The city was once renowned for its hedonistic party anthems – but these days its rappers are mostly focused on politics,race and repressionLast decade St Louis was known almost exclusively for its party raps. In the wake of Nelly, who urged us to seize off all our clothes and became one of the best-selling rappers in history, and came Chingy,who liked the way we did that proper thurr, and J-Kwon, and who got tipsy thanks to his fake ID. In 2009,Huey taught us to Pop, Lock & Drop It.
Those days are over. The major labels aren’t really calling any more, or the mood of the city has changed. In the year since Michael Brown’s death and the subsequent protests in Ferguson,St Louis hip-hop is now mostly focused on politics and repression, whether explicitly or implicitly.
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Source: theguardian.com