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Originally Posted by 20HotBeats
As hip hop began to grow around the country in its early stages artists would breakthrough their specific region, bringing the style of their region with them. Artists were often characterized as east coast rappers, west coast, midwest, and dirty south to name the more prevalent styles. I feel that in the game today the new sub genres are formed by terms that do not directly tie them to a geographic area, such as new school, underground, club, hipster, boom bap to name a few. Producers often classify their beats as a certain genre, and most individual tracks by artists can be identified the same way. However, as more and more artists hit the scene I find it difficult to attach their style to their respective region compared to the days of Biggie and Pac where they were obviously east coast and west coast. I feel many artists in the new era crossover into various sub genres.
Do you think the game is still regional as it once was, or do you feel that artists have a wider range in this era? Has the internet exposed people to so many different flavors of rap that regional influence isn't as strong on upcoming artists? Do you think fans still favor local trends, or are does their location have little effect on who they chose to listen to?
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me personally, i think that regions style wise are definitely going away, but thats a good thing imo. Rap & hip hop needs to grow, i understand about the oldskool ways things were done with knowing for sure what region an emcee was from strictly on their flow and beats they used, but its a good thing that rappers are becomign more versatile with their flow.... look at eminem he is midwest but has changed alot over the years to his own style. i think thats what rappers need is their own style and to not be subjected to just the sttyle of where they're from, im from Oklahoma. some call it south, some call it south west, some call it nid-west. i say its mid-west but there are alot of different styles here. i dont have a particular style i rap with, i just go off what i feel from the beat. i have an eclectic style of rap. i can rap on any subject on any beat, and whatever kinda beat it is i ride the fuck out of it.. i guess thats what i can call my style mid-west beat rider... i get the beat in my body and just let lose wit what ever my mind decides to pump out.... so yes the regional rapper style is coming to a close, but i feel as long as that rapper reps wherr theey're from the style they do it with doesnt matter...
