JLMACN said:
i disagree...
a couple people outta the Lou got deals..
no one else in any other midwest city came up off of Nellys achievements...
Chicago?
KC?
Nebraska?
Iowa?
Illnois?
Cleveland?
Ohio?
name some people from these citys that came up based off of Nellys achievements..
Nelly did something that the first rapper to get a deal out of St. Louis (Domino) never did, and a lot of Midwest rappers before him never did, that is represent the Midwest. If you remember Domino, representing Long Beach with a hit record called "Sweet Potato Pie". That is the same St. Louis singing style of rap that Nelly has. However Domino, just like other early Midwest rappers, was representing where he was at, instead of where he was from. Nelly brought attention to the Midwest as a whole region with new and fresh Hip-Hop talent. Not just representing his city like a lot of the first Chicago and Michigan artists were doing. But representing the region as a whole, the way Southern artists are representing the South, no matter what city or state. So you can't deny or ignore that Nelly opened up the rap game for not only St. Louis, but set high standards for any and all Midwest Rap artists.
a couple people outta the Lou got deals..
no one else in any other midwest city came up off of Nellys achievements...
Chicago?
KC?
Nebraska?
Iowa?
Illnois?
Cleveland?
Ohio?
name some people from these citys that came up based off of Nellys achievements..
Nelly did something that the first rapper to get a deal out of St. Louis (Domino) never did, and a lot of Midwest rappers before him never did, that is represent the Midwest. If you remember Domino, representing Long Beach with a hit record called "Sweet Potato Pie". That is the same St. Louis singing style of rap that Nelly has. However Domino, just like other early Midwest rappers, was representing where he was at, instead of where he was from. Nelly brought attention to the Midwest as a whole region with new and fresh Hip-Hop talent. Not just representing his city like a lot of the first Chicago and Michigan artists were doing. But representing the region as a whole, the way Southern artists are representing the South, no matter what city or state. So you can't deny or ignore that Nelly opened up the rap game for not only St. Louis, but set high standards for any and all Midwest Rap artists.