The rap station here 95.7 Jamz is perhaps one of the only rap stations left in the country that still plays underground rap music. And there is just something about underground Southern rap . . . who needs all that equipment? just a man and his pitch shifter . . .
These are some of my favorite rappers from Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM J is probably the most popular local rapper-producer these days. I think his best songs have been "New Outfit" feat. LIL' BRANDIN, a little kid rapper. (I love kid pop music.) His new "Move Back" is good too. The video is awesome (he is rapping in a suburb of Birmingham and the song is called "Move Back.") The best part of that song for me is VENUS. I love Southern female rappers like GANGSTA BOO and RASHEEDA, and I think that if VENUS were given the opportunity to put out some more stuff, it would be just as good. B.A. BOYS and BIRMINGHAM J also did a good song called "B.A. Girl."
Birmingham J - Move Back
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And speaking of RASHEEDA, she has worked with PASTOR TROY of Birmingham. Check out the track "Do it." Reminds me of the olden days.
DA YOUNG GUNNA (Montgomery, AL) is Southern rap at its finest. DA YOUNG GUNNA has a lot of really cool simple beats and synths. Like a lot of local rap, there is something really personal about the narratives. Check out "Woo woo" and "Parkinglot."
KHAO (Birmingham, AL): check out "Grand Hustle Beat Maker."
RICH BOY (Mobile, AL) has worked with Andre 3000 and Lil' Jon. He does good stuff, party music, dance music. He works with some great people and like all bama rap, there's some crazy Extreme Animalz sounding samples sprinkled in. His new song features a Mardi Gras inspired mix (Mobile is the only place in America other than New Orleans that has Mardi Gras).
MP's best song is "Mr. Clean." It features a xylophone! I can't help but think that this song is somehow related to "Mr. Fresh" by Cory Gunz, because it also features a xylophone and there is that Outkast song "Fresh and Clean."
And here is a show based out of Decatur, AL about rap music.
P.S. The Birmingham area code is 205.
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Hello, here’s some info you might find interesting – a list of most promising rappers for 2007:
1. Cory Gunz
2. Termanology
3. Stat Quo
4. Papoose
5. Saigon
6. Joe Budden
7. Chamillionaire
8. Sway
9. The Game
10. Lupe Fiasco
I’ve also found a list of bands that influenced the hip hop style of the artists named above. Just have a look at some Cella Dwellas songs, 8 Ball lyrics or the rap style of Crime Mob and you’ll see what I mean.
Michael S.
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