Was Atlanta influenced by the West Coast in the early 1990's

[Shorty K]

Too $hort really don't get the credit he deserves for elevating the Atlanta hip hop scene.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Why can't Chicago be used as an example? They experienced the same migration NY did just from different parts of the south.

And nikkas tend to forget that Twista been around since the late 80s early 90s and used to go by Tongue Twista. I don't see how that's Memphis influence

Bone disses everyone tongue twisting.

And NYC simply cant be compared to Chicago in anyway culturally.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Bone disses everyone tongue twisting.

And NYC simply cant be compared to Chicago in anyway culturally.

What does Bone have to do with Twista? And why can't Chicago be compared to NY? The two cities have a lot of similarities

 

[BigMan]

New Orleans has its own style desticnt from Houston and the rest of the Gulf Coast. But, i guess you can technically say it was influenced by NYC. The beat used in Bounce tracks comes from the Show Boys out of Queens. Drag rap. But New Orleans took it and made it their own.

you're right. i forgot New Orleans as well.

Bone disses everyone tongue twisting.

And NYC simply cant be compared to Chicago in anyway culturally.

why not?

 

[Apollo Creed]

What does Bone have to do with Twista? And why can't Chicago be compared to NY? The two cities have a lot of similarities

Did you read my initial post?

 

[Poitier]

A lot of the stuff yall assume came from the Westcoast actually comes from the Midwest @R$G META

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Did you read my initial post?

This?

West Coast blacks come from the South though. Nothing to see here.


ATL>

 

[Poitier]

As a youngin, I always thought Too Short was from the A cuz so much of his music was played here and blended well with the Bass style music that was made here

Short Dawg went to HS out in Atlanta and came out here for good after being ran out of Oakland.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Short Dawg went to HS out in Atlanta and came out here for good after being ran out of Oakland.

He didn't go to hs in the A. He did relocate there in the 90s along with a bunch of other rappers tho

 

[Poitier]

He didn't go to hs in the A. He did relocate there in the 90s along with a bunch of other rappers tho

Yeah he did

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Yeah he did

He was there for one year for 7th grade and a piece of the 8th

 

[Poitier]

He was there for one year for 7th grade and a piece of the 8th

His parent lived out here.....he been coming in and out of the A since he was a child

 

[Apollo Creed]

This?

My comment was Bone dissed Memphis and Chi town claming they were biting their style.

And NYC and Chicago are similar in how they were built but culturally black people in Chicago are damn near country while NYC (idk maybe due to being less segregated?) blacks had a different swag compared to west coast and southern blacks.

Someone more well versed like @IllmaticDelta can maybe elaborate better but outside of the initial people migrating out of the south NYCers rode that “big city” thing harder compared to say black folls who migrated to Chicago, Detroit, or the West Coast.

I would say the differences probably sparked around when hip hop started? Maybe disco? But I’d argue nyc being the night life mecca in the 70s-80s is what created them being so distinctly different. While east coast cats were listening to hip hop everyone else was probably still on disco,funk, etc.

 

[3rd Ward Swangin]

well yeah obviously, all AA music is from the south (notable exception is hip hop)

Rap from the south. Blowfly first rapper on wax. He may be the first to diss on wax when he dissed Kurtis Blow. He's definitely the first Dirty rapper.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Rap from the south. Blowfly first rapper on wax.

The South is the root so technically as far as American culture goes you can trace everything to somewhere in the south.

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