OutKast's sound was futuristic in scope but grounded in the realities of the streets of Atlanta, a mixture that was potent and fresh, nostalgic and piercing.
While it’s difficult to pinpoint precisely when it was that Southern hip-hop seeped into the collective consciousness of the rap industry and asserted its dominance, only one crew can lay claim to putting Atlanta on the map: The legendary Dungeon Family.
From the often overlooked legacy of Daz Dillinger, to Q-Tip, Erick Sermon, Dr. Dre and Easy Mo, Bee, these are the most influential hip-hop producers of the 90s.