Atlanta Hip-Hop Scene
The beats, rhyme and culture collide
Atlanta is known for its hip-hop scene. And, boy, is the scene vibrant! From Alpharetta to Fayetteville, R&B and hip-hop artists are among us, some very well known to others more obscure. From icons such as Janet Jackson and Usher, to up-and-comers like Ne-Yo and Keyshia Cole, Atlanta has earned its “Motown of the South” nickname. Atlantans figure prominently in the multibillion-dollar R&B and hip-hop industries, with their own clothing and fragrance brands, businesses, recording studios and chart-topping music. Chances are American youths have already heard of Akon, T-Pain, Lil Jon, the Ying Yang Twins, and Soulja Boy. Have you?
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Atlanta Hip Hop news
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Atlanta's Akon comes clean on his criminal record
Aliaune Thiam has been playing up his criminal past since he officially arrived on the music scene in 2004 as Akon. -
Fashion comes first on BET Hip-Hop Awards red carpet
Before BET handed out the hip-hop awards on Saturday, some artists on the red (and black) carpets merited honors of a different nature: -
T.I., Ludacris, Lil Wayne at BET Hip-Hop Awards show
Proving Atlanta is the adoptive home of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, Atlanta's own T.I. and Ludacris opened to a packed house at the ... -
This is how Atlanta made its mark on hip-hop
Many first heard it, barely, over the scratchy airwaves broadcast live from the Sans Souci nightclub on WAOK-AM. -
AJC critic's picks to win the BET awards in Atlanta
It's Lil Wayne's world this year, and fans are just reveling in it.
Other Hip Hop content
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Hip-hop, rap, R&B are a huge part of the ATL scene
They may not be household names to some AJC readers, but Atlantans Akon, T-Pain and DJ Toomp are making their mark on the Billboard music ... -
Ludacris raps for Obama (and even Obama isn't happy)
Atlanta rapper Ludacris has thrown his support firmly behind presidential candidate Barack Obama via his latest recording, "Politics (Obama is Here)" -
Record exec Stewart dies from self-inflicted gunshot
One of the music executives who helped make Atlanta the Motown of the South died this weekend of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Cobb County police ... -
Crowd turns rowdy outside hip-hop concert
Atlanta police turned out in force Saturday night after street crowds turned rowdy near Five Points, Underground Atlanta and at Phillips Arena, where hip-hop radio ...
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