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Contents. Music of Atlanta. Atlanta has a thriving music industry and is considered to be a capital of hip-hop including crunk, of R&B and its offshoot neo-soul, and of gospel music - in addition to a thriving indie-rock and live music scene. Classical, country and blues have historically been well represented. [1]
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
Freaknik. Freaknik ( / ˈfriːknɪk /; originally Freaknic) was an annual spring break festival in Atlanta, Georgia. It was initially attended by students enrolled at historically black colleges and universities in the Atlanta University Center. [1] It began in 1983 as a small picnic in a public park near the Atlanta University Center sponsored ...
She is arguably the best Black singer of all time. 5. Ella Fitzgerald. circa 1948: American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996). (Photo by George Konig/Keystone/Getty Images) – Credit ...
Contemporary R&B. Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music . The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or dance -inspired beats ...
This is a list of hip-hop artists that were born or raised in Atlanta, Georgia and the surrounding suburban areas. Many of these artists continue to be a part of the Atlanta hip hop scene. Atlanta hip hop artists
Babyface (musician) Carmit Bachar. Erykah Badu. Chloe Bailey. Halle Bailey. Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. Baiyu (singer) Anita Baker. Ashley Ballard.
In the 1980s and early 1990s Atlanta's hip hop scene was characterized by a local variant of Miami's electro-driven bass music, with stars like Kilo Ali, MC Shy-D, Raheem the Dream, and DJ Smurf (later Mr. Collipark ). [1] MC Shy-D is credited with bringing authentic Bronx-style hip-hop to Atlanta (and Miami), such as 1988's Shake it [3 ...