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Although Hip Hop originated up North, the South has increasingly been making noise throughout the Hip Hop game. In the last few years, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Houston have become Hip Hop “Hot” spots that rival anything the North has offered up in that time frame. Artists hailing from the Dirty South have just as much influence nowadays as those from colder climates. So no matter what side of the Mason-Dixon line you rep, get your crew, lace up your J’s, and let’s get it on.
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conrad said:
Scarface is killin Nas right now. meghan said:
What up? The west side is just too bad ass to compete? West Coast Hip Hop, anyone? Dre, Snoop, Too Short, NWA, 2Pac, the list goes on and on…Gangsta Rap was invented on the west side! Maybe there should just be a thrown down for Cali alone, NorCal v SoCal? conrad said:
East vs. West was a consideration. We went with North vs. South, because it reflects whats going on currently. Don’t be surprised to see an East vs. West in the future though. meghan said:
I had to represent… conrad said:
Killer Cali in the house. matt said:
Weeeeestsiiide! Ok, North vs. South…it’s on. meghan said:
No matter how whitebread the suburbs you grow up in are, you don’t grow up 15 minutes from Oakland without pickin up at least a little street cred… west siiiiide! Rashean said:
Gansta rap wasn’t invented by west coast artist it started in Philly with School D. Even Dre said that. Eric D. said:
pretty dirty of ya to make us choose between Jay and Weezy. not to mention the Roots and Outkast. meghan said:
I hang my head in shame, Rashean, I never knew that. I totally thought it came outta Compton and I actually went to look it up to prove you’re wrong, but you’re right! Philly is home to the OG rap. I guess you learn something new everyday…. conrad said:
The matchups had to matchup. Weezy is the current chosen one. Wanted to see who would take out who. jacob said:
It’s a damned shame that outcast is outclassing the roots right now. The Roots are an integral part of the game man. It’d be sad to see Outcast go and I’d miss ‘em but I couldn’t live without the roots. Melvin said:
I’m from the south, and that might be the single dumbest thing that has ever been said. No really. half of the crap you have on here isn’t hip hop, it’s bad rap. Reasonable Doubt VS. any little Wayne album is an insult. Yeah Jay sold out now, but that was classic, and little is the only rapper claiming hip hop and still selling updated versions of the block is hot. Give me a break. And WU-tangs 36 chambers compared to cash money. Yall are the reason the chicken noodle soup song exist. Y’all are the reason soldjah boy is a hit. Oh yeah, Lupe Fiasco is from the Mid West, so although he’s got one of the 6 actual hip hop records on here, he’s not in the argument of north vs south. Melvin said:
i made a mistake, 7 hip hop albums, JONxBLAZE said:
What about Eminem VS Paul Wall? longas said:
eazy lazy bizzy crazy flesh wish and of course, pac. hos guys above, are nothing compare with them. compare music lirycs composition. 40ozPhil said:
From Bay Area to Sac Town is where Californians throw they mack down ldpet2000 said:
its not fair puttin j up against wane there boath good ldpet2000 said:
melvin is wright chicken noodle soup soilder boy that is not rap that stuff is bullshit along with half the other shit out there the list is so long but ther is only a short list of good stuff out there longas said a few n 40ozphil sounds like he had one to many 40s n jonxblaze y did u even mention that idot paul wall hes not a rapper hes a clown Jon said:
Those who voted Ludacris over Lupe Fiasco; what a shame… keosha said:
i’m from Atlanta and even i had to represent for my boy Lupe…you cant ignore talent no matter where you’re from. conrad said:
@ldpet2000 We put Lil Wayne against Jay-Z for exactly that reason, because they are both good. Jon West said:
No Rick Ross…? Ti said:
That was a good poll; but I would like to see a West coast v East coast for old times sake. Seanross said:
Damn, all of these were mostly clear cut choices until you came to Lupe and Luda… hector said:
this article is trash, comparing apples to oranges again. 50 is alot better than T I. like 8 times more material better.LOL jay jay said:
I’m from the South… And some of these comparisons are just sad. Any Jay Z album is lyrically better than any of lil wayne’s albums. And I’d bet money lil wayne doesn’t even write his own crap. And cash money vs. wu-tang? Are you joking. I completely agree with the other person who said that many of these albums are crappy rap instead of hip hop. simos said:
I think these comparisons are terrible but that is simply due to the fact that the majority of artists from the south are absolute garbage. Artists like Cash Money, lil wayne, etc dont bring anything good to the hip hop culture or rap music. The only comparison that I saw which was difficult was Outkast vs The Roots. Both groups are high quality and have been great contribitors for years. CBK said:
I agree with the results so far, and my votes match all except the ugk vs mob deep one. I feel that ugk was a much more talented group because one had lots of style (pimp c) and no one can match bun b’s flow on certain songs. (Murder for example) lanny said:
Three six? jayj said:
I’m not the biggest rap fan but I love a good live performance. Having seen Lupe and Ludacris in concert its not even a contest. Luda was amazing, Lupe was terrible…. I know this has nothing to do with the post but a few other really good live rap performers are Tech N9Ne and The Game, who really surprised me Cali said:
Long beach represent. [...] [linkage] [...] the NORTHCOAST will rise above all coasts. you guyz are getting tired. u-turn said:
I vote for Ugly Duckling. Vinnie said:
Brooklyn Stand Up! Hate to start the fight all over again but that dirty dirty shit is all garbage. Big ups to Outkast and my boy Luda tho’. I hate to break it to you but Hip Hop is dead. When NYC cats aint even gettin it in anymore you know there’s a problem. Onto Weezy, I really wanna like the dude but that slirr pseudo chopp’d and screw’d crap stopped cutting it a while ago. For all you guys tryna nitpick on whats real and whats not whats hot and whats crap whats North, south, east, west or Chi-townn just do me a favor and listen to ready to die one more time. Cali Love for real so dont get it twisted west coast but shit aint what it used to be. Certain said:
Man, how is Nas beating Scarface by that much? Until Nas came back into the fold a few years back, most of his music had been garbage and from what I could see around the net and in the streets, most hip hop fans agreed for the most part. Face’s material wasn’t the greatest but always consistent. For him to be losing by 2000 to 300 and then have UGK losing to Mobb Deep by that margin is almost insane. MOBB DEEP? Are you kidding me. Those 2 dudes fell off looooooong time ago. There must be something wrong with the voting. RECOUNT!!!! emilio santa cruz said:
How does THE CARTER III even enter into the conversation against REASONABLE DOUBT?? If that’s supposed to be Weezy’s best album, lets put it up against BLUEPRINT or AMERICAN GANGSTER…still not even close puta. Weezy does a couple tracks with Kanye and everybody jumps on his nuts no homo. Pinche cabron sselthguoht said:
why isn’t anyone talking about other things rappers do on http://stuffididlastnight.com Max said:
I completly agree with Certain, I was very surprised with the beatdown that UGK is taking. Not only are they southern rap royalty who have been in the game as long as Mobb Deep, but UGK is still very relevant (they had a #1 album and single last year). Although the Nas over Scarface was basically a given due to Nas’s popularity, I am surprised that the vote count is 367 to 2461. Looking at Nas’s track record he hasn’t had any “great” albums other than Illmatic and Stillmatic (released 7 years apart) as opposed to Scarface’s constant stream of good to great albums, not to mention his contribution to the Geto Boys. Jim McDosh said:
Wow, you mean people actually LISTEN to that nonsense? Wow I am surprised! D Man said:
The 90’s was the BEST era for Hip Hop…PERIOD!!! And alot of that stuff out there is some kinda rap music…i don’t even call hip hop. It’s all about the same shit..money, cash, hoes, “in the club”, etc. Can I please hear a beat that doesn’t have an 808, clap, and snare roll!!! What ever happened to the good hip hop such as, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots of the past(Illadelph Halflife, Things Fall Apart), and especially Outkast of the past(Southernplayalistic…, ATLiens(my personal fav), and Aquemini) I truly think something needs to be done about this…cuz now the new thing in the clubs is electro and house…Hip Hip is dying out!!! R.I.P Dilla Tre said:
What about triple six? heccubus said:
What do you mean “No Rick Ross”? The idea is to compare people with talent. Rick Ross is probably one of the worst rappers alive. He just fucking rhymes the same words with one another over and over again. Yeah, Rick. “Noreaga” rhymes with “Noreaga”. Well done. zxk said:
now it’s time for latin hiphop Yang said:
@zxk yes please! [...] vs. South Hip Hop Beatdown: North vs South | JamsBio Biolog I voted: Jigga>>>Wayne (This was hard a one for me) Nas<<<<Face Mobb [...] SCArface said:
who the fuck is scarface Vernika said:
Who wud pick Luda over Lupe????? no, doubt Luda is cool .. but by NO means an intelligent rapper. Not sayn hes dumb .. But the fool raps about hoes n sex. As catchy as that may be, lets be reel pinay sexy said:
nas is the best. ever. hellspawn said:
i’m not the largest rap/hip-hop fan but i listen to a good deal of rap/hip-hop and im from the north but there are good artists aroudn the country but most of them like lil wayne and such are crap but the old fifty and jay-z were good but they have sold out. nas is deff back with his new album which is crazy. i just hope rap doesn’t keep detereating into crap as it isnow with souldja boy lil wayne david banner etc etc. looking forward to eminem and dr.dre’s albums though so at least there is still good rap coming out Alex said:
Vernika, Lupe has had 2 albums, and then he has the nerve to say he thinks he wants to retire after his next one. Granted, they’ve both been nice but if you think about who people will remember 50 years from now and who has had the most certified bangers, it ain’t Lupe. And I bet you Luda is every bit as intelligent as Lupe; he was the valedictorian of his class, he just has a different style than you prefer. Kountry Gurl said:
Fuck the North!!!! It’s goin down in da Souf! Souf is what it is yall stay up der with dat booty chatter n we guna keep it gutta n trill down in da Souf. Bet not come down to 2 da souf talkin crazy fuck some Naz and Jay-Z. Z-ro, UGK, Lil Keke, Scarface dats what it do. Dats why anytime one of yall scary ass East Coast rappers come down hur like 50 and Llyod Banks they got ran tha fuk up out hur. Dis gutta southern grimmy dirty souf bae. x986123 said:
Please speak english “Kountry Gurl” I know your trying to act gangsta, but nobody understands you… INDUSTRYFINEST said:
The south has controlled the Hip hop game for the last 5 years and the one state that is has the most hottest rap artist is “FLORIDA” with act’s like Plies, Trick Daddy, Flo Rida, Trina, Rick Ross, T-Pain and own, but the westside still have Snoop Dogg the most consistent hip hop artist to stay relevant through-out the years!!!! The North, well, Jay-Z needs to bring in the artist and share the crown!!!! SouthernRapNews.com said:
This is all messed up to me…all of the south’s choices are not their best album’s. It should be Lil Wayne(The Carter), Scarface(The Untouchable) UGK(Ridin Dirty), T.I. (Urban Legend), Hot Boys(Get It How Ya Live), and Ludacris(Word of Mouf)….those posted are good, but not the best… Big Phil said:
The south is where the real shit is, we go harder, we more real, we got jus as deep lyrics and messages, and fo real we run the game right now cuz we sell more baby! More money more yo problems! bitch get off me! murda mami said:
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