All things considered, from the earliest moments of Rap History to today, which region is strongest?

[Prince Cairo]

You can factor in anything you want. Number of artists, top selling albums, influence, most number of goats...anything.

Just tell us why.

 

[Ian1362]

New York City

 

[Feed-Me]

New York closely followed by the South. The East birthed Biggie and Pac, Nas and Hov who are usually in most people's top 5 but the Souths mainstream run has been huge and going for over a decade now. The West was a challenger for only part of the 90s and can't really be considered for this conversation. Southern Rappers want the respect that NY gets for lyrics and NY rappers want the commercial success Southern rappers get but neither are envious of the West. This thread will Def be NY/east vs the South but the battle for third between the Mid West, West coast and Canada will be interesting too.

 

[Prince Cairo]

New York closely followed by the South. The East birthed Biggie and Pac, Nas and Hov who are usually in most people's top 5 but the Souths mainstream run has been huge and going for over a decade now. The West was a challenger for only part of the 90s and can't really be considered for this conversation. Southern Rappers want the respect that NY gets for lyrics and NY rappers want the commercial success Southern rappers get but neither are envious of the West. This thread will Def be NY/east vs the South but the battle for third between the Mid West, West coast and Canada will be interesting too.

Yeah, I voted for the East Coast but I wanted to vote for the South. I can't justify ignoring all of NYC's contributions to this rap shyt, though.

 

[lucky lefty]

The East Coast by default due to it being home of the GOAT our Flow Lord and Lyrical Savior Hova Da Gawd

fukk West Coast cocksuckers, Dirty South disease spreaders, & Midwest metrosexuals

 

[Shadow King]

New York closely followed by the South. The East birthed Biggie and Pac, Nas and Hov who are usually in most people's top 5 but the Souths mainstream run has been huge and going for over a decade now. The West was a challenger for only part of the 90s and can't really be considered for this conversation. Southern Rappers want the respect that NY gets for lyrics and NY rappers want the commercial success Southern rappers get but neither are envious of the West. This thread will Def be NY/east vs the South but the battle for third between the Mid West, West coast and Canada will be interesting too.

I don't agree with this

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Midwest

it gave us Insane Clown Posse, Esham, Twiztid, Tech N9ne, Royce Da 5'9, Slim Anus and D12, Dayton Family, J Dilla, Elzhi, Bone Thugs N Harmony, MC Breed, Common, Twista, MC Juice, Rhymefest, Supernat.....and for those who are fans of his Kanye West. and many more


so many legends from one area of the country

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

prolly the mid west. That's really the only region that don't live off it's hype. You got do or die and twistan slum village, eminem^^^^^^^

 

[Mandarin Duck]

Slim Anus

 

[Juggalo Fred]

best diss song of all time

 

[Ronnie Lott]

West Coast wins this easily. West coast not only birthed our own style, own culture and never dikkrode other regions to be accepted. We kept inventing new sounds a d never adopted the next regions sound in order to be relevant *coughs East Coast*

West coast started the independent grind, didn't rely on majors or radio play. Didn't dikkride dj's and play the payola game. Started gangsta rap, g funk, hyphy, turf, horror core, mobb music, jerkin, ratchet, pimp rap etc

 

[Prince Cairo]

West Coast wins this easily. West coast not only birthed our own style, own culture and never dikkrode other regions to be accepted. We kept inventing new sounds a d never adopted the next regions sound in order to be relevant *coughs East Coast*

West coast started the independent grind, didn't rely on majors or radio play. Didn't dikkride dj's and play the payola game. Started gangsta rap, g funk, hyphy, turf, horror core, mobb music, jerkin, ratchet, pimp rap etc

I feel like everything you said can be applied to the South, too. Save the last bit about the G-Funk and stuff, obviously.

 

[The Ruler 09]

I have to say N.Y because probably the most great rappers came from there.

 

[The Fire]

Midwest

it gave us Insane Clown Posse, Esham, Twiztid, Tech N9ne, Royce Da 5'9, Slim Anus and D12, Dayton Family, J Dilla, Elzhi, Bone Thugs N Harmony, MC Breed, Common, Twista, MC Juice, Rhymefest, Supernat.....and for those who are fans of his Kanye West. and many more


so many legends from one area of the country

all that nikka said insane clown p*ssy

 

[Harry B]

New York closely followed by no one.

The fact that southerners love to compare the whole South with a population of like 150 million stretching from just south of NY to just east of Cali to just NYC illustrates this clearly.

Musically speaking, it's not even comparable when we count classics 90 % are probably from the East.