The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

Baldenna Tha King is helping transform Southern trail riding culture by blending traditional Louisiana sounds with modern rap music. Raised around horses, trucks, mud riding, and long community trail ...

David Banner discusses The God Box 2, Southern hip-hop, Black joy and his direct-to-fan model.

The hip hop community is mourning the loss of Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge rap veteran known for his classic hit “How Ya Do Dat.” The influential artist has passed away at 51 after suffering ...

Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell talks to press on the red carpet during the premiere of "Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told" during SXSW Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Link Copied to Clipboard! Uncle Luke ...

On this date in 1998, Atlanta duo OutKast released their landmark third studio album, Aquemini, through LaFace Records, ...

From Future, Metro Boomin and Gunna to GloRilla, Latto and Sexyy Red, the South has only further cemented itself as Hip Hop’s most dominant region in 2024 — even as Kendrick Lamar popped out and ...

Born Joseph Sellers circa 1980s Monroe, Louisiana, Joe Bone has officially dropped into the southern rap like a meteor on unsuspecting listeners. Already known by many for his simply distinctive ...

For an entire generation of Southern rap artists, one name kept appearing at the beginning of the story, long before the fame and the platinum plaques arrived. This morning, the hip-hop community ...

The South has ruled hip-hop with an iron fist over the last 20+ years. When considering the genre and how it’s risen in pop culture, places like Atlanta were instrumental in the process. Starting with ...

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke prepares to be honored ...

Some artists left Rap behind after years inside Hip Hop, while others used the culture briefly before finding a different ...