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Southern hip hop, also known as Dirty South, emerged from the Southern United States during the late 1980s and 1990s as a distinct regional alternative to East and West Coast styles. Find upcoming Southern Hip Hop events in London below.
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A danceable, vocal-driven sound.
Southern hip hop, also known as Dirty South, emerged from the Southern United States during the late 1980s and 1990s as a distinct regional alternative to East and West Coast styles. The genre is characterized by its heavy reliance on the Roland TR-808 drum machine, featuring booming sub-bass, rapid-fire hi-hat patterns, and atmospheric synthesizers. Tempos often fluctuate between slow, chopped-and-screwed grooves and high-energy club anthems, maintaining a mood that ranges from gritty and celebratory to swagger-filled. It serves as a foundational precursor to modern trap music, blending soulful melodic samples with local bounce and crunk influences to create a highly danceable yet sonically aggressive aesthetic that eventually dominated global mainstream airwaves.
Also known as: Dirty South, Southern rap
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