What is Southern hip hop?

Southern hip hop covers regional rap from Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans. It features deep 808 sub-bass, swung hi-hats, and regional drawl deliveries.

Did Southern hip hop create trap?

Yes. Trap evolved from Atlanta-area Southern hip hop in the early 2000s, eventually becoming the dominant global hip hop sound.

Who are key Southern hip hop artists?

OutKast, UGK, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane are foundational figures across the Southern hip hop regional landscape.

Southern Hip Hop

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Southern hip hop covers the regional sound that emerged from Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans. Deep 808 sub-bass, swung hi-hats, and Southern drawl deliveries define the umbrella. Meloro's AI captures the variants — Houston chopped-and-screwed, Memphis underground, Atlanta crunk and trap — that shaped modern hip hop.

This subgenre eventually birthed trap, which now dominates global hip hop. Its influence is impossible to overstate.

With Meloro, you can produce Southern hip hop in any of its regional flavors.