Yeah, the rap game is pretty much classified by region nowadays. Although, there's a lot more 'real talent' down south than what you see on tv or hear on the radio. I'd suggest you look into a group out of NC called Little Brother. Very gritty yet intelligent duo with constant quality. A quick internet search will yield you tons on them...or a myspace query. As for New York, well there's still quite a huge underground hip hop scene here...especially around Bedstuy. I did production for my man Iconoclast out of Mt. Vernon, but doubt you've heard of him. As for mainstream artists repping NY right now, well...Nas still is putting out, in my mind, consistent quality...and I still dig Mobb Deep despite their joining g-unit records. As long as Alchemist is behind the tables, I don't tink they could do any wrong. And MF Doom is still one of the sickest emcees to come out of NY, period.
Not to preach brash generilizations, but majority of what you hear in the south encompasses less-than-stellar rhyme skills w/catchy hooks/dance moves teamed with production that usually gets huge club play, while East Coast rap tends to be more conscious lyricism geared towards rough edged reality....





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