Dirty South (song)

"Dirty South"
Single by Goodie Mob featuring Big Boi and Cool Breeze
from the album Soul Food
Released1996
Recorded1995
Studio
  • Purple Dragon Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Bosstown Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length3:34
LabelLaFace
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Organized Noize
Goodie Mob singles chronology
"Soul Food"
(1996) 		"Dirty South"
(1996) 		"They Don't Dance No Mo'"
(1998)
Big Boi singles chronology
"Dirty South"
(1996) 		"All n My Grill"
(1999)
Cool Breeze singles chronology
"Dirty South"
(1996) 		"Watch for the Hook"
(1999)
Music video
"Dirty South" on YouTube

"Dirty South" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob featuring American rappers and fellow Dungeon Family members Big Boi and Cool Breeze. It was released in 1996 via LaFace Records as the third single from Goodie Mob's debut studio album Soul Food (1995). Recording sessions took place at Purple Dragon Studios and Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Organized Noize, who also served as executive producers together with Babyface and L.A. Reid. The song popularised the titular phrase, which has since been used to refer to Southern hip hop.[1]

The single peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200, number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 8 on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States. It was later included in the group's 2003 greatest hits album Dirty South Classics.

  1. ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Goodie Mob". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 337–38. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.