Hot97's Ebro Claims Southern Rappers Are "Running Out of Steam"

Despite the South's domineering influence over hip-hop these past few years, Hot 97's Ebro Darden of Ebro in the Morning is calling out southern rappers, insisting that they are running out of steam and that their reign is coming to an end. The radio personality took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the state of rap, where he ultimately claimed that aside from Future, the South is sonically losing its foothold over hip-hop and "running out of steam."

On Sunday (Jan.10th), Darden took to his Twitter account and stirred the pot, inciting conversation over the state of hip-hop and how southern rappers are now being phased out. According to him, Dirty Sprite 2 rapper Future is the only artist from the South with any relevance. Naturally, his comments sparked the ire of many followers, as many followers begin to mention artists such as North Carolina native J. Cole as well as New Orleans native Lil Wayne and more.

This is not the first time that Darden has expressed a contempt for southern rappers. Back in December, he got into a heated debate with Complex after the publication cited rap duo Rae Sremmurd as having the third best album of 2015. According to Hypetrak, Darden had the following to say about the duo, "They didn't write that sh*t," he said. "Any of it. Maybe some of it. Mike WiLL Made-It you know that his name is Mike WiLL-Made It? He made that album. They're Kriss Kross. It was a fabricated thing that we all liked."

The comments then elicited a response from the mega producer on Twitter.

Although some would gladly agree with Darden's comments, a growing number still think the South's influence is very much alive and well and can be heard in the music of East Coast rappers such as Fetty Wap, French Montana, A$AP Rocky and more.

Do you think the South's influence over hip-hop is coming to an end?

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Future, Lil Wayne, J. Cole