Rap Regions II
Back in 2012, i made 4 blog posts about the rap regions. There was East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and Dirty South. While all 4 coasts are still relevant today, I feel the landscape of rap has changed dramatically in just that short time. Now more than ever; rap has become less regional. Let's peep some of the new rappers from each region. and the vets.
East Coast-The Eastside has been dominant for most of the last 20 years of rap. Artists like A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Mac Miller are some nice rappers in this region. Of course they join a whole host of veteran rappers like Jay-z, Nas, Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Joe Budden, and 50 Cent, just to name a few. The East Coast has collaborated with the other coasts for a long time, but it seems you rarely here the classic E.C. sound anymore. J.Cole is more of an East Coast rapper style wise then dirty south, so he rounds out this roster.
Dominant Rapper-J.Cole
Fallen Rapper-50 Cent
West Coast- The west coast is arguably the dominant coast now, which is really really hard to believe. Rappers like the Game and Dr. Dre have stayed relevant as ever. The new school rappers tho have become dominant forces, namely TDE and Vince Staples. You can even throw Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler the Creator in there...King Mez too. I guess it was just a matter of time that this coast made a serious comeback. Kendrick Lamar is arguably the best rapper right now. His label mates Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul are all potent rappers. Snoop Dogg is also still relevant but he's singing more than rapping on his BUSH album.It doesnt look like the Westside will be fading anytime soon again.
Dominant Rapper-Kendrick Lamar, The Game
Midwest - Ah the Midwest. Chi Town comes to mind but theres also Detroit, Cleavland, and St. Louis. Rappers like MGK are doing well, hailing from Cleveland. He seems to favor a Dirty South sound tho. There's also Danny Brown who's a weird but very talented rapper. Then there's the big emergence of Big Sean, Kanye's disciple. Big Sean is on GOOD music while rapper Kid Cudi is not. Veterans like Kanye West, Eminem, and Lupe Fiasco have continued to excel in recent years. Rappers Nelly and Twista have all but fallen off, despite, releasing good music in the last 2 years.
DR-Lupe Fiasco, Eminem
FR- Nelly
Dirty South- Once the most dominant region in rap...The durty durty has seen the emergence of Trap music in recent years. Not Crunk...you know stuff like Fetty Wapp and Future. The latter is becoming a force in rap. There are alot of veterans that are still making good music like T.I., Rick Ross,Big Boi, Jeezy,Bun B, and Ludacris. Lil Wayne was once considered the most dominant rapper in the region, but now thats far from true. Travis Scott and Young Thug are some new decent rappers. Its kind of hard to categorize Drake, but he has a Houston sound to some of his mucic, making him the dominant dirty south rapper. But then there's Big K.R.I.T. who's also really really good.
DR-Drake,T.I.
FR-Lil Wayne
Back in 2012, i made 4 blog posts about the rap regions. There was East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and Dirty South. While all 4 coasts are still relevant today, I feel the landscape of rap has changed dramatically in just that short time. Now more than ever; rap has become less regional. Let's peep some of the new rappers from each region. and the vets.
East Coast-The Eastside has been dominant for most of the last 20 years of rap. Artists like A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Mac Miller are some nice rappers in this region. Of course they join a whole host of veteran rappers like Jay-z, Nas, Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Joe Budden, and 50 Cent, just to name a few. The East Coast has collaborated with the other coasts for a long time, but it seems you rarely here the classic E.C. sound anymore. J.Cole is more of an East Coast rapper style wise then dirty south, so he rounds out this roster.
Dominant Rapper-J.Cole
Fallen Rapper-50 Cent
West Coast- The west coast is arguably the dominant coast now, which is really really hard to believe. Rappers like the Game and Dr. Dre have stayed relevant as ever. The new school rappers tho have become dominant forces, namely TDE and Vince Staples. You can even throw Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler the Creator in there...King Mez too. I guess it was just a matter of time that this coast made a serious comeback. Kendrick Lamar is arguably the best rapper right now. His label mates Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul are all potent rappers. Snoop Dogg is also still relevant but he's singing more than rapping on his BUSH album.It doesnt look like the Westside will be fading anytime soon again.
Dominant Rapper-Kendrick Lamar, The Game
Fallen Rapper-N/A
Midwest - Ah the Midwest. Chi Town comes to mind but theres also Detroit, Cleavland, and St. Louis. Rappers like MGK are doing well, hailing from Cleveland. He seems to favor a Dirty South sound tho. There's also Danny Brown who's a weird but very talented rapper. Then there's the big emergence of Big Sean, Kanye's disciple. Big Sean is on GOOD music while rapper Kid Cudi is not. Veterans like Kanye West, Eminem, and Lupe Fiasco have continued to excel in recent years. Rappers Nelly and Twista have all but fallen off, despite, releasing good music in the last 2 years.
DR-Lupe Fiasco, Eminem
FR- Nelly
Dirty South- Once the most dominant region in rap...The durty durty has seen the emergence of Trap music in recent years. Not Crunk...you know stuff like Fetty Wapp and Future. The latter is becoming a force in rap. There are alot of veterans that are still making good music like T.I., Rick Ross,Big Boi, Jeezy,Bun B, and Ludacris. Lil Wayne was once considered the most dominant rapper in the region, but now thats far from true. Travis Scott and Young Thug are some new decent rappers. Its kind of hard to categorize Drake, but he has a Houston sound to some of his mucic, making him the dominant dirty south rapper. But then there's Big K.R.I.T. who's also really really good.
DR-Drake,T.I.
FR-Lil Wayne