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Top 25 classic southern albums
When Outkast won best new artist at the 1995 Source Awards they were met with an onslaught of boos from the New York crowd, and Andre 3000 said ‘the south got something to say.” The south was letting the east and west coast know that southern MC’s have a place in Hip Hop as well and are more than capable of putting out classic albums like an Illmatic or a Doggystyle.
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Music Life Social compiled a list of classic albums to come out the south in no particular order here are the top 25 classic southern albums. Before we dive into the list we would like to give an honorable mention to Kilo Ali, Tela Piece of Mind, Ludacris Back for the First Time, Poison Clan 2 Low Life Muthas, and 2 Live Crew Nasty As They Wanna Be.
1.UGK Ridin’ Dirty
2. Outkast Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
3. 8Ball & MJG Comin Out Hard
4. Geto Boys Grip It On That Other Level
5. Goodie Mob Soul Food
6. B.G. Chopper City
7. Scarface The Diary
8. Master P Ghetto Dope
9. T.I. Urban Legend
10. Jeezy Thug Motivation 101
11. Lil Wayne The Carter 2
12. Three 6 Mafia When the Smoke Clears
13. Project Pat Mista Don’t Play
14. Little Brother The Minstrel Show
15. Trick Daddy Based On a True Story
16. Juvenile 400 Degrees
17. Fiend Street Talk
18. Curren$y Pilot Talk
19. Big K.R.I.T. K.R.I.T. Iz Here
20. Gucci Mane & DJ Drama The Movie
21. Rick Ross Teflon Don
22. David Banner Mississippi The Album
23. Hot Boy$ Guerilla Warfare
24. TRU Tru 2 Da Game
25. Big Mike Still Serious
