Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or Dirty South, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami—the five of which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.
Patrick Earl Houston, better known by his stage name Project Pat is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia.
Swishahouse is an independent southern rap record label in Houston, Texas.
The Color Changin' Click, is a local hip hop group formed in 2001 by Chamillionaire and Paul Wall. The group disbanded in 2005. Chamillionaire and Paul were part of a group prior to Color Changing Click called The Sleepwalker. It's unclear if there were 3 or 4 members of the group, but PKT was definitely part of the group. Not much more is known about the group other than they used to open up for Swishahouse members prior to being in Swishahouse themselves.
"Ridin'" is a song by American rapper Chamillionaire, released as the lead single from his debut studio album The Sound of Revenge (2005). The song, produced by Play-N-Skillz, features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper Krayzie Bone, of Bone Thugs n Harmony. Its title is often incorrectly assumed to be "Ridin' Dirty", due to the chorus. The lyrics concern racial profiling and police brutality, as well as the stereotyping of African-Americans driving a vehicle with drugs or other contraband on the inside.
Natalie Nicole Alvarado, better known simply as Natalie, is a former American R&B singer and songwriter.
Chamillitary is an entertainment company owned and run by rapper Chamillionaire. It was distributed by Universal until January 15, 2011 because Chamillionaire and the label parted ways. It has since been an independent record label company.
Controversy Sells is the second and final studio album by rappers Paul Wall and Chamillionaire. Paid In Full released the album in 2005 after both artists had left the label. The album was originally set to be released in 2003, but due to Chamillionaire's differences with Paul Wall & Paid In Full, he left the label in mid-2004. The album peaked at #50 on the BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.There's a chopped and screwed version by DJ Michael '5000' Watts for Swishahouse.
"Still Tippin" is a song by American rapper Mike Jones, released on November 12, 2004 as his debut and lead single from his album Who Is Mike Jones? (2005). Prior to this, it was also used as a single to promote Swisha House's compilation album, The Day Hell Broke Loose 2 (2003). The song features vocals from rappers Slim Thug and Paul Wall.
It Was All a Dream is the third studio album by American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas. It was released on July 13, 1999 via Jam Down Records, and is now out of print. It was reissued in 2003 by another Houston-based record label Rap Classics. The album features guest appearances from 8Ball, Big Hawk, Big Pokey, B-Legit, Juvenile, Krazy, Madd Hatta, South Park Mexican, and more.
Michael A. Jones is an American rapper, actor, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Jones reached national fame in 2004-05 on Swishahouse with the release of his breakout singles "Still Tippin'" and "Back Then", which peaked at #60 and #22 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, and led to Jones releasing his debut studio album Who Is Mike Jones? on April 19, 2005, which peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 and is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Ronald Rummell Coleman, better known for his stage name OG Ron C, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and entertainment and management company executive, who currently signed to OVO Sound and is also an on-air DJ for KQBT 93.7 The Beat. He is the owner of the Houston-based urban music online radio station ChopNotSlop Radio, former DJ of Southern rappers Chamillionaire and Slim Thug. Along with Michael 5000 Watts, he co-founded Swishahouse Records and helped jump-start the careers of Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall and Mike Jones. The leader and founder of The Chopstars, he was the first Houston DJ to receive his own day when he got a proclamation from Mayor Sylvester Turner. He is most known for his F-Action Series Mixtape which features R&B songs Chopped and Screwed and to date has over 4,200 mixtapes and albums, both at regular speed and chopped and screwed speed. He has sold over 22,000,000 mixtapes and albums to date. He also is the founder of Chopnotslop Radio a 24-hour "Screwed" Radio station dedicated to DJ Screw.
Hooded Fang are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2007.
Dallas Blocker is an American singer, producer and songwriter. After signing with Latium Records in 2004, Blocker later formed independent label Blockerboy Music LLC on which he released the EP Alone, the album Love and Lust and the Billboard chart hit "Rock Ya Body".
Horace Alexander Young is an American saxophonist and flute player. He previously taught woodwind instruments and jazz studies at Washington State University from 1998 to 2008; he currently serves as the chair of the Contemporary Music Program at Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD). He has performed alongside acts such as B.B. King, Bill Withers, Freddy Fender, Jonathan Butler, The Manhattans, McCoy Tyner, Nancy Wilson, Norman Brown, Regina Belle, Sam Hopkins and Toots Thielemans.
