#southern rap

[blackwomenrule]

#gangsta boo #diamond #diamond from crime mobb #princess #princess from crime mobb #crime mobb #southern rap #female rappers #black girl moodboard #black girl aesthetic #black women #black girl luxury #blackgirlmagic #blacktumblr #soft life #black girl magic #black girl hair #melanin #soft moodboard #black love #blackout #black girls travel #braids #summer #block party #black girl #luxury lifestyle #rich black women #educated black women #black women in luxury

[canmking]

A n d r e 3 0 0 0

#andre 3000 #OutKast #hiphop #hip hop #emcee #mc #southern rap #progressive rap #rnb #funk #jazz #ambient

[idiotcoward]

Outkast - Stankonia The best rap album of all time. Nuff said.

#now listening #album recs #music recs #music #classic album #Hip Hop #Southern Rap #Southern Hip Hop #Rap #Outkast #Funk #Soul #Soul Rap #Funk Rap #Andre 3000 #Big Boi

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Now That's What I Call Music! 9 2002 Pop / Hip Hop / R&B / Teen Pop / Alternative Rock / Latin Pop / Southern Rap

Alright, folks, it's time for another fun trip down memory lane, and today we're going back to 2001 and 2002, with the help of the 9th volume from the most pervasive contemporary pop compilation series that's ever existed in US history: the one and only Now That's What I Call Music!

But first, before we..."Dig In"...let's get a dose of some of that good nostalgia with the ad for this release, shall we? Did you know that if you ordered it over the phone by credit or check/debit, you'd also get a free multi-purpose picture frame-mousepad too?! Wow, so cool! 😎

Anyway, being that these sets more or less serve as documentations of what the pop music landscape was like during a pretty specific time period, what this CD seems to demonstrate, in retrospect, is that the teen pop that had really dominated the late 90s was on a bit of a downturn in '01 and '02, and its status as the most prominent type of pop music was being usurped by hip hop and R&B.

But that's also not to say that all of the teen pop on here is of a low quality either, because *NSYNC's "Gone," which was the first track of theirs to ever be fully led from start to finish by Justin Timberlake, is really one of the greatest boy band tunes that's ever been made. Minimal, but emotional, and its bridge, specifically, is spectacular 😍.

Outside of that bit of brilliance, though, the R&B and hip hop tunes are just a lot better. And to me, the song that really stands out among the rest within this whole collection is Ginuwine's "Differences," a terrific slow jam that featured some incredibly shimmering and ringing keys. Normally, I don't go for slow R&B ballads, but this one in particular was really something special.

And there's also some bangers on here that you might've just flat out forgot ever existed too. Like, remember that New Jersey co-ed R&B/hip group, City High, that gave us "What Would You Do?" back in 2001? Well, do you remember their follow-up hit that featured Eve on it, "Caramel"? Its remix, by prolific New York duo Trackmasters, seems to be on that vague South Asian fad that so much mainstream hip hop and R&B was on at around that time, and it received a considerable amount of radio play. But looking back on it, I think it's actually been pretty memory-holed!

Also, we gotta give it up for Petey Pablo's ode to his home state of North Carolina too, with "Raise Up," because the Egyptian-sampled beat on that thing was absolutely bananas. And I can't say that I'm all that fond of much southern rap, in general, but Petey's debut hit was an absolute monster. Rather than him having to sacrifice any of his rawness in order to reach a pop audience, he was able to bring his rawness to a pop audience instead. And clearly, it resonated with a whole lot of folks.

And lastly, I think we all know that Ja Rule wasn't the greatest rapper out there, but his contributions to the turn-of-the-millennium pop landscape were pretty important. He got clowned on harshly by the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, et al, and, as a result, his career was pretty much eviscerated, but songs like his Stevie Wonder-sampled "Livin' It Up" were straight-up party jams that really deserve more love and respect.

So, another highly enjoyable rush of radio and music television memories here. A bunch of commercial classics and a smattering of jams that are a bit more forgotten too. It's pretty much all you can ever ask for out of one of these Now CDs 😊.

P.S.: I'll provide a link to it, but for the love of god, under no circumstances should you ever subject yourself to the first track on this album, which is a remix of P!nk's "Get the Party Started" that features Redman and tries to mesh itself with "Sweet Dreams," by The Eurythmics. Apparently P!nk thought that her hair gave her enough power to also possess the essence of Annie Lennox or something, but good lord, was that calculus completely wrong 🥴. Such an excruciatingly bad song! Don't click on it!

Highlights:

Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" Jennifer Lopez - "Ain't It Funny" Ja Rule feat. Case - "Livin' It Up" Ludacris - "Rollout (My Business)" Mr. Cheeks - "Lights, Camera, Action" Petey Pablo - "Raise Up (All Cities Remix)" City High - "Caramel (Trackmasters Remix)" Nelly Furtado - "Turn off the Light" *NSYNC - "Gone" Ginuwine - "Differences" Lenny Kravitz - "Dig In" Incubus - "Wish You Were Here"

#pop #hip hop #rap #r&b #r and b #teen pop #alternative rock #alternative #alternative music #alt rock #alt #alt music #rock #latin pop #latin #latin music #southern rap #southern hip hop #dirty south #music #2000s #2000s music #2000's #2000's music #00s #00s music #00's #00's music #Youtube

[brownsugar4hersoul]

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”

| Victor Hugo |

#brownsugar4hersoul #soul candy #sugar for your soul #music #rap music #female hip hop #r&b music #trap music #rock music #country music #dub step #house music #techno music #classic rock #reggae music #drum and bass #lyrical rap #southern rap #southern rock #spanish music #uk rap #toronto rap #90s music #70s rock #alternative rock #screamo music #indie rock #pop music #classical music #hard rock

[9franklin3]

#smino #misfits #bunchy #music #soundcloud #underrated fire #hip hop #everything music #rap #r&b #deep #alternative #edm #indie #southern rap

[birdsinthetrap666]

#classic #trick daddy #southern rap #music

[disgustingposer]

#stoneflower's music #southern rap #southern hip hop #cloud rap #soulja boy #underground rap #underground hip hop #Youtube

[nomadictheory]

** Pacific Yew - Khalil Too Faded **

#Youtube #pacific yew #original music #southern rap #hip hop #louisiana #new orleans #Bandcamp

[chroniclesofnadia111]

#young bleed #an offer you can’t refuse #no limit #my balls and my word #90s hip hop #southern rap #classic #underground classics #Spotify

[transsexualscreamo]

#southern rap #recs

[blackwomenrule]

#takeoff #rip takeoff #migos #quavo migos #rappers #male rappers #atlanta #hip hop #black men #sexy black men #dreads #locs #southern rap #atlanta rapper #yrn #offset #black men deserve to live #beautiful black men #black men are sexy #fine black men #sexyboys #melanin #black celebs

[idiotcoward]

crime mob - crime mob

I think one of my big deciding factors to tell if you’re annoying about music is if you don’t like this album. You know what that tells me, you don’t like fun, exciting, well produced, and hype music. Yeah maybe you just don’t dig the sound or something, but to be honest, almost everyone I’ve shown this to who’s isn’t just a rap or pop music hater loved it. And I love it.

Some pretentious motherfucker might tell you “ohh wahhh this isn’t as good as Kendrick” and it’s like no you’re wrong. It’s not trying to do the same thing. This isn’t trying to be fucking illmatic. You know what it’s trying to be, motherfucking crime mob, and it does. It does so fucking well. Every. God. Damn. Song. On this thing is so incredibly hype it makes me want to jump on my desk and dance. It’s so exciting so fucking high energy, the beats are so fucking heavy and catchy and creative, the flows are perfectly executed, the whole aesthetic of this thing is awesome.

A lot of you will probably have not listened to this album, just give it a shot. Just put on a few songs and let them do their thing. Don’t stuff this square peg into a circle hole. Let it be as good as it is.

#now listening #album recs #classic album #music recs #music #rap #southern rap #crunk rap #hip hop #southern hip hop #crunk hip hop #crunk #crunk music #dirty south #underrated album #hype music

[completeandrandommusic]

Outkast - Elevators (Me & You) (Official HD Video)

#youtube #music.youtube.com #youtube.com #outkast #andre benjamin #andre 3000 #andre 3 stacks #andre patton #andre big boi patton #antwan patton #antwan big boi patton #90s rap #90s hip-hop #southern rap

[isthespiceoflife]

#redveil #denzel curry #pg baby #remix #ben harrington #art #rap #southern rap #learn to swim

[drugstorecowboi]

Mouse and Level: “I Bet U Won’t” Get It While It’s Hot (2016

#mouse and level #I bet u won’t #get it while it's hot #southern rap #trap #hip hop #2016 #Spotify