Anyone used to hate on down south rappers but grow to appreciate it later on?

[Ozymandeas]

The older I get the more I respect down south rappers. Back in the day (mid to late 2000s), I thought it was remedial music because they weren’t super lyrical like East Coast rappers but now I realize they were just making their own style of music.

For example, I didn’t get this song back then but I get it now

 

[Canada Goose]

Nah, I'm a New Yorker and didn't know hating on southern rappers was a thing until I started posting on The Coli.


Was a huge fan of Ludacris growing up. The Texas movement in 05 with Mike Jones/Paul Wall and Slim Thug

 

[MajesticLion]

of ALL the people to pick

 

[King Poetic]

I’m only into the older ones

Geto boys
OutKast
Goodie Mob
UGK
Eightball and MJG
Original Cash Money before the breakup
No Limit up till 2002
Currensy
Jeezy
Jay electronica

I think Camillionaire is a dope freestyler

All these new southern rappers are just trash

 

[Ozymandeas]

Nah, I'm a New Yorker and didn't know hating on southern rappers was a thing until I started posting on The Coli.


Was a huge fan of Ludacris growing up. The Texas movement in 05 with Mike Jones/Paul Wall and Slim Thug

Now Ludacris was cool with me because he was basically a NY style rapper. It was the cats that were southern sounding that I hated on.

 

[Jasonmask]

I wasn’t a fan of early cash money but when I got older I revisited some of their music and it was good. Still can’t mess with no limit shyt though

 

[Haamid Shabazz]

Depends on the style of flow.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

How could you hate on David Banner?

 

[UpNext]

Nah I always had love for the South because they got shyt moving in the club and always brought a warmer consciousness to the music. It seems like the hate for the South came from the lyricists of the region's focus being more on raw emotion than alliteration and word play. Not enough spiritual/lyrical/ask beavis get nothing but head bars for some.


But I will say T.I and Pastor Troy's music aged like some shyt tho. That shyt just sounds awful to me now.

 

[TripleAgent]

Not on the ones that are actually good at rapping.

The rest

 

[Fillerguy]

I used to hate hard on them in the 2000s

 

[Ozymandeas]

Not on the ones that are actually good at rapping.

The rest

They be bopping though. It’s not about the lyrics as much as the vibe

 

[TripleAgent]

They be bopping though. It’s not about the lyrics as much as the vibe

I don't do "vibe". If you're wack, turn that shyt off!

 

[frush11]

They be bopping though. It’s not about the lyrics as much as the vibe

Because Waka is not really from the South

 

[MasterThought]

In a way yes.

The explosion of black KKKLANSMAN genocide drill rap has made me appreciate the fun snap & crunk era of the past

I can't believe I'm saying this but I would do anything for a Laffy Taffy type era to get back in style

As much as I hated that song in real time it was fun and danceable.

I wish the youth had fun music instead of dancing to lyrics about shooting and killing each other