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uhh did people forget this is a R&B thread too?? I think Philly and Detroit hold the top position over any of these cities, even NYC. Detroit has Motown(pause).....also present day artists like Dwele (a personal fav), Amp Fiddler and Platinum Pied Pipers. Then there is Philly which I think is the top dog for R&B in this country. Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, Boys ll Men, Blue Magic, Patti LaBelle and The Roots to name a few and trust me there are tons more. Both Detroit and Philly has amazing hip hop as well
Regarding Hip Hop, NYC hands down. Not only does NYC pump out most of the time quality hiphop artist but also the veterans still remain a dominent presence throughout the media. Lets just all be glad that all of our cities contributed something to form such enjoyable genre of music.
Does Nicolay reside in NYC now? I think this dude is the most skilled producer right now for melodic hip hop. I love his stuff with Von Pea, Phonte on the mic, etc.
Does Nicolay reside in NYC now? I think this dude is the most skilled producer right now for melodic hip hop. I love his stuff with Von Pea, Phonte on the mic, etc.
isnt he from holland???...idk but foriegn exchange is freaking amazing...anybody that needs some good R&B and hiphop should listen
I was going to say NYC then I ended up saying L.A.! lol Tupac is from NYC, lived in Baltimore, Repped the Bay Area, and ended up loving L.A. at the end of his career, so I put L.A.! Tupac is the greatest rapper ever!!!!!!!!!! Once I create my hip-hop album I plan to put Baltimore on the MAP!
LA and Bay Area both deserve to be on this list and higher than ATL. Honestly, when it comes to quality, ATL isn't a top choice. Its released more crap than good when it comes to mainstream.
Aint that the truth about ATL! Atlanta has a some great rappers, but all the wack rappers come from there too! If you ever want to become a one-hit wonder move to ATL and you are sure to become popular! LOL
Does Nicolay reside in NYC now? I think this dude is the most skilled producer right now for melodic hip hop. I love his stuff with Von Pea, Phonte on the mic, etc.
That's an opinion. I love the club music from Atlanta because it adds flavor IMO. Right now, Atlanta has some of the hottest artists out as where NY and Cali have more mixtapes and they don't sell.
that's an opinion that as you can see, many agree with me on. What flavor of club music are they adding? In the 80s, Atlanta basically borrowed Miami's style. In this decade, Atlanta basically borrowed Memphis style. The club music is fine. However, when it comes to lyricism, Atlanta takes a back seat. club music belongs in the club and nowhere else. Not to mention like someone else did, the multitude of one-hit wonders that has come from this city over the past 10 years and all of them are in the club.
Atlanta is and has been the deFacto capital Hip-Hop music in America for at least the last 10 years(like the style or not).For over 30 years,R&B for sure.Before that, Philadelphia(still today in the Neo-Soul area)
Older Artist(R&B) Blind Willie Mothers'Finest S.O.S. Band Atlanta Rythymn Section Cameo Gladys Knight and The Pips
In the 90's Atlanta was the place.LaFace was putting out artist left and right. Newer Artist(90's to current) Arrested Developement,Mista,Toni Braxton,Jagged Edge,112,Kriss Kross Monica OutKast,YoungBloodz,Goodie Mob,TLC,Silk,Keith Sweat,Xscape(resident for over 20 years) More current Artist T.I.,Ludacris,Keri Hilson,Ne-yo,Usher,T-pain,Ciara,Bobby Valentino,Johnta Austin,Kelly Rowland and Kanye West;(both born in Atlanta),Lil Scrappy,Young Joc,Young Jeezy,
Artist from Georgia and nearby: Macon,GA- Little Richard
Ottis Redding Augusta,GA -James Brown Albany,GA -Ray Charles Savannah,GA -Mary J. Blige
So many music company headquarters also located in Atlanta:
Laface Records(Babyface and L.A. Reid) Worldwide Entertainment Freeworld Entertainement(Dallas Austin) SoSO Def(Jermaine Dupree)
Studios Organized Noise(Rico Wade) Doppler Studios Patchwerk Studio's
There are many more.
Not to mention other genres of music like Gospel and Country Music.
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