Tag Archives: Southern Rap

Outrageously raunchy Miami-based quartet Fairly Ricky — Spectacular Smith, Diamond Blue Smith, Corey Blue “Slick ‘Em” Smith, and Pleasure P — made a bouncing hybrid of rap and R&B coated in a minimum of 30 layers of sleaze. They debuted in 2005 with Bluestars, released by Atlantic. Lead solitary “Grind …

Naming himself following the infamous don from the Dixie Mafia, Carlos Marcelo, this young rapper in the Soiled South paid his dues within the underground scene before starting up with Professional P’s No Limit empire. His autonomy using the tight-knit No Limit camp differentiates Mr. Marcelo from a variety of …

Once among the leading rappers on Professional P’s Simply no Limit record label, Mystikal quickly evolved beyond the label’s clichéd thug trappings and present himself among the Dirty South’s best rappers, alongside famous brands Juvenile and Ludacris. Like No Limit itself, Mystikal is normally a fresh Orleans indigenous. He released …

Raised in various elements of Atlanta and its own neighboring suburbs, Antoine Rogers, better referred to as Bobby Creekwater, was allured from the appeal of rap music. Following a yr of going to Clark-Atlanta College or university, he left the faculty books to enter the documenting studio room as one-half …

Prolific Houston rapper Z-Ro is usually an area legend within the Tx scene. Since 1997, his combination of performing and rapping offers made an appearance on countless songs with peers like Scarface, Gucci Mane, Bun B, and Pimp C. Given birth to Joseph Wayne McVey, Z-Ro (aka the Mo Town …

Having a raspy voice, an aggressive flow, and lyrics that concentrate on life around the streets, rapper Alfamega rose to fame in 2008 because of T.I. as well as the hood anthem “Uh Huh.” The hulking Atlanta indigenous launched his profession in 2002 after providing seven years in jail. It …

Yungstar was raised on the western world aspect of Houston and began rapping in age 10. In the first ’90s, he started dealing with DenDen, CEO of Right Profit Information. He first obtained interest freestyling over tapes created by DJ Screw and surfaced nationally having a visitor appearance on Lil’ …

The traveling force behind among the South’s leading party rap groups, 69 Boyz, Thrill da Playa spun off a less successful solo career through the later ’90s while still keeping the Boyz going strong. Blessed Truck Bryant, the rapper/manufacturer was raised in Jacksonville, FL, and spent a while overseas within …

The Trak Starz became an overnight sensation in 2003 because the producers of Chingy and his summer anthem, “Best Thurr.” Made up of Zo and Sham, the creation duo helmed every monitor but one on Chingy’s debut record, Jackpot, and became a significantly hot product afterward.

At Atlanta’s Miller Grove Middle College, two youthful wannabe rappers met up with one another, still left their individual rap crews, and joined forces to be YoungBloodZ. Sean Paul, who promises that rapping is normally second character and less complicated than discussion, and J-Bo, the DJ of both, were heavily …