Where would Black culture be without Atlanta?

[Rollo Goodlove]

Dreads been around since forever but as far as recent rap music influencing it...

There was a big dread boom in the mid 00s before Chief Keef was ever imagined.

Brehs were growing dreads from the Bay to the A to DC to NJ to FL.

There’s a reason E-40 old ass grew em out during the hyphy movement.

“Jesus Christ had dreads so shake em, I don’t got none but I plan on growing some”

Lil Jon’s go to get crunk lines always were about shaking your dreads.

The youngins got dreads today cuz that’s what they always saw, it ain’t cuz of Keef lol.

So chief keef had no influnce on the dreadhead movement in 2012

 

[I Really Mean It]

Hell na. Golf Coast + South Carolina are hands down the most influential when ones reaches deep into the roots of black american culture

When I think of culure, I'm looking at the fashion, the attitudes, the swag of our people. Almost every area except the Northeast has been tagged with that "Bama" label because they were always playing catch up - which, in some ways, they still are. The NE, where I really only include Boston and NYC as the two cultural hubs and beacons, has guided the swag of black people the world over. From the US to Canada to countries in Europe or even Africa, the swag of our people bears the influence of that region.

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

So chief keef had no influnce on the dreadhead movement in 2012

I didn't notice a dreadhead movement in 2012.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

When I think of culure, I'm looking at the fashion, the attitudes, the swag of our people. Almost every area except the Northeast has been tagged with that "Bama" label because they were always playing catch up - which, in some ways, they still are.

Fashion is heavily influenced by where you live but the roots culture is all from the south. Now, you have big city offshoots but the oldest branches are southern.

The NE, where I really only include Boston and NYC as the two cultural hubs and beacons, has guided the swag of black people the world over. From the US to Canada to countries in Europe or even Africa, the swag of our people bears the influence of that region.

I would say that's a product of aframs from all over, regionally speaking...not just NY or Boston

 

[GoAggieGo.]

Glad to see Mississippi getting some love in here.

 

[Neuromancer]

nikkas had dreads in NY in the 90's since its heavy Carib influence here.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Glad to see Mississippi getting some love in here.

no distinct american music without black mississippians



no british pop music either, as we now know it

 

[Neuromancer]

Chicago is the soul of black culture. New York is the voice of black culture. LA is the face of black culture. ATL is the stretched out bootyhole of black culture

 

[Neuromancer]

Some of u nikkas with "death of hip hop" lines
Sound like some fukkin geeks

When and where did hip-hop die then?

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Housing is cheap down there....Thats what makes it even sadder

Cheap is relative to income. No income then you’ll be out there too.

 

[Neuromancer]

Cheap is relative to income. No income then you’ll be out there too.

Thought they had mad jobs in ATL?

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Thought they had mad jobs in ATL?

If you have degrees and certs then sure. Proximity plays a factor since it’s a very disjointed metropolitan.

 

[Cadillac]

When and where did hip-hop die then?

That die shyt is corny and stupid. Plus never happene
But I know u :flabbyNY: nikkas. Cling to that narrative cause that all y'all got

 

[Neuromancer]

That die shyt is corny and stupid. Plus never happene
But I know u :flabbyNY: nikkas. Cling to that narrative cause that all y'all got

Was that a sentence? Does anyone speak bamma? Translate , this shyt for me.

 

[Neuromancer]

If you have degrees and certs then sure. Proximity plays a factor since it’s a very disjointed metropolitan.

Sounds unfortunate. Ya'll really should fix that.