Props Over There: When New York Showed Southern Rap Love

ByInsanul Ahmed

May 19, 2010

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Props Over There: When New York Showed Southern Rap Love

Jay Electronica has never held back when venting about how New York has unjustifiably hated on Southern rap in the past, angering many who disagreed, including, most recently, DJ Kay Slay. While there's certainly a lot of truth to New Orleans rapper's criticisms, there have also been a few moments of harmony between the two regions. Since the

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