Southern Hip-Hop Essentials Playlist by Apple Music

Southern Hip-Hop Essentials

Southern Hip-Hop Essentials PLAYLIST ∙ 2020 Apple Music Hip-Hop Hip-hop from the Dirty South reflected its environment: bass blasts made for car stereos, slow tempos for slow cruises, lyrics about the streets, and shout-outs to local thriving neighborhoods. Mid-’80s Miami bass groups like 2 Live Crew turned electrofunk into a rumbling, bawdy party that dominated clubs and parks. A few

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2000s Hip-Hop Essentials (exclusive listen)

2000s Hip-Hop Essentials

2000s Hip-Hop Essentials (exclusive) Apple Music Hip-Hop The 2000s began with New York’s lyrical titans—JAY Z, Nas, Cam’ron, Jadakiss, newcomer 50 Cent—battling for supremacy, commercial and otherwise. However, New York’s grip on the hip-hop narrative would loosen. Atlanta rappers like Outkast, Ludacris, T.I., Lil Jon, and Young Jeezy would spin hip-hop into crunk and trap; a young, ambitious Chicago producer

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