It’s impossible to talk about Memphis rap without starting with Three 6 Mafia. Founded by DJ Paul and Juicy J, the group ...

Hip-hop saw even more commercial success than before; it succeeded in crossing over into the pop world, Southern rappers proved their dominance, subgenres such as crunk and hyphy emerged ...

Bodega, one of the more polished opening groups, performed a mix of hyphy and crunk rap. Their sound was very much like Lil’ Jon and the Eastside Boyz. Bodega even incorporated a rapper yelling “yeah” ...

including gangsta rap, drill, crunk, trap, hyphy, and many more. And we have the Bronx, New York, to thank for birthing hip-hop, which is now one of the most popular genres in music history.

Produced by the acclaimed Hitkidd, this high-energy track has already set the hip-hop world on fire. Combining Duke Deuce’s ...