Does the SOUTH really not listen to NEW YORK rap?

[MajesticLion]

People still trying with this

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I have a question for people that keep asking these dumbazz questions.. If no one in the south listened to NY hip hop, THEN WHAT THE FUKK WERE WE LISTENING TO IN THE 80S????? . I know it may be hard to believe to some of you, but hip hop has been around for a long time. I was listening to hip hop in 1984 as a 7 year old IN THE SOUTH. Does anyone believe we didn't have radio, BET, and record stores in the south? wtf

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Back in the day we did. Now yall shyt trash. We fukked when NY sounded like NY. Not when yall hopped on everybody dikk

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

@AlbertPullhoez

 

[Wild self]

when all them east coast nikkas was dancing..in the beginning making dance music wearin polka dots n gumbies..

. how u gone hate on shyt thats for the clubs and hoes..n lil kids..

East coast had to grow OUT OF THAT or else Hip Hop would be Disco status.

The south stagnate their own sound and now no major networks want to host awards shows for newer artists anymore because if the lack of talent lyrically and stage presence wise

 

[LOOPY]

*not anymore

 

[Rekkapryde]

I can’t say now but growing up this was true. There were exceptions, specifically Biggie.

Where I grew up (Lowcountry SC), that wasn't true AT ALL. But there is a HUGE connection of lowcountry people and NYC so maybe just different in my area of the south. Lots of NYC cats had Carolina roots/people, so it wasn't really a thing like that. But the generations after mine definitely focused less on NYC rap as I get older.

 

[raoulduke187]

I think the south has love for NY rap in general

it was the NY cats acting all snobby about southern rap at one point

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Yes and we all celebrated when BG bodied Prodigy on YBE.