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The backbone of Memphis rap in the mid-’90s was tape trading ... they just liked the aesthetic. I’m exactly the same way myself, not saying it’s a bad thing. But none of these dudes were ...
In the '90s, Memphis' grim sound grew even darker ... These days it's not tape hiss drowning out the Memphis rap aesthetic but the din of national homogeneity. Its producers are beholden to ...
The U.K.-born, Los Angeles-based producer had a background in black metal; Evil Aesthetic specializes in phonk — a style indebted to ’90s Memphis hip-hop. Kordhell heard a kinship.
The event’s inaugural season in 2024 — which was held at the Memphis Listening Lab — featured guests including local rap luminaries Tommy Wright III, La Chat, Blackout, Kingpin Skinny Pimp ...
Pat’s career in earnest was delayed until his release from prison in the late-'90s, where he was serving time for robbery charges. MUSIC NEWS: Memphis rap legend Project Pat on coronavirus ...
Today we revisit a slice of 1990s Memphis rap lore: 15 gloomy, hard-hitting, massively influential tracks from the early days of Three Six Mafia. In the early ’90s, the epicenter of Memphis hip ...
Shangri-La Records' "Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi" series returns for a second season, celebrating 1990s Memphis hip-hop. The series will be held at the B-Side venue in Minglewood Hall and livestreamed.