Just like Long Beach in the early 90's and the Bay in the mid 90's, The South is the hottest region in Hip-Hop music right now. ... (Tip) is another artist making big noise out of the A, and he recently shot a video for "24's- and is getting crazy spins down here in the South. ... Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana) Right now Houston is reminding me so much of Atlanta in the mid 90's they are just on the brink of some really big things and they will win because they have a lot of talent and they support their own. ...

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Rap music originated in mid-1970 in south Bronx section of New York City. ... By the mid - 1970s, graffiti took on new focus and complexity. ... In April of '00, 50 was shot 9 times, including a .9mm bullet to the face, in front of his grandmothers house in Queens. ...

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Black Social Movement "Hip- Hop as a Revolution" Music has played a significant role upon culture for Black Americans. From the spirituals and freedom songs during slavery to the jazz and blues of the fifties and sixties, the tone has manifested through different times, lives and moods. Beats l...

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Another victim of the shooting was in critical condition, and has since recovered after being shot in the leg (Reid, MTV 1). ... During the mid-nineties a bitter rap rivalry between the west coast and east coast gave way for the media to divide the country into two conflicting sides. ... However, the rivalry came to an end on September 6, 1996 when Tupac was shot five times in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

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