Dirty South rap music represents
the evolution of the dirty rap genre as well as the Southern rap genre.
While dirty rap may not be Southern and Southern rap not necessarily dirty,
dirty South rap artists showcase the best both these genres have to offer.
Dirty South rap songs vary as much as the rappers that
write them. Dirty South rap artists like Juvenile, OutKast, and Ludacris,
among others are as different from each other as Dirty South rap music
is from rock & roll.
While the artists mentioned above were at one time part
of the dirty South underground rap scene, like Eightball & MJG, they
all had the talent and passion needed to make it big. Initially, dirty
South underground rap was all there was of this genre, because gangsta
rap reigned supreme.
Dirty South rap artists knew they needed to push the envelope
if they ever wanted to cross into the mainstream and bring the dirty South
underground rap scene with them. Not only were dirty South rap artists
competing with well established acts like 2 Live Crew, but Gangsta rap
moguls like Dr. Dre.
In order for dirty South rap music to rival gangsta rap,
and other popular hip hop genres, dirty South rap artists knew they had
to bring their hottest lyrics and most innovative DJing techniques to
the rap game. To bust out of the dirty South underground rap scene, they
had to be innovators. By the end of the nineties, dirty South rap songs
had finally developed the unique sound it has today, now known as dirty
South rap music. Some dirty South rap artists you may be familiar with
today are Trick Daddy, David Banner, and Big Tymers.
OutKast is a perfect rap group to illustrate what innovative
is all about. Dirty South rap songs from OutKast vary from dirty to spacey,
but one thing OutKast’s dirty South rap songs have in common is
that they display the kind of talent it took for dirty South rap artists
to come out on top.
An even more perfect example of dirty
South underground rappers that made a big splash in mainstream
hip hop are Eightball & MJG. These guys, like OutKast, were responsible
for pushing dirty South rap music into the mainstream spotlight.
One obstacle that dirty South rap music faced in addition
to being the underdog is that dirty South rap songs weren’t all
that lyrically different from gangsta rap. Both gangsta and dirty South
rap songs contained sexually explicit lyrics and hard hitting beats. In
the end, the dirty South rap advantage came from the dirty south underground
rap scene.
With dirty South rap fans sticking together to promote
local artists, major players in the rap game had a hard time competing
with a tight knit base of unified fans. Another bonus that came from this
tight knit base of dirty South rap fans was that their enthusiasm was
contagious. This enthusiasm spread across the nation, as hip hop fans
around the country wanted to be a part of dirty South rap music.
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