Country Fried Soul: Adventures in Dirty South Hip-Hop

by Tamara Palmer

Hip-hop is the biggest youth movement in the world today, and leading the way is the new sound of the South, exemplified by platinum and multi-platinum artists like OutKast, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ludacris, Ying Yang Twins and 8Ball and MJG. This fascinating book reveals where Dirty South hip-hop came from and where it's heading. It explores the hopes, struggles, and frustrations of performers and producers, and guides you to the best in Southern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879308575
• ISBN13: 9780879308575
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A necessary tool for HIP HOP studies

I am a native Texan who has been immersed in the Dirty South's hip hop culture since my humble beginnings. Rap music is still very much the language of the oppressed, and I feel that it is important for the voices that resound below the Mason Dixon line to finally be heard. At this point, WE ARE ALL screaming YEAH!!! Tamara Palmer's first book is insightful. Her interviews are on point and her language is highly decorated. Overall, it is a nice and easy read. I highly recommend it to everyone from lovers of hip hop to haters of southern rap, because it shows the beauty and brilliance of a few southern artists who are serious about their music, their money, and their message. I am positive that soon there will be many more books on southern hip hop and this is definitely a GOOD start. I must admit, I hate the book's cover because it does not represent the south and looks totally West Coast. Nevertheless, once you turn the page you will surely be taken down yonder... and you may not ever want to come back :)