Memphis rap

Memphis rap, also known as Memphis hip hop and Memphis horrorcore,[1] is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the early 1990s. Influenced by horrorcore, the genre was characterized by its distinctly dark, occult-based and occasionally lo-fi sound.[1] It also heavily employed Roland TR-808 drum machines[2] and minimal but chilling synthesizer melodies,[3] as well as double time flows and horror film score samples.[4]

Early artists and groups associated with Memphis rap include Al Kapone,[5] DJ Spanish Fly,[6] Lil NoiD,[7] 8Ball & MJG and Three 6 Mafia, with the latter two achieving relative commercial success.[8][9][10] Three 6 Mafia's Mystic Stylez (1995)[11] and Lil NoiD's Paranoid Funk (1995) releases were particularly influential in the genre's development.[7] Despite largely staying underground, it has attained a cult following, influencing rappers such as Lil Ugly Mane, Denzel Curry, SpaceGhostPurrp[1] and Joey Badass,[4] as well as crunk and trap music genres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Meara, Paul (February 7, 2014). "Come Back To Hell: The Resurgence of Memphis Horrorcore". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Setaro, Shawn (March 14, 2016). "Are the Sounds of Regional Hip-Hop Going Extinct?". New York Observer. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chan, Nin (October 12, 2004). "Eightball & MJG :: Memphis Underworld". RapReviews.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Nosnitsky, Andrew (September 19, 2012). "Revival Tactics". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brown, Scott (August 28, 2013). "The King of the City: The Best Rapper in 13 Hip-Hop Meccas". Complex. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hebblethwaite, Phil (January 25, 2011). "808 State Of Mind: Proto-Crunk Originator DJ Spanish Fly". The Quietus. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Reid, Mark (May 22, 2015). "Lil NoiD's uncooked, influential Memphis rap cassette Paranoid Funk to receive vinyl reissue". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Baker, Soren (August 30, 2008). "East Coast? West Coast? No, Try the Mississippi". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Grem, Darren E. "The South Got Something to Say": Atlanta's Dirty South and the Southernization of Hip-Hop America." Southern Cultures 12.4 (2006): 55-73. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. Sep 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ Westhoff, Ben. "Finger-Lickin' Rap." Utne Reader 166 (2011): 80-83. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. Sep 14, 2011
  11. ↑ Ivey, Justin (May 23, 2015). "Three 6 Mafia's 'Mystic Stylez' Is Still a Southern Hip-Hop Essential 20 Years Later". Complex. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

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