Hard Hitta is a group of rappers from the Streets of St. Louis. Band Members names are, me-Toi Game, my cousin-Willoc Grape, and our friend-J.Ross. Toi Game, Will, and Tone-Loc are black and J.Ross is mixed so, dont get upity about the race issues. We listen to artists such as Weezy, Cassidy, Nelly, Jeezy, T.I., Big Gipp, Crime Mob, Lil Jon, and... [+] Read More

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DJ Magic Mike, the breakthrough bass producer after 2 Live Crew, was the music's most crucial recording artist. An underground label impresario on the order of Master P, Mike's productions were much rougher than the slick Miami bass sound and pursued a gritty old-school vibe -- more akin to Ultramagnetic MC's than Luther Campbell -- long after... [+] Read More

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Freak Nasty was hardly a talented rapper -- he was clumsy and often tripped over his rhymes -- but he did manage to write an incessantly catchy song with "Da Dip." After his first album, Freak Nasty, failed to make an impact in 1994, the Southern-based rapper seemed destined to fade away. Instead, he and his production team concocted the... [+] Read More

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The LACS which consists of recording artists Clay Sharpe (Uncle Snap), Brandon Herndon (Yocal), and Brian King (Captain Kang)made a name for themselves in the south's underground hip hop scene. Completeing their lastest album LACADEMICS for release this fall with guest appearances from Pastor Troy, Mr. MUDD, DG Yola and the ATL Legend Raheen tha... [+] Read More

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Crunk practitioner Lil Scrappy was born Darryl Richards in the ATL. Discovered by BME Recordings and Lil Jon, Scrap built his rep throughout the Southeast before breaking nationally in 2003 with the hit "Head Bussa." A split EP with fellow BME artists Trillville followed in February 2004, spinning off the single "No Problem." Crunk was never the... [+] Read More

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Otherwise known as Luther Campbell, the entrepreneur and head of 2 Live Crew since its inception in the mid-'80s, Luke is a solo project for Campbell apart from his group's releases. The first release as Luke, 1993's In the Nude, was followed by an X-rated Christmas album and a greatest-hits LP before the project signed a contract with Island... [+] Read More

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Integrating self-consciousness and sincerity into his otherwise prototypical Dirty South style of rap, Pastor Troy stood out among the masses of up-and-coming Southern MCs trying to break nationally in the early 2000s. Perhaps more than anything, Troy's deeply religious youth shapes his ideology, which also features the usual Dirty South themes... [+] Read More

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Integrating self-consciousness and sincerity into his otherwise prototypical Dirty South style of rap, Pastor Troy stood out among the masses of up-and-coming Southern MCs trying to break nationally in the early 2000s. Perhaps more than anything, Troy's deeply religious youth shapes his ideology, which also features the usual Dirty South themes... [+] Read More

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Coming from the southwest Chicago suburb of Joliet, Radio G was born in July 2004 after a social tragedy caused him to put down the stress ball, pick up the mic, and begin what would later spark interest in his entire neighborhood. Radio G, previously known as T.J. Kool until April 2005, was 12 years old at that time when he began recording the... [+] Read More

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Inextricably linked with his pop culture touchstone "Baby Got Back," Sir Mix-A-Lot parlayed a gonzo tribute to women with large buttocks into hip-hop immortality, even despite his failure to score another hit of its magnitude. But even before he struck crossover gold, Sir Mix-A-Lot was one of rap's great D.I.Y. success stories. Coming from a... [+] Read More

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Atlanta's party rap duo Ying Yang Twins scored a hit with the single "Whistle While You Twurk," which received nationwide airplay on urban and crossover radio stations. Their full-length debut album, Thug Walkin', appeared later in 2000. Alley...Return of the Ying Yang Twins from 2002 sold well down South but it was the duo's 2003 team-up with... [+] Read More

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