Three rivers and two rappers
Could it be that Pittsburgh is actually getting a spot on the map as a hip hop city? The local scene is now strong enough to support an annual Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards (hosted this year by Mele Mel.) Local rapper Wiz Khalifa has started to make a name for himself and is poised to breakout, having been signed to Warner Bros.
But it's another city kid, Pittsburgh Slim (above), who is getting the most attention with his single "Girls Kiss Girls." Slim, a former member of local rap group Strict Flow (who we actually booked a few times for shitty bar gigs), was signed by Jay-Z to a 5-album deal for Def Jam, and the "Girls Kiss Girls" single is exploding. According to his MySpace page, Slim is even slated to appear at next week's American Music Awards (I'm not sure in what capacity, though; the show's website doesn't list him as a performer or presenter.)
For years hip hop was an east coast vs. west coast thing, but then St. Louis got big for a while. Two rappers certainly doesn't constitute an explosion, but as Mel said, if St. Louis can become a rap epicenter, why not Pittsburgh?
MP3: Pittsburgh Slim - Girls Kiss Girls (Method Mix)
MP3: Pittsburgh Slim - First Date
4 comments:
I look forward to listening to these samples!
The jury's still out for me, to be honest; I like his style but I'll want to hear more than 2 singles before I decide...
Oh, silly white-boy rappers. All their posturing just makes me wanna shove their faces into pillows and fuck 'em harder. *sigh*
Each song Slim has posted on his myspace is fire. His new song Toy is out of control. Did you bother to check out the mix cd? Finally a mix cd where i dont have to hear about some idiots beefing or telling me how much money they have made dealing drugs and killing people. Slim keep making hot music! I will be checking that album Dec 4th.
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