation, Nelly & Re-Re. The album achieved some notoriety, due to the success of her first single "Do It". Dirty South would place Rasheeda firmly in the southern hip-hop genre.
Dirty South's track "Phazing", which featured vocals by Rudy, was one of the top sellers on Beatport when it was released in 2010. In 2011, he produced the track "Anything" for UK singer/rapper Example 's No. 1 album Playing in the Shadows and in 2012, he produced the song " Say Nothing ", the lead single from Example's fourth studio album, The ...