Birdman wants the South to get the credit it deserves for “keeping Hip Hop alive.”
During a recent conversation with former NBA player Jalen Rose, the Cash Money boss spoke about how the region kept the genre alive. “Hip Hop 50, right? I still say that they don’t compliment the South enough for me,” Birdman said. “And I don’t respect that s**t about what they doing in Hip Hop and I never will respect it ’cause the South paved a big wave of keeping Hip Hop alive. And I don’t think they compliment us enough.”
The “Tapout” hitmaker also discussed Uncle Luke’s criticism regarding Hip Hop 50 celebrations featuring little representation of Florida. “That man deserves a lot of respect for what he did. Luke was around before we was around. That man was huge! And he played a big part of Hip Hop when nothing was popping.” Birdman added. “The South doesn’t get the respect that we deserve. That’s just my opinion and f**k who don’t like it.”
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