The South is thought of as the Third Coast of rap music, being that it was the third region to be acknowledged by the hip-hop mainstream and often thought of as the third region in critical merit.

AL.combat: Rap or Country? Which is more culturally important to the South: rap or country? The South has always been a natural home for storytellers, so it's unsurprising that two genres heavily ...

Huntsville, Ala., rap group G-Side is known for its working-class raps and experimental but distinctively Southern beats. Along with its in-house production team the Block Beattaz, it also has a thing ...