Wednesday, 28 January 2015

HIP HOP ON WHEELS


Cars have a huge role in hip hop. There are customized and luxurious cars in almost every hip hop video out there. Different styles of cars are used to promote certain hip hop movements across America. 

The car has become a vehicle of musical expression. 

SLABs (see below for definition) are a staple to the hip hop scene in the south. Some homage must be paid here to DJ Screw – he pushed the whole movement in Texas with his crew “Screwed Up Clique”. He’s known for his chopped and screwed DJ technique that infiltrated the south. 

The guide below gives some history to this:
Ridin in the Dirty South A Guide to Houston Car Culture and Hip Hop


#onesandtwos
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
   
    Featuring…
          CadillacJay 
                   of “Classic City Customs” (a custom auto restoration shop)


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CadillacJay's #topthree

Cars: 
-77 Chevy Caprice Convertible 
-74 Cadillac El Dorado 
-86 Monte Carlo

Artists: 
-Pimp C 
-Paul Wall 
-Big K.R.I.T
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CadillacJay in the #spotlight

In 2007 he helped build two 1964 CHEVY IMPALAs for Jerome Williams, a famous NBA player. He now owns “Classic City Customs”
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