Genres: Hip-Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap, Dirty South Active: 90's, 2000's
Yungstar, 5th Ward Boyz, Big Pokey, Three 6 Mafia, Fat Pat, C-Murder, Botany Boyz, Bun B, MJG, Lil' Keke, Mystikal, Pimp C, C-BO, Bushwick Bill, Lizzy Mercier Descloux |  |
Dirty South pioneer E.S.G. trailblazed through the late-'90s movement and helped popularize the "chopped and screwed" style associated with his onetime home, Wreckshop Records. The "Everyday Street Gangsta" (born Cedric Hill) made his first major move in 1995 when Perrion Entertainment released Ocean of Funk (1995), which featured his breakthrough single, "Swangin' and Bangin'," and its accompanying "chopped and screwed" mix. Though commonplace a few years later, the chopped and screwed style of remixing hadn't yet become trendy. Thus the mix became just as popular as the song itself, if not more so. This success inspired Perrion to reissue the most impressive songs from Ocean of Funk ("Swangin' and Bangin'," "Crooked Streets," and "Smoke On") on Sailin' da South (1995), this album distributed widely by Priority.
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Release: March 13, 2008
Label: Spu/Sosouth
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Release: January 29, 2008
Label: Select Hits
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