50 Years of HIP HOP: "The Dirty South" : A Guide
Overview
The guide provides an exploration into the Southern Hip Hop genre, also known as "The Dirty South," celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop culture.
Sections
- Home
- Evolution of Rap Music
- Trap Music
- Bounce Music
- Women In Southern Hip Hop
- Databases
- Academic Honesty
Southern Hip Hop
- Definition: A regional genre of Hip Hop music emerging from the Southern United States.
- Key Cities: Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, Miami.
- Origins: Reaction to Hip Hop culture from New York and Los Angeles in the 1980s.
- Influential Acts: MC Shy D, The Geto Boys, 2 Live Crew.
Atlanta's Role
- 1990s Growth: Atlanta became the center of Southern Hip Hop.
- Key Groups: Organized Noize, OutKast, Goodie Mob.
- Independent Labels: Cash Money Records, No Limit Records, Hypnotize Minds (Memphis).
Featured Videos
- Outkast - Git Up, Git Out: Featuring Goodie Mob.
- Goodie Mob - Dirty South: Featuring Big Boi.
Books on Hip Hop Culture
- Dirty South by Ben Westhoff - ebook.
- An OutKast Reader by Regina N. Bradley - ebook.
- Chronicling Stankonia by Regina Bradley - ebook.
- Boondock Kollage by Regina N. Bradley - Call Number: PS3602.R34277 A6 2017.
- Chronicles of the Juice Man by Juicy J and Soren Baker - Call Number: ML385 .C47 2023.
African American Studies Librarian
- Name: Thomas Jackson
- Contact: [email protected]
- Office Location: AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, RLTS Department Office #222H
Additional Books
- The Legend of the Black Mecca by Maurice J. Hobson - ebook.
- Cuban Underground Hip Hop by Tanya L. Saunders - ebook.
Tags
- #50yearsofhiphop
- #blackmusic
- #blackculture
- #atlanta
- #dirtysouth
- #hiphop
Subjects
- African & African American Studies
- African American Studies
- African Americans
- Africana Studies
- Music
- Popular Culture
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