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The sound of The Forefathers of the Dirty South is a reminder of what Freaknik was REALLY about and how it has influenced hip-hop culture from 1994 to the current
As a few of the creators of Southern hip-hop’s distinctive sound, each Jermaine Dupri and Uncle Luke know a thing or two in regards to the Freaknik spirit.
Because each rapper/producers had their feet on the bottom back within the Nineties, when the collegiate spring break party was in its scandalous heyday, each helped shape a cultural cornerstone that has now develop into a hip-hop legend. As such, each star says it’s only natural that they might be so heavily involved, each in front of and behind the lens, within the long-awaited – and for some on the event, dreaded – documentary in regards to the legendary gathering.
“Kids are now trying to connect the dots in the history of Southern hip-hop,” Uncle Luke tells ESSENCE. “It doesn’t matter if it’s Jermaine [Dupri], me, and even Three Six Mafia, no one really has a story. So in terms of this document, it will connect a lot of these dots.”
“I feel like this is the first time our story has actually been told,” Dupri added. “[There are] so many wealthy stories to inform that come from the South.
“If you would like to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of hip hop that just passed and all this history that folks share, you’ve gotten to know how the South was created, what created the South. Why was Luke in Atlanta? Why does Atlanta sound like Miami? There are so many questions that folks ask and find answers to.
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