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The Bankhead Bounce is a dance that originated in a neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta known as Bankhead. [1] The dance was popularized by a song named "Wassup Wassup" by A-Town Players (rapper L. "Diamond" Atkins, featuring D-Roc) that was released in 1995.
Atlanta rapper Ludacris. Although the music scene of Atlanta is rich and varied, the city's production of hip-hop music has been especially noteworthy, acclaimed, and commercially successful. In 2009, The New York Times called Atlanta "hip-hop's center of gravity", [1] and the city is home to many famous hip hop, R&B, and neo soul [2] musicians.
This is a list of hip-hop artists that were born or raised in Atlanta, Georgia and the surrounding suburban areas. Many of these artists continue to be a part of the Atlanta hip hop scene. Atlanta hip hop artists
Atlanta's rap scene had been flowering for decades, but, says mixtape king DJ Drama, '2003 was the turning point. The city was it, you could feel it.' The year Outkast and Atlanta took over hip-hop
After years of disrespect from the East and West coast music scenes, Atlanta's rap and hip-hop artists broke out in the mid-1990s. 30 songs that put Atlanta hip-hop on the map, ranked Skip to main ...
MC Shy-D is credited with bringing authentic Bronx-style hip-hop to Atlanta (and Miami), such as 1988's Shake it [5] produced by DJ Toomp. The Dungeon Family is a hip hop/R&B/soul musical collective, based in Atlanta and specializing in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences.
In addition to the artists mentioned in the § Hip hop and rap ties section, Magic City has been visited by 2Pac and Biggie, and Michael Jordan. [8] In November 2018, Magic City was temporarily refashioned as "Future City" to celebrate Future's thirty-fifth birthday, and was visited by him, Drake, Lil Yachty, Jacquees, Pastor Troy, and others. [15]
Organized Noize are credited with jumpstarting the rise of Southern hip-hop in the early-to-mid 1990s. [6] [17] 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.