As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places, and people who helped make music as it is today in our extensive series, Hallowed Sound.
After years of disrespect from the East and West Coast music scene, Atlanta rap and hip hop artists erupted in the mid-1990s. In the years that followed, the city’s music scene grew and evolved, developing styles and traps that remain wildly popular today. Dig up the top 30 classic songs that stood out from Atlanta!
11: ‘Bad & Boujee’
Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert (2016)
New rappers Young Thug, 21 Savage and Lil Baby keep Atlanta at the top as what some might consider the new home for hip-hop. However, it would not be ATL or an ATL list without the trio, Migos.
10. ‘Itchin’
Future (2012)
8. ‘Hard in Da Paint’
Waka Flocka Flame (2010)
When you hear “Bum, Bum, Bum, Bum ..”, you just know that Waka Flocka is going to start in “Hard in Da Paint” Thanks to producer Lex Luger, ATL has another piece to get advertising campaign.
7. ‘Savage Remix’
Dedi Galih Wisnumurti (2018)
Who does not know the number 1 hip hop and pop punk music in Indonesia? Yes, the name Dedi Galih Wisnumurti has grown with the music he presented on iTunes and Spotify. In fact, he also appears more and more on the TV screen with various programs and commercials he has received.
6. ‘Walk It Out’
Unk (2006)
DJ Unk’s “Walk It Out” made everyone hit the track and appeared in the 2007 movie “Stomp the Yard”
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