Ghetto D is the sixth studio album by New Orleans’ mogul Master P – his best album and one of the flagship albums of his No Limit Records empire.
What do YOU think? Are your favorite Southern rap albums here? Do you think any essential records are missing? Share your thoughts in the comments! Also, check the honorable mentions section at the end – it was hard to limit this list to ‘just’ 100 albums. Let’s get into it – in this piece, you will find 100 rap albums – no mixtapes, no EPs – we consider to be essential works to come out of the South, not ranked but presented in release year order. Music from artists from cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, and Memphis will make up most of this list, but since it’s also considered part of the Southern United States a number of albums of artists hailing from states such as Kentucky, North Carolina, and even Virginia will have a place on this list. By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had attained national success, and as the decade went on, both mainstream and underground varieties of Southern Hip Hop became among the most popular and influential of the entire genre.] The music was a reaction to the 1980s flow of Hip Hop culture from New York City and the Los Angeles area and can be considered the third major American Hip Hop scene, alongside East Coast Hip Hop and West Coast Hip Hop.
excite me I'm takin' off like MJ My check game like Nike Anytime I get that cash That cash make me hyphy I'm jumpin' off my products Stackin' up my dollars I stay chasin that guala Ain't no turnin' up my collar Represent my city Nigga want game gotta pay pesos That pink inside my Styrofoam Got yellow bones on my iPhone Runnin' up like a treadmill Conversation gotta pay field.100 Essential Southern Rap Albums: [ Southern Hip Hop is a blanket term for a regional genre of American Hip Hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami-five cities that constitute the “Southern Network” in rap music. Whippin' up that Frank Lucas Cookin' up that Young Poochie Beamer cool with a clear view Got 'Rari with the clear view Trapped out I'm on CNN Space shuttle I done went to Mars Call this bitch who can taste the dick Got a gutter bitch gonna take a charge Went to Paris on a weekday And I'm comin' back in a couple months Everyday I wake up I'm drinkin' lean, I'm smokin' blunts Dropped out of my high school Then I went and copped me a drop top Got residue on my dreadlocks My whole style unorthodox Tradin' in my hand scale Started sellin', them big bells 30 bricks by 30 bricks I could sell a nigga some oatmeal Sell a nigga some horse feed Cashin' out for a hundred pounds Sell a nigga some A-1 I'll cook it up for you right nowĬredit card my swipe game I strike off like lightning Fuck with me, my lick game.
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