Amoeba Music

By Paul Glanting

          Originating from the urban boroughs of New York, Hip Hop was a reflection of inner-city life. The concrete-centric themes echoed throughout the lower echelons of metropolitan cities throughout the world. However, in its early stages, the struggles presented by the genre didn’t exactly reflect the struggles of the oppressed populations of non-urban areas. One of the first prominent wordsmiths from the south, Brad “Scarface” Jordan introduced the Hip Hop world to the gritty and sometimes difficult to swallow truths of what Hip Hop would later call the “Dirty South.” Even as his locale made him an outsider to Hip Hop, the Houston-bred... Read More

City Of Origin:

Houston, Texas, United States

Genre:

Hip Hop, Southern

Birthdate:

11/09/1970