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dirty south artists

89 published dirty south artists, led by Lil Wayne, Flo Rida and OutKast.

At a glance

89 published dirty south artists; 1,528 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists8 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 79 tier 3
89
Release groups
3,691
Studio albums
1,638
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
1,528
Timeline events
1,817
Monthly listenerssum across artists
315.1M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
200M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
21.4 years
Full biographies
73
Biography words
166,358

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (46 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1990s21
2000s46
2010s5
17 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most dirty south artists. United States leads with 88.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with dirty south. The most shared is Southern hip-hop, with 89 artists in both.

Covers from dirty south

1,528 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Gucci Mane has the most release groups (333); Master P the longest career (35 years); T.I. the most awards (18).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Gucci Mane333
Lil Wayne238
Baby Bash166
Curren$y124
Flo Rida121

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Master P35
DJ Paul34
Juicy J34
OutKast32
Juvenile31

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
T.I.18
Ludacris4
Jeezy2
Three 6 Mafia2
2 Chainz1

Most famous dirty south artists

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

United States · Person · born 1982

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, pop rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, bounce music, dirty south

47.6M listeners · 81 wikis

Flo Rida

Flo Rida

United States · Person · born 1979

pop music, contemporary R&B, dance music, electronic music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electro, pop rap, electropop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, house music, electro hop, electro house, EDM trap music, bass music, crunk, hip house, Miami bass, techno, trance

44.5M listeners · 53 wikis

OutKast

OutKast

United States · Group · 1992–2007

funk, jazz, progressive rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, jazz rap, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

28.2M listeners · 43 wikis

T.I.

T.I.

United States · Person · born 1980

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

19.8M listeners · 51 wikis

CeeLo Green

CeeLo Green

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, gospel music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

16.5M listeners · 58 wikis

B.o.B

B.o.B

United States · Person · born 1988

rock music, pop rock, alternative rock, pop rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop

27.6M listeners · 42 wikis

Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane

United States · Person · born 1980

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

24.4M listeners · 40 wikis

Rick Ross

Rick Ross

United States · Person · born 1976

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

16.8M listeners · 45 wikis

Ludacris

Ludacris

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

9.6M listeners · 55 wikis

Soulja Boy

Soulja Boy

United States · Person · born 1990

contemporary R&B, trap music, pop rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

14.8M listeners · 35 wikis

2 Chainz

2 Chainz

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

10.2M listeners · 41 wikis

Jeezy

Jeezy

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

10.9M listeners · 38 wikis

More dirty south artists

Showing 1–77 of 77 artists

Lil Jon

Lil Jon

United States · Person · born 1972

electronic dance music, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

7.8M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 3

Juicy J

Juicy J

United States · Person · born 1975

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap, Memphis rap

8.7M listeners · 34 wikis · Tier 3

Waka Flocka Flame

Waka Flocka Flame

United States · Person · born 1986

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

12M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Kevin Gates

Kevin Gates

United States · Person · born 1986

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

8.8M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

Baby Bash

Baby Bash

United States · Person · born 1975

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, West Coast hip-hop, Chicano rap

6.9M listeners · 16 wikis · Tier 3

André 3000

André 3000

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, electronic music, jazz, progressive rap, pop rap, hip-hop soul, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, ambient music, alternative hip-hop, new age music, jazz rap, Atlanta hip-hop, soul jazz

31 wikis · Tier 3

Big Boi

Big Boi

United States · Person · born 1975

funk, progressive rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

27 wikis · Tier 3

Chamillionaire

Chamillionaire

United States · Person · born 1979

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

34 wikis · Tier 3

Young Buck

Young Buck

United States · Person · born 1981

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

32 wikis · Tier 3

Three 6 Mafia

Three 6 Mafia

United States · Group · 1991–2012

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

29 wikis · Tier 3

Master P

Master P

United States · Person · born 1970

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, G-funk

29 wikis · Tier 3

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

United States · Person · born 1972

pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, pop rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

28 wikis · Tier 3

Birdman

Birdman

United States · Person · born 1969

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, bounce music, dirty south, crunk

27 wikis · Tier 3

Trina

Trina

United States · Person · born 1974

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, dirty rap

26 wikis · Tier 3

David Banner

David Banner

United States · Person · born 1974

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

25 wikis · Tier 3

Bun B

Bun B

United States · Person · born 1973

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, country rap

23 wikis · Tier 3

Static Major

United States · Person · born 1974

contemporary R&B, hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

12 wikis · Tier 2

Killer Mike

Killer Mike

United States · Person · born 1975

gospel music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, political hip-hop, conscious hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Scrappy

Lil Scrappy

United States · Person · born 1984

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Pimp C

United States · Person · born 1973

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, country rap, dirty rap

21 wikis · Tier 3

Scarface

Scarface

United States · Person · born 1970

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, G-funk

21 wikis · Tier 3

Plies

Plies

United States · Person · born 1976

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, dirty rap

20 wikis · Tier 3

Slim Thug

Slim Thug

United States · Person · born 1980

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

20 wikis · Tier 3

Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti

United States · Person · born 1981

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Memphis rap

20 wikis · Tier 3

Mystikal

Mystikal

United States · Person · born 1970

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap

19 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

United States · Person · born 1981

gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

19 wikis · Tier 3

Young Dolph

Young Dolph

United States · Person · born 1985

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Memphis rap

19 wikis · Tier 3

Boosie Badazz

Boosie Badazz

United States · Person · born 1982

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

18 wikis · Tier 3

Juvenile

Juvenile

United States · Person · born 1975

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, bounce music, dirty south

18 wikis · Tier 3

Project Pat

Project Pat

United States · Person · born 1973

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

18 wikis · Tier 3

B.G.

B.G.

United States · Person · born 1980

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, pop rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, bounce music, dirty south

17 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Paul

DJ Paul

United States · Person · born 1977

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap, phonk

17 wikis · Tier 3

Big K.R.I.T.

Big K.R.I.T.

United States · Person · born 1986

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, conscious hip-hop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Gorilla Zoe

Gorilla Zoe

United States · Person · born 1983

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Lil' Flip

Lil' Flip

United States · Person · born 1981

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

16 wikis · Tier 3

Pastor Troy

Pastor Troy

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Z-Ro

Z-Ro

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

16 wikis · Tier 3

Bushwick Bill

Bushwick Bill

Jamaica · Person · born 1966

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Christian hip-hop

15 wikis · Tier 3

Curren$y

Curren$y

United States · Person · born 1981

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

15 wikis · Tier 3

Yung Joc

Yung Joc

United States · Person · born 1980

gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

15 wikis · Tier 3

Bubba Sparxxx

Bubba Sparxxx

United States · Person · born 1977

country music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, country rap, crunk, dirty rap

14 wikis · Tier 3

Stat Quo

United States · Person · born 1979

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

14 wikis · Tier 3

Polow da Don

United States · Person · born 1977

contemporary R&B, hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

13 wikis · Tier 3

Lord Infamous

United States · Person · born 1975

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

12 wikis · Tier 3

Petey Pablo

Petey Pablo

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap

12 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Toomp

DJ Toomp

United States · Person · born 1969

trap music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

11 wikis · Tier 3

Drumma Boy

Drumma Boy

United States · Person · born 1983

contemporary R&B, trap music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

11 wikis · Tier 3

OG Maco

OG Maco

United States · Person · born 1992

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, trap metal, Atlanta hip-hop

11 wikis · Tier 3

Roscoe Dash

Roscoe Dash

United States · Person · born 1990

pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, pop rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

11 wikis · Tier 3

Shawty Lo

United States · Person · born 1976

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

11 wikis · Tier 3

Young Dro

Young Dro

United States · Person · born 1979

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

11 wikis · Tier 3

Big Moe

United States · Person · born 1974

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, underground hip-hop, chopped and screwed

10 wikis · Tier 3

Big Pokey

United States · Person · born 1974

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

10 wikis · Tier 3

C-Murder

United States · Person · born 1971

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, G-funk

10 wikis · Tier 3

Soulja Slim

United States · Person · born 1977

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

10 wikis · Tier 3

Big Hawk

United States · Person · born 1969

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, underground hip-hop, chopped and screwed

9 wikis · Tier 3

Bone Crusher

Bone Crusher

United States · Person · born 1971

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

9 wikis · Tier 3

OJ da Juiceman

OJ da Juiceman

United States · Person · born 1981

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

9 wikis · Tier 3

Rocko

Rocko

United States · Person · born 1979

trap music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

9 wikis · Tier 3

Yung L.A.

Yung L.A.

United States · Person · born 1986

contemporary R&B, hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

9 wikis · Tier 3

Frayser Boy

United States · Person · born 1976

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

8 wikis · Tier 3

Young Scooter

Young Scooter

United States · Person · born 1986

trap music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

8 wikis · Tier 3

Big Gipp

Big Gipp

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

7 wikis · Tier 3

Gunplay

United States · Person · born 1979

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

6 wikis · Tier 3

Silkk the Shocker

Silkk the Shocker

United States · Person · born 1975

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, G-funk

6 wikis · Tier 3

Turk

Turk

United States · Person · born 1981

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

6 wikis · Tier 3

Willie D

Willie D

United States · Person · born 1966

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

6 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Wyte

Lil Wyte

United States · Person · born 1982

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

5 wikis · Tier 3

Young Bleed

Young Bleed

United States · Person · born 1974

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

5 wikis · Tier 3

Fiend

United States · Person · born 1976

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

4 wikis · Tier 3

Kilo Ali

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Miami bass, Atlanta hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

Mac

Mac

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

3 wikis · Tier 3

Playa Fly

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

3 wikis · Tier 3

Scotty ATL

Scotty ATL

United States · Person · born 1985

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Atlanta hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

V.I.C.

United States · Person · born 1987

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

3 wikis · Tier 3

Lil' O

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

2 wikis · Tier 3

Mr. Serv-On

Mr. Serv-On

United States · Person · born 1969

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

2 wikis · Tier 3

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