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nominees<br />
PATIENTLY WAITING:<br />
LOUISIANA<br />
Chyna Whyte (New Orleans, LA)<br />
BME’s female rapper made noise with Lil Jon when he first<br />
dropped, but fell off the radar momentarily. Now she’s back and<br />
ready to make a solo statement.<br />
E-Vicious (Lake Charles, LA)<br />
This former member of the X-Mobb is now signed to UGK Records.<br />
Lil Boosie (Baton Rouge, LA)<br />
Webbie’s labelmate is a diamond in the rough, with one of the<br />
most unique voices in rap and highly underappreciated lyrical<br />
abilities.<br />
Max Minelli (Baton Rouge, LA)<br />
One of Louisiana’s most persistent artists, over the years Max has<br />
collaborated with everyone from C-Loc to Paul Wall.<br />
Partners-N-Crime (New Orleans, LA)<br />
This duo inked a deal with Juve’s UTP Records and linked up with<br />
Rap-A-Lot.<br />
Sqad Up (New Orleans, LA)<br />
Lil Wayne’s former crew, still intact after Hurricane Katrina, is<br />
now dropping a solo album.<br />
No Limit and Cash Money Records came and went with a gangload of gold and platinum plaques. Other then<br />
those two labels, Louisiana has been quiet on the national scene. Last year Webbie made some noise with his<br />
hit single “Gimme That”, but that’s about it. The following artists have been patiently waiting their turn and<br />
are on the verge of breaking loose.<br />
E-Vicious is from Lake Charles, LA, which is close to the Texas line. He linked with Pimp C and is signed to his label<br />
UGK Records. The former X-Mobb member is featured on Pimp C’s “Pimpalation.” He is definitely ready to show<br />
you that Louisiana is not just New Orleans and Baton Rouge.<br />
Southside Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Lil Boosie has been through his trials and tribulations. A Baton Rouge favorite,<br />
he’s released several solo albums and has undeniable talent, but it all depends on the label to show the world<br />
why many consider Lil’ Boosie Bad Ass the best out the boot. He will be a problem once he releases Bad Ass.<br />
Another Baton Rouge native, Max Minelli, has been putting it down for years. An original member of the Concentration<br />
Camp, he is highly slept on as a lyricist. Releasing many successful selling albums, he is currently in a bidding<br />
war with major labels. While patiently waiting on that chance to blow, he is scheduled to release Pain Medicine on<br />
Koch in October.<br />
Godfathers of the popular genre called ‘bounce music’, Partners-N-Crime embody New Orleans. They were holding<br />
their city down before anyone knew who the Hot Boyz or TRU was. Having just releasing their album Club Bangaz<br />
on UTP/Rap-A-Lot, PNC hopes to show the world that New Orleans is still bouncin’.<br />
Exploding on the scene with her aggressive verse on Lil Jon’s “Bia Bia,” Chyna Wyte has been quiet for a few years.<br />
But this New Orleans bred femcee recently stepped back on to the scene, dropped a mixtape with DJ Smallz, and is<br />
waiting to raise the bar that previous New Orleans female artists left high.<br />
Many thought that they were just Lil Wayne’s sidekicks. But since branching off into their own, Sqad Up has made<br />
plenty of noise independently. Releasing their debut album Now or Never, numerous mixtapes, and their new<br />
album We Here Now, Sqad Up is poised to show the world that New Orleans rap is to stay.<br />
No disrespect to No Limit or Cash Money and what they have done, but these artists are the new generation, and all<br />
come to the forefront with different styles.<br />
- Leon Bailey<br />
ozone 21 awards
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