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I don't necessarily think of a specific melody with regard to NYC, but there's a certain beat that to me is quintessentially NYC. The one on Young M.A.'s 'Ooouuu' and Bobby Shmurda's 'Hot *****'; they're basically the same.
Maybe it's just me, but I've always associated it with New York.
I don't necessarily think of a specific melody, but there's a certain beat that to me is quintessentially NYC. The one on Young M.A.'s 'Ooouuu' and Bobby Shmurda's 'Hot *****'; they're basically the same.
Maybe it's just me, but I've always associated it with New York.
I don't necessarily think of a specific melody, but there's a certain beat that to me is quintessentially NYC. The one on Young M.A.'s 'Ooouuu' and Bobby Shmurda's 'Hot *****'; they're basically the same.
Maybe it's just me, but I've always associated it with New York.
Outside of that, NYC's newer material seems pretty noncohesive. Like throwing darts at a wall waiting to see if one sticks... which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'm admittedly biased though... southern hip-hop just gets me hype in a way that other styles just don't really seem to anymore.
Outside of that, NYC's newer material seems somewhat noncohesive. Like throwing darts at a wall waiting to see if one sticks... which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'm admittedly biased though... southern hip-hop just gets me hype in a way that other styles just don't really seem to anymore.
Outside of that, NYC's newer material seems pretty noncohesive. Like throwing darts at a wall waiting to see if one sticks... which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'm admittedly biased though... southern hip-hop just gets me hype in a way that other styles just don't really seem to anymore.
Southern rap has music for every mood you're in. I need southern rap now when I'm working out or playing basketball. It makes you wanna wash your car and go get jazzy and go to the club. NYC rap can't do that anymore. It used to back in the late 90s, but that was nearly 2 decades ago. You hear NYC of today, and it just sounds outdated. Southern rap inspires you in ways that NYC can't.
Southern rap has music for every mood you're in. I need southern rap now when I'm working out or playing basketball. It makes you wanna wash your car and go get jazzy and go to the club. NYC rap can't do that anymore. It used to back in the late 90s, but that was nearly 2 decades ago. You hear NYC of today, and it just sounds outdated. Southern rap inspires you in ways that NYC can't.
I don't disagree, but I'm sure many others do! LOL
NYC had a 30 year run of dominance (and shared dominance starting from the early 90's) from the inception of Hip Hop in the BX in the mid 70's up until the mid 2000's. Its still produces artists that impact the game (Nicki Minaj, Young MA, Remy Ma, Joey Badass, A Boogie, French, etc...) but no longer holds a dominant position as far as geographic wise, that would be Atlanta no question. BUT as far as worldwide association its definitely NYC with LA coming in 2nd place. I also think in this age of the Internet where the artists comes doesn't necessary dictate the type of music they do as much as the Pre-Internet age since everybody hears everything at the same time.
BUT as far as worldwide association its definitely NYC with LA coming in 2nd place. I also think in this age of the Internet where the artists comes doesn't necessary dictate the type of music they do as much as the Pre-Internet age since everybody hears everything at the same time.
Interesting point. I wonder if L.A. is in fact more popular for hip hop worldwide than Atlanta considering that there was a much stronger association between the music and the geography back in the day. There is no "Atlanta" sound per se but rather a more general Southern sound among rappers who hail from that region of the country.
Interesting point. I wonder if L.A. is in fact more popular for hip hop worldwide than Atlanta considering that there was a much stronger association between the music and the geography back in the day. There is no "Atlanta" sound per se but rather a more general Southern sound among rappers who hail from that region of the country.
The general southern sound is the Atlanta sound. Other cities have there own sounds as well, particularly, Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis. Heck, the general hip-hop sound is the Atlanta sound. It's really hard to tell nowadays because everybody is using that sound.
There really isn't a city anywhere who doesn't have their own sound.
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