List Of Hip Hop Musicians From Atlanta, Georgia
This is a list of hip-hop artists that were born or raised in Atlanta, Georgia and the surrounding suburban areas. Many of these artists continue to be a part of the Atlanta hip hop scene. Atlanta hip hop artists * 112 *21 Savage *2 Chainz *6LACK *Alex Faith *Akon *André 3000 * Anthony Preston *Arrested Development *Audio (B5) *Bankroll Fresh *Bankroll Mafia * Baby D *Big Boi * Big Gipp *Big Kuntry King *Big Rube *Blood Raw *Bobby Creekwater *Bone Crusher *Boyz n da Hood *Bubba Sparxxx *Camoflauge *Cash Out * Cee Lo Green * Cherish * Childish Gambino *Christopher Massey * Clan Destined * Cool Breeze *Count Bass D *Crime Mob * Cyber Sapp *Cyhi the Prynce * Da BackWudz *Daron Jones * Deante' Hitchcock * Dear Jayne *Dem Franchize Boyz *Diamond *Digital Nas * DJ Burn One *DJ Felli Fel *DJ Lord *DJ Spinz *DJ Toomp * Dolla *Don Vito * Donnis *Drumma Boy *Dun Deal *Dungeon Family *EarthGang *Fabo *Fast Life Yungstaz *Field Mob *Freak Nasty * Future *Ghetto Mafia *Goodie Mob *Gor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Big Gipp
Cameron Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for his work as a founding member of Goodie Mob, which he has gone on to release six studio albums. Aside from Goodie Mob, Gipp's solo album Mutant Mindframe was released in 2003. He is also closely associated with Nelly and particularly Ali of the St. Lunatics, which the latter and Gipp he formed the duo Ali & Gipp. Background Big Gipp, who is a Southern rapper, hails from the hotbed of the genre, Atlanta. He is known for his slow, drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics. The public first heard him rap on Outkast's debut album, '' Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'', on the song "Git Up, Git Out". Goodie Mob He later rose to prominence as one-fourth of the Dungeon Family-affiliated group Goodie Mob along with Cee-Lo, T-Mo, and Khujo. The group released four albums to critical and commercial success. After a brie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christopher Massey
Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the Nickelodeon television series ''Zoey 101'' (2005–2008). Career Massey started his acting career at a young age, appearing in commercials for Cap'n Crunch and Pop Tarts. He also has made a guest appearance on ''Punk'd''. He won 2002's Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in Live Theatre for his role as Young Simba in The Lion King. Massey had his first starring role as Michael Barret in the Nickelodeon television show ''Zoey 101''. When the show debuted in January 2005, it drew a larger number of viewers aged 9–14 than any premiere on the network in the preceding eight years. ''Zoey 101'' was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program in 2005. Massey is the older brother of Kyle Massey, star of Disney shows ''Cory in the House'', ''That's So Raven'', and ''Fish Hooks''. He guest-starred alongside his brother in a ''That's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Childish Gambino
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock''. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom ''Community (TV series), Community'' from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, Glover starred in the FX (TV channel), FX series ''Atlanta (TV series), Atlanta'', which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on ''Atlanta'', Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has starred in several successful films including the supernatural horror ''The Lazarus Effect (2015 film), The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), the comedy-drama ''Magic Mike XXL'' (2015), and science fiction film ''The Martian (film), The Martian'' (2015). He pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cherish (group)
Cherish is an American R&B music group consisting of sisters Fallon, Felisha, Farrah, and Neosha King. Originating from Atlanta, Georgia, both their parents are musicians, their father having been in the band Professions of Sounds, who frequently toured with acts such as the Emotions and Earth, Wind & Fire. The group was signed to Capitol Records and Sho'nuff Records. They experienced chart success with the hit song "Do It to It". The group first rose to fame in 2003, when they were featured on the single " In Love wit Chu", by Da Brat. They quickly followed up with their official debut single, " Miss P.", which had minor success on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US. After the failure of the single, their initial debut album was cancelled. However, they continued recording music, and lent their vocals to the soundtrack for ''The Powerpuff Girls Movie''. In 2006, they released their second official single, "Do It to It". The single was met with critical and commercial suc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cee Lo Green
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Cash Out
John-Michael Hakeem Gibson (born August 15, 1990), better known by his stage name Cash Out (stylized Ca$h Out), is an American rapper originally from Columbus, Georgia, but later raised in Atlanta. He first became known for his semi-eponymous debut single with Epic Records, "Cashin' Out", which peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2011. His debut album '' Let's Get It'', was released on August 26, 2014, and was preceded by the lead single " She Twerkin". Career In 2009, he was acquitted from a gun charge in Clayton County, Georgia: he felt he had been given a second chance in life, so he turned his attentions towards advancing his career as a rapper. He initially signed to the independent record label Bases Loaded and released the single "Cashin' Out", which later appeared on his debut mixtape, titled ''It's My Time''. After Epic Records label head L.A. Reid heard "Cashin' Out", he requested a meeting with Gibson to ask him to sign to the label: Gibson perform ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Camoflauge
Jason Johnson (December 9, 1981 – May 19, 2003), also known as Camoflauge, was an American rapper, famous for his songs "Cut Friends" and "Laying My Stunt Down". He released his final album '' Keepin It Real'' in 2002. Camoflauge was murdered in Savannah, Georgia, by gunfire outside of Pure Pain Records recording studio while he was walking his toddler son. Influence and legacy Johnson is the subject of a short documentary film called ''Camoflauge'', directed by Lamia Lazrak. The film included interviews with Johnson's close family and friends including Tammie Green (his mother), Flau'jae Johnson (his daughter), producers, and rapper Boosie Badazz. The film premiered at the 2016 Savannah Film Festival and won a 2016 Red Dot Design Award in Communication. Flau'Jae competed in Season 3 of The Rap Game. After losing to fellow rapper Nova on "The Rap Game" Flau'Jae went on to compete on another show, America's Got Talent in season 13, where in the final week of the Judge cut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bubba Sparxxx
Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper from Georgia. His singles include "Deliverance", " Ugly" (both featuring Timbaland), and "Ms. New Booty" (featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark), the latter of which peaked at number 7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Mathis grew up in a rural area near LaGrange, Georgia. He is of French descent. His father was a school bus driver, and his mother was a grocery store cashier. His closest neighbor, who lived half a mile away, introduced him to rap music through mixtapes mailed from New York City. The music of 2 Live Crew was his introduction to hip hop; he began listening to West Coast gangsta rap such as N.W.A and Too Short and the Atlanta duo Outkast. With rapping as a hobby, he was a tight end and linebacker for his high school's football team and earned All-Region honors in his senior year. Steve Herndon, a former offensive lineman for the NFL ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boyz N Da Hood
Boyz n da Hood is an Americans, American Southern hip hop, Southern gangsta rap hip hop group, group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Jeezy, Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated several times with fellow Atlanta, Georgia artist and Block Ent labelmate Yung Joc. Discography Studio albums Singles As a lead artist References External linksBoyz n da Hood official website* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyz N Da Hood American hip hop groups Bad Boy Records artists Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) Rappers from Atlanta Southern hip hop groups African-American musical groups Gangsta rap groups Jeezy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bone Crusher (rapper)
Wayne Hardnett Jr. (born August 23, 1971), professionally known as Bone Crusher, is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He is credited as being one of the inventors of the crunk sound. In 2003, at the height of his career, his debut album '' AttenCHUN!'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and his debut single "Never Scared" reached the top 10 on the R&B and Rap charts. The success of the single led him to win a Source Award along with a Grammy Award nomination and an American Music Awards nomination. "Never Scared" was the theme song for the 2003 Atlanta Braves MLB, and was featured in the ''Madden NFL 2004'' video game. Bone Crusher was featured on the cover of ''PlayStation Magazine'' in 2004, and was also a featured character on '' Def Jam: Fight for NY'', by EA Games. He was featured on the third episode of the Sacha Baron Cohen satirical program ''Who Is America?''. Discography Studio albums Singles Mixtapes * 2006: ''Bad to the Bone'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bobby Creekwater
Antoine Raimon Rogers, better known by his stage name Bobby Creekwater, is an American rapper from Atlanta who is a former member of Shady Records.Bobby Creek Leaves Shady Biography Creekwater was born and raised in various parts of Atlanta, Georgia, and its surrounding area. He attended for one year before leaving to pursue his music career.Cordor, Cyril. ",[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |