Does Atlanta Run Hip-Hop? - The Source
For longer than most of us hip-hop consumers have been alive, JD has been putting on for the city and hip-hop in a major way. But, when equal-part street and intellectuals, Outkast introduced themselves to the world with their 1994 classic Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik album. An album that was released in the midst of the hype of Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers, Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Maurauders and Nas’ Illmatic. Outkast’s clever metaphors and everyday life-inspired raps over soulful and funk-fueled beats, forced the world to pay attention to southern hip-hop. Yes, were dropping superb albums long before Dre 3000 and Big Boi , but their fan-base, for the most part, was limited to the south. Not long after Outkast introduced us to East Point and College Park, New Orleans-based labels mix-tapes, it really was one of the greatest shows on earth. Atlanta’s budding stars such as The song peaked at a respectable No. 34 on Billboards US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and No. 20 on Hot Rap Charts. Source: thesource.com
