Hunched over a paper plate piled with oysters and snow crab legs, I realized I hadn’t worn a shirt now in two days. The sun was setting on day two of the first-ever Sand in My Boots festival, hosted ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J noted ...

The country superstar’s “I’m the Problem” is a despondent self-portrait. But a generation of singers blending Southern rap and Nashville songwriting are thriving. By Jon Caramanica It seems like the ...

Few artists in today’s rap landscape embody resilience like BigXthaPlug. The Dallas native turned years of hardship, street hustles, and even solitary confinement into fuel for a fast-rising music ...

Jay Electronica has never held back when venting about how New York has unjustifiably hated on Southern rap in the past, angering many who disagreed, including, most recently, DJ Kay Slay. While there ...

Uncle Luke has something to say about Southern rap music. The 2 Live Crew frontman celebrated 40 years of Miami hip-hop by giving fans a history lesson on his Instagram account about the group's early ...