Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1569766061 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Westhoff convincingly details how Southern rap music—"party music, full of hypnotic hooks and sing-along choruses"—took over from dominant East Coast and West Coast rap styles by replacing "normal rap structures and metaphor-heavy rhymes in favor of chants, grunts and shouts." In fact, the beauty of Westhoff's descriptions of the genre as a whole and various songs in particular will make old fans as well as newbies want to search out and play classic CDs such as OutKast's "Aquemini" and "Kings of Crunk" by Lil Jon. . From Publishers Weekly Journalist and hip-hop enthusiast Westhoff delivers a fascinating exploration of the musical
still move millions of copies, and OutKast has the bestselling rap album of all time.In Dirty South, author Ben Westhoff investigates the southern rap phenomenon, watching rappers “make it rain” in a Houston strip club and partying with the 2 Live Crew’s Luke Campbell. Dirty South features exclusive interviews with the genre’s most colorful players.Westhoff has written a journalistic tour de force, the definitive account of the most vital musical culture of our ti
Dirty South Book Review- How southern artists changed Hip-Hop! Maco L. Faniel Let's go back to 1995 when Andre Benjamin, one half of super group Outkast, said these words - ".The South got something to say!" They had just received their award for Best New Group at The Source Awards, and the audience was not pleased - as their booing showed. The audience could not accept that a group not from the East or West could win a hip-hop award. They must've not known about the Dirty South!But sixteen years later I. "An entertaining and enlightening read" according to Rick Stevens. I'm a 62-year old teacher/assistant director, musician, and piano teacher at an independent school.I just finished reading Dirty South and loved it, especially the final section where Westhoff writes about the populist nature of Southern hip hop and its connections with Delta blues. To me, it represents the tone of the entire book, which celebrates the joy of a being a fan, while keeping a faithful eye on a much bigger music hi. Excellent read! Ted Before reading this book I considered myself a novice in terms of southern rap. But Westhoff eloquently breaks down all the key rappers and their influences in a highly informative a brilliantly written way. This is one of those books that you never want to put down. Highly recommended!