Well the south wasn't big at all in the early 90's. The only artist I can think of are Scarface, Outkast, Eightball, Luke, 69 Boys, & 2 Live Crew. I loved West Coast music back in the day but Ice Cube, 213, and Xzibit just ain't cutting it anymore.
I got a slew of family in Cali and when they come to Texas we always talk about this.
Southern artists and their fans have respect for everybody. Ain't nobody dissing someone because of where they are from.
I believe Ludacris put the South on the map as far as getting us noticed for the past couple of years.
haaaa! that's the funniest joke if I ever heard one
I know right. Luda wasn't really that big until that "What's your Fantasy" song. Now I have a lot of love for him because he is from ATL and his success story is amazing. But I would think OutKast would have gotten the South recognized way before Luda did.
Luda was one of the rappers who made the east and west recognize that the south had talent...even tho he's really from Chi. The south first started to get BIG from No Limit, and that's with no arguement. He was one of the few artists that had him and all his associates all over BET and MTV. Dungeon Family/Outkast were some of the first ones to break through too. Then Cash Money, then everybody else came.
I believe Ludacris put the South on the map as far as getting us noticed for the past couple of years.
haaaa! that's the funniest joke if I ever heard one
I know right. Luda wasn't really that big until that "What's your Fantasy" song. Now I have a lot of love for him because he is from ATL and his success story is amazing. But I would think OutKast would have gotten the South recognized way before Luda did.
exaaaaactly. I was gonna say the Dungeon Family, No Limit, and all dem **** shakin rappers brought the south out.
im sorry yall are forgetting the TRUE GODFATHER of southern music that created all of what we know today and that my friends is
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UNCLE LUKE--the GODFATHER OF KRUNK and SOUTHERNLISTIC MUSIC
heck back in the early 90's late 80s when he was underground a bit even my cousins from NY and nevada were bumping some luke....i mean i guess my opinions on cali music is this.....
like cali music back then was great to chill, groove to, but just like now, if you wanted a real party you put on that good ole southern **** shaking music"RAISE DA ROOF"" COMEON GIRL AND SHAKE THAT ****", "BIG **** HOES GET WIT IT WIT IT!!"...i love cali music but only for certain occassions like cruising through the neighborhood or chilling with my friends or whatnot, but no hate against yall though..
im sorry yall are forgetting the TRUE GODFATHER of southern music that created all of what we know today and that my friends is
*drumroll*
UNCLE LUKE--the GODFATHER OF KRUNK and SOUTHERNLISTIC MUSIC
heck back in the early 90's late 80s when he was underground a bit even my cousins from NY and nevada were bumping some luke....i mean i guess my opinions on cali music is this.....
like cali music back then was great to chill, groove to, but just like now, if you wanted a real party you put on that good ole southern **** shaking music"RAISE DA ROOF"" COMEON GIRL AND SHAKE THAT ****", "BIG **** HOES GET WIT IT WIT IT!!"...i love cali music but only for certain occassions like cruising through the neighborhood or chilling with my friends or whatnot, but no hate against yall though..
God Father of Crunk......yes............
But tha South!?!?
Nah........
That would be Uncle Face...........SCARFACE that is :wink:
It very much does. Just doesn't get mainstream play everywhere. I know when i'm in dc, the only westcoast i hear is "drop it like it's hott"...if u even wanna consider that westcoast just becuz snoop is on it. Oh, and i hear alot of Dre's influence on fifty, Em, and G-unit cuts. But that's about it.
When i go back home i hear all kinda cuts on the radio from westcoast cats that i would neva eva here when i'm at school.
I wasn't going to touch this topic because you directly asked about the South But...I'll just throw a few things out there.
Yes, there are alot of people still influenced by the West. They influence because they made and are still making good music...But alot of the "hate" that the West received is from their artists always claiming that they don't get respect from Major labels, From Other artists, ect and then they proceed to downtalk other Artists (See Jayo Felony, GAME, Ect) to get on. The West really wasn't as united as it seemed to be in the 90's. It was really only one label that controlled the West and if you wanted to make it in Rap music and you were from the West you had to go through the Row. Once the Row crumbled politics came into play and The West was basically Blackballed from the industry unless you were with Cube, Dre, or someone else with money that could get you on.
On the Underground Scene the West is still alive and well. It's just on the radio and Tv where the West isn't being seen at the moment.
