I have lived in the South most of my life. The food, the soil, the music, the accents, the air here is home to me. Southern hip hop gave me language for so much of what I experienced so I am excited to chat with Dr. Regina Bradley, a southern hip hop scholar and author of Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip Hop South. Listen in as Dr. Regina and I talk about Outkast, quintessential Southern hip hop songs, and why southern hip hop must be studied through an academic lens.
You can learn more about Dr. Regina’s work and her new book at her website www.redclayscholar.com. Her book Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip Hop South is available everywhere books are sold. You can also follow Regina on Twitter at @redclayscholar.
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Show Notes:
Martin: “All The Players Came”
Black Ice by Goodie Mob
Aquemini by Outkast
Brick House by Commodores
Knuck If You Buck by Crime Mob
Scrub The Ground by Chocolate Puma and Tommie Sunshine
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America by Tricia Rose
Eve by Rapsody
Dr. Regina’s Important Southern Hip Hop Songs:
Pocket Full of Stones by UGK
Tear da Club Up by Three 6 Mafia
Elevators (Me & You) by Outkast
Back That Azz Up by Juvenile
Watch For The Hook by Cool Breeze
Late Nite Tip by Three 6 Mafia
Give Her A Crown: artist Rapsody
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