if you are trying to open your mind dont look for new things, most of those artists above wont givem to you...
you're from boston,, check out edo g, mr lif, akrobatik and i believe diamond d is from boston too if i am not mistaken. there is also 7l and esoteric but i dont feel them too much myself...
THose are very commecial people u have listed, the only person who i would reccomend from the south on ur list is scarface.. He is a legend and u cant go wrong with his music. Other then that most of those folks are very commecial
I quite like TI's tracks.... Right now I'm bumpin...
Lowkey - Key To The Game Volume. 2
Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep
Baldhead Slick & Da Click (Guru)
Stack Bundles (Various mixtape shit)
Lil Wyte (He kinda sucks)
Krayzie Bone - Gemini
A Lot of Fat Joe
Cunninlynguists - Southernunderground
High & Mighty - Homefield Advantage
Diplomats Instrumentals (Seeing as they can't rap)
Mike Jones
Chamillionaire
Red Boss
Ras Kass
People Under The Stairs
Little Brother
ToneDeff etc
Crooked I
Dilated Peoples
Fuck... I listed a lotta people... All of them is dope!
Ohh dont get me wrong pimpin , im T.I all the way. Its just i wouldent reccommendent that T.I bee some peoples introduction to southern hip hop. He is VERY dope but he is more the new school of southern hip hop.
Southern cats u should check- 8ball &MJG, scarface, UGK(bun B, pimp C) Dugeon family. Trick daddy(his early stuff) Oukast, lil wanye ,goodie mob......
Then listen to T.I
U will see where he is going and where he got alot of his style from
Berserk get at me, i want more UK hip hop. Im still bumping that roots manuva "rainy days" joint
haha wankers... it's funny cos he's american... kinda hijacked the thread... feel free to delete our posts that are of little or no interest to anyone else...
i need the hook up with that rugged man cd... i heard the intro and shit is crazy... non phixion need to drop another proper album... green dvd was weak... JMT gone be tight when jus allah comes back... Outerspace= Tightness... Loot Pack = Crazy... never really got into MF doom but that joint on the De La album is a monster...