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Dirty South

Author
First Name: 
Ben
Last Name: 
Westhoff
Subtitle: 
Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Re-invented Hip-Hop
Publish City: 
Chicago
Publish Company: 
Chicago Review Press
ISSN/ISBN: 
1569766061
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Month: 
May
Day: 
1
Year: 
2011

Rap music from New York and Los Angeles once ruled the charts, but nowadays the southern sound thoroughly dominates the radio, Billboard, and MTV. Coastal artists like Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and Ice-T call southern rap "garbage," but they're probably just jealous, as artists like Lil Wayne and T.I.

Pages: 
298
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dirty-South-Outkast-Southern-Reinvented/dp/1569766061/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306267315&sr=1-2
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Hip Hop In America: A Regional Guide

Author
First Name: 
Mickey
Last Name: 
Hess
Collaborators: 
, Editor
Subtitle: 
Volume 2, The Midwest, The South and Beyond
Publish City: 
Santa Barbara, CA
Publish Company: 
Greenwood Press, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
ISSN/ISBN: 
2147483647
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Year: 
2010

In the three decades since its beginnings on the streets of the Bronx, hip hop has become a signature genre of American music- a genuine cultural phenomenon. Although hip hop was once defined by its legendary East Coast/ West Coast rivalries, New York and Los Angeles aren't the whole story.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Hip-Hop-America-Regional-volumes/dp/0313343217/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289409975&sr=1-3
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Hip Hop In America: A Regional Guide

Author
First Name: 
Mickey
Last Name: 
Hess
Collaborators: 
, Editor
Subtitle: 
Volume 1, East Coast and West Coast
Publish City: 
Santa Barbara, CA
Publish Company: 
Greenwood Press, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
ISSN/ISBN: 
2147483647
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Year: 
2010

In the three decades since its beginnings on the streets of the Bronx, hip hop has become a signature genre of American music- a genuine cultural phenomenon. Although hip hop was once defined by its legendary East Coast/ West Coast rivalries, New York and Los Angeles aren't the whole story.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Hip-Hop-America-Regional-volumes/dp/0313343217/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289408990&sr=1-3
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VIBE (06/2002)

Author
First Name: 
Emil
Last Name: 
Wilbekin
Publish City: 
New York
Publish Company: 
Time Inc. Ventures
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Month: 
June
Year: 
2002

Southern Exposure: Mystikal, Master P, Ludacris: The Dirty South Gets More Bounce to the Ounce 

Top 10: The Best Hip Hop Albums of All Time 

Beyonce, Jermaine Dupri, Beanie Sigel and Timbaland: Pick the Next Stars

Soul Brothers: Raphael Saadiq and Musiq

Tech Toys 

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Let the World Listen Right

Author
First Name: 
Ali Colleen
Last Name: 
Neff
Collaborators: 
William R. Ferris
Subtitle: 
The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story
Publish City: 
Jackson, MS
Publish Company: 
University Press of Mississippi
ISSN/ISBN: 
160473229
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Month: 
July
Day: 
20
Year: 
2009

In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty.

Pages: 
219
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Let-World-Listen-Right-Mississippi/dp/1604732296/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276533318&sr=1-1
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Third Coast

Author
First Name: 
Roni
Last Name: 
Sarig
Subtitle: 
Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-Hop Became a Southern Thing
Publish Company: 
Da Capo Press
ISSN/ISBN: 
306814307
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Year: 
2007

Author and music writer Sarig (The Secret History of Rock) provides the "Dirty South" its first complete history, an ambitious tale featuring Southern industry luminaries like Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri, as well as the acts mentioned in the subtitle.

Pages: 
400
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Third-Coast-OutKast-Timbaland-Southern/dp/0306814307
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Hip Hop Story 2

Author
First Name: 
Jeffrey "Smoot"
Last Name: 
Huntley
Subtitle: 
Dirty South
Publish City: 
Thousand Oaks
Publish Company: 
RapRock Records, Inc
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
2004

The African American struggle was born in the south. Like Jazz and the Blues 50 years ago, Hip-Hop is the voice for African American people today. The Dirty south rap genre is now one of the dominant forces driving the recovery for Hip-Hop CD sales. Artists such as LIL' JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ, DAVID BANNER and YING YANG TWINS are now going platinum with their signature rhyme styles.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.ca/Hip-Hop-Story-Dirty-South/dp/B0001XAKEW


Country Fried Soul

Author
First Name: 
Tamara
Last Name: 
Palmer
Subtitle: 
Adventures in Dirty South Hip Hop
Publish City: 
San Francisco
Publish Company: 
Backbeat Books
ISSN/ISBN: 
879308575
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Year: 
2005

Hip-Hop is the biggest youth movement in the world today, and leading the way is the new sound of the South, exemplified by platinum and multi-platinum artists like OutKast, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ludacris, Ying Yang Twins, and 8Ball and MJG.

Pages: 
192
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879308575/qid=1147814665/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-4800545-2071111?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
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