When it comes to women in southern hip-hop - heck, hip-hop in general, Missy Elliott holds it down as a consummate innovator. That goes for women and men. Gender is no matter.

Being that hip-hop is a musical genre tied closely to a cultural movement, the impact of released materials is subject to thorough evaluation. There are numerous albums with impenetrable accolades ...

Hustle & Flow and The Devil's Rejects burst onto the big screen on the same day, 20 years ago, with two sides of the South's ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J ...

And women are using their reach to drive the conversation forward. “If hip-hop is being a voice for the marginalized, then women talk about submarginalized communities,” says Bonnette-Bailey.

Produced by 2 Live Crew's DJ, Mr. Mixx, 2 Low Life Muthas paid respect to what put the city on the map, while also exploring other lanes in hip-hop beyond South Florida.

Westhoff populates his book with a multitude of such punchy nuggets as he chronicles the rise and relevance of southern hip-hop, a subgenre whose influence is often forgotten by mainstream critics ...

After years of extensive research, we finally feel as if we've cracked the code of how to make a successful southern hip-hop track.So, with that, we present to you, after the jump, a major ...