Southern Rap

“Southern Rap”

-Also known as “Southern Hip Hop” “South Coast Hip Hop” or “Dirty South Music”

-Defined as a 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—the five of which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.

Many early Southern rap artists released their music independently or on mixtapes after encountering difficulty securing record-label contracts in the 1990s.