Stopping by HipHopDX’s Hollywood, California offices recently, Alley Boy confirmed his upcoming project with longtime Gucci Mane producer Zaytoven. Additionally, the Atlanta, Georgia native was asked to list the five greatest rappers from his home city.
“Goodie Mob, Outkast…I got to give it up, taking away personal issues,” began Alley Boy, who has had public beefs with several of his peers. “Goodie Mob, Outkast, [T.I.], [Young] Jeezy, Gucci [Mane], Future. Outside of anything, they’re good artists.”
Admitting that the list was a challenge, he continued, “There are a lot of good artists, there’s more than [those]. I can’t really say a Top Five because I like all them the same, they cool. All of them work hard, so I’ll say there’s a lot of artists that came out of Atlanta that work hard, but I always like the way Goodie Mob represented.”
Explaining other choices within the initual list, he said, “I love Gucci, that’s my dawg. Future, [he represents] the new.”
Conflicted between Atlanta rappers of the 1990s and the 2000s, Alley Boy explained, “I probably would have to pick five out the new school, five out the old. So if I had to say five out the old I would probably say Goodie Mob, Outkast, this group called Ghetto Mafia I grew up on, I used to love.” Between 1994 and 1998, the duo of Nino and Wicked in Ghetto Mafia released four albums independently, all reaching the Hip-Hop/R&B charts.
Alley pointed to another early ’90s Atlanta mainstay. “I used to love Kilo, Kilo G, he was dope. New school, people really working out the A right now, Tip, he’s stamped. Tip, Gucci, Jeezy, Future, 2 Chainz done worked his way up, doing his thing.” Notably, Alley Boy has dissed both T.I. and Young Jeezy in songs and in 2012 interviews.
Continuing the discussion, Alley pointed to Ludacris as well. “But like new, new school, I would say Me, Trouble, Young Scooter, a couple more cats. I take my hat off to all the artist in Atlanta. I see they work, they working for real. It ain’t a game to them, they working. Everybody is in the studio. I like Atlanta’s scene, but I feel what I represent right now I’m ’bout to close in on Atlanta, it’s small, so I got to go find my fans, I got to put it on ‘em more. They got to see, I got to get out there on some visionary shit, I don’t know.”
Additional Reporting by Justin Hunte
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Alley Boy is wick wick WACK
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1) Outkast
2) Killer Mike
3) Goodie Mob
4) Rittz
5) T.I.
RITTZ!!!
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Oh, I forgot. All Atlanta rappers are wack.
I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST DOWN SOUTH MUSIC HATERS ON THIS SITE. HOWEVER, LYRICALLY, ANDRE3000 AND A YOUNG CEELO COULD GO LINE FOR LINE WITH ANYONE. MATTER OF FACT, 3000, MIGHT BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST EVER IN RAP.
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besides outkast, goodie mob, rittz and killer mike, my favorite outta the A is pastor troy
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COOL BREEZE- The Peoples Champ
REGARDLESS OF OPINION, IT’S WAAAY TOO EARLY TO INCLUDE FUTURE IN THIS LIST. DUDE ONLY HAS ONE ALBUM!
AND GUCCI MANE MAY BE A HOOD LEGEND OR WHATEVER, BUT HE CAN’T BE COMPARED TO THE OTHER ARTISTS MENTIONED.
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So he’s asked about ATLANTA rappers, and names Jeezy.
That’s Jeezy from Macon folks.
He wasn’t asked about Georgia, or even the South as a whole, he was asked specifically about ATL rappers, and stated Jeezy.
Therefore his opinion on this, and anything else for that matter, is bullshit.
goodie mob and outkast majority is from savannah ga. also ludacris was born in Illinois. Your arguement prove nothing therefore, your opinion on this bullshit
gucci from alabama too
YEA FUCK THAT FISH NIGGA
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nigga really said future and gucci mane, thats too much dawg i’m dying
this niggas top 5 atlanta rappers didnt have ludacris but had future and gucci
hes an idiot
*Continuing the discussion, Alley pointed to Ludacris as well*
He did, you just had to read the last paragraph hence making you the idiot.
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Yeah but future got mix tapes..you might as well. Count mix tapes like album
Half of the Atlanta rappers aint even from Atlanta. Big Boi from Savannah and Pastor Troy from Augusta. Who gives a f**k where they from hell they putting on for Atlanta. Half of yall that commented on this post aint from Georgia anyway so yall aint got no say so
Notice he didn’t mention pastor troy he did crank Atlanta up as well as Augusta hell Georgia dsgb and check the fact pastor troy is from Atlanta Southside college park he went to college in Augusta and started rapping there his first song was no more play in ga notice no atl rapper give the man his respect