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mvc594250 t1_j6duvte wrote

I'm a hip hop head with a degree in music composition. Our classical music scene blows Austin away. Our symphony is exceptional, our opera is very good and progressive for its size, we have a variety of active chamber groups, and CMU has a great program.

Our hip hop scene is sad, but frankly only worse than Austin because we don't have Houston and Dallas churning out great music right down the road. Fedd and Hardo are great and there are some other nice up and coming rappers, but we just don't have an awesome scene on that front. RIP Jimmy Wopo and Flatline Nizzy.

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ridl3y t1_j6e23yu wrote

Looks like we're going to have to change this!

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travis13131 t1_j6eze0g wrote

Can you give me some recommendations on up and comers to give a listen to?

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mvc594250 t1_j6f1m81 wrote

In addition to Fedd the God (the best in the city rn) my favorites include:

Guapo Lennon - sort of melodic trap, not super distinctive, but a good artist

Hardo - really nice, I like his recent project with DJ Drama and Deezlee a lot

Deezlee - the other half of that Drama project. I think hardo has better bars, but Deezlee is cool

Stunna2Fly - gang rap, good stuff. Similar to Jimmy Wopo, but not quite as good for me

Blacc Cuzz - a ton of talent. Most of his music thus far has been fairly generic, but the raw material is all there. Good ear for beats, some decent bars and flows, good hooks. Just needs to put it all together

Mayhem Mal - decent street rapper

My Favorite Color - doesn't really ride for the city it seems, but he's from here. Also a different, more campy vibe than the others on this list.

Reese Young - just okay to me most of the time, but worth checking out. Occasionally hits you with a great track

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pipepipepipepipe t1_j6oym7n wrote

Thanks for this list. The campy vibe described for My Favorite Color was something I’ve been looking for but didn’t know how to explain it. I thought it more like backpack rap but it just wasn’t right.

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theherbpuffer t1_j6gsbbx wrote

I'm from Texas and hip hop there isn't what it used to be that's for sure. I wouldn't necessarily say Houston and Dallas are churning out great hip hop these days..I don't even really listen to any new school rappers there besides Le$ and Leroyce, maybe a little bit of Maxo Kream. Check out Big Mello if you haven't already, damn underrated 90s Houston rapper

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