https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i33UVbdKYwU
Ever wonder why the entire coast of the Midwest is not talked about like the South, East, and West coast? The Midwest gave birth to the careers of Bone Thugs

https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/ehh27d/does_midwestern_rap_have_a_distinguished_style/
Chief KEEF. IMO the defining quality of Midwestern rap is the work ethic of the artist. Saba, Mick Jenkins, Smino, early Kanye, Lupe, Milo (indie rapper), Chance, and Danny Brown are all defined by the effort they put into their craft (especially as they enter the industry).

https://www.city-data.com/forum/general-u-s/676697-why-does-midwest-get-such-bum.html
I've grown up in the midwest my whole life, but I often get the impression that people don't like it that much. It's not like I have a chip on my shoulder, but it seems like the midwest, overall is maligned more than other regions. We're the "rust belt", boring, with bumpkin-ish people, the land is boring etc

https://www.city-data.com/forum/general-u-s/676697-why-does-midwest-get-such-bum-2.html
Most people think of the Midwest as flat, landlocked, and boring; but this is not true. We have several mountain ranges, including the Appalachians in Ohio, the Porcupines (Porkies) in Michigan, the Ozarks in Missouri, and the Black Hills in South Dakota. We also have more coastline than the west or east coast, with the great lakes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphop101/comments/s3iopq/east_vs_west_vs_south_vs_midwest/
East for lyricism. Midwest for flow. West for voice/delivery. South for beats/overall quality of sound. Obviously there are outliers; but generally speaking, this is how I see the regions in relation to rap. 8. RandyMagnum-. • 2 yr. ago. chicago got the best rappers imo.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/an8m8h/why_is_the_midwest_viewed_as_unimportant_and/
The Midwest is a great place to live but I wouldn't want to visit. Pretty much all the stuff you want in your day to day life is there. You have museums - maybe not world-class but still educational and enjoyable. You have theme parks, zoos, forested areas for getting out in nature, shows, stores, pretty much anything.

https://www.westword.com/music/the-ten-greatest-midwest-rappers-of-all-time-5706451
The Midwest is the bastard child of the American rap scene at large -- unsung and independent, with a massive chip on its shoulder. The most talented artists from the Midwest have succeeded each

https://beats-rhymes-lists.com/rankings/greatest-midwest-rappers-of-all-time/
The Midwest, often overlooked when it comes to its contributions to the hip-hop landscape, has produced some of the most influential and distinctive voices in the genre. Stretching from Chicago to Detroit to Ohio, the Midwestern region has proven time and again that it's a hotbed for rap talent, birthing lyrical titans, trendsetters, and

https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/06/27/the-beauty-of-raging-how-rap-music-has-always-been-a-political-tool/
Performing these lyrics at Glastonbury festival in 2019, the first black British solo artist to headline on the Pyramid stage, triggered the ironic comment from Michael Gove: "he is a far, far better rapper than he is a political analyst". Gove's biggest oversight here was assuming the two to be mutually exclusive.

https://rapdictionary.com/the-midwest-rap-map/
Browse The Midwest Rap Map by clicking on any of The Midwestern US states below. The Midwest Rap/Hip-Hop Map will then show you rap slang, terms, phrases and ad-libs, and more from the midwestern region. The Midwest Rap/Hip-Hop Map is a great tool to find slang, terms, phrases and ad-libs released in The Midwest of the USA.

https://www.regalmag.com/entertainment/music/hiphop/hiphop-heartland-top-10-midwest-rap-albums/
Common's "Be" is one of the deepest rap albums of the 21st century (Photo Credit: Geffen Records). Midwestern Rap Values. Sure when one thinks of Midwest music, the jazz of Miles Davis might come to mind or even the classic R&B sounds of R. Kelly, but the Midwest region of the country is home to some of the "dopest" lyricists in rap

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/pwngya/cmv_misogynistic_rap_music_fuels_rape_culture_is/
As the Wikipedia article, "Misogyny in rap music," demonstrates in gross detail, misogyny is a prominent and prevalent feature of rap music — especially in its most popular expressions.There are several reasons why this has weighed heavily on my mind recently: The continued dominance of rap music — including its misogynistic expressions — on the Billboard charts and among young people

https://www.npr.org/2013/05/30/187291528/is-the-midwest-more-hateful-than-other-regions
Twitter is a way for people to send short messages about almost everything — from what they ate for breakfast, to their political opinions. But it's also a space where people are voicing racist

https://oldtimemusic.com/w2/the-meaning-behind-the-song-midwest-swing-by-st-lunatics/
A Celebration of Midwestern Culture. "Midwest Swing" is a testament to the pride that St. Lunatics, a hip-hop group from St. Louis, Missouri, has in their home region. The song's catchy chorus emphasizes the uniqueness of the Midwest, with lyrics like "It's a Midwest thang, y'all - and they ain't got a clue, why my Cutlass blue".

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004579-the-decline-midwest-rise-south
But think about what the Midwest looked like in 1950, 60, or 70 vs the South, then think about it today and it's night and day. The Midwest may still be endowed with better educational and cultural institutions than the South, but we can see where the trends are going. Keep in mind that those things are lagging indicators.

https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cleveland/experiences/news/why-is-cleveland-ohio-such-an-overlooked-city
A burning river in the late '60s, Midwest urban decline, and what seemed like a decades-long curse on Cleveland's sports teams tethered this industrial town to a hardscrabble, down-on-its-luck

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004025-to-rebuild-midwest-must-face-its-real-and-severe-problems
During the 2000s US population grew by 9.7%, the Midwest* 3.8%. For jobs, the US lost 1.5% but the Midwest 7.8%. Reversing this requires not just leveraging strengths and building on assets, but facing the very real and severe structural challenges that plague the region. However, most of the strategies out there remain outside the region's

https://www.reddit.com/r/rap/comments/13k4cfb/midwest_hip_hop_stlouis_chicago_cleveland_detroit/
Midwest Hip Hop (St.Louis , Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City) Discussion I Feel Like The Midwest Rap Scene Dosen't Get Enough Props Dat They Deserve

https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-10-18/where-is-midwest-states-usa-definition-middle-west
Howard, who grew up in Nebraska, said Black life in the Midwest is often overlooked as people consider what being a Midwesterner means. "Being a Black Midwesterner is a complex identity," she

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/usa/never-move-midwest-usa/
4. The weather is terrible year-round. Flickr/Dave. We only have one season in the Midwest: terrible. Don't expect to see any stunning fall foliage or beautiful blue skies. Wintertime is basically all dreary and grey, with zero opportunities to marvel at snow-covered trees or enjoy some outdoor fun.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphop101/comments/10ps6vr/rank_these_4_midwest_west_coast_east_coast_and/
Midwest 2. South 3. East Coast and easily by far the less of the three 4. West coast. Remember this is my opinion, so yours could be totally different from mine. East 2) Midwest 3) West 4) South. This is too difficult and I'm biased. Actually nah cause southern is my favourite style and I put it last….

https://nottsarthistory.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/art-and-the-american-midwest/
Led by Dr Mark Rawlinson and myself, it concerns not the East Midlands, but another in-between, and often overlooked, place: the American Midwest. Nebraska. Photo: pstao1(CC license) ... and that scholarship has expanded our view of what American art was and is. But the Midwest remains a neglected topic in art history. It usually appears in

https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/ds53s7/the_midwest_is_the_most_underrated_region_of_the/
Grand Rapids is am extremely underrated city and it's one of the fastest growing cities in the country, lots of coastal people are moving to the midwest because it's affordable and has lots of good cities to move to and find work. Reply. MidlandsRepublic2048 • 4 yr. ago. I guess I did forget about Grand Rapids.