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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Southern Hip Hop's Rise: OutKast, No Limit, and Cash Money (1992–2002)

Southern Hip Hop's Rise: OutKast, No Limit, and Cash Money (1992–2002)

  1. OutKast releases debut single “Player’s Ball”

    Labels: OutKast, Atlanta

  2. OutKast releases debut album *Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik*

    Labels: OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

  3. No Limit relocates operations to New Orleans

    Labels: No Limit, Master P, New Orleans

  4. UGK releases *Ridin’ Dirty*

    Labels: UGK, Ridin Dirty, Texas

  5. OutKast releases *ATLiens* and expands Atlanta’s sound

    Labels: OutKast, ATLiens, Atlanta

  6. TRU releases *Tru 2 da Game* on No Limit

    Labels: TRU, No Limit

  7. Master P releases *Ghetto D* and boosts No Limit’s reach

    Labels: Master P, Ghetto D, No Limit

  8. Cash Money signs major distribution deal with Universal

    Labels: Cash Money, Universal

  9. OutKast releases *Aquemini* and widens Southern rap’s ambition

    Labels: OutKast, Aquemini

  10. Juvenile releases *400 Degreez* and breaks Cash Money nationally

    Labels: Juvenile, 400 Degreez, Cash Money

  11. B.G.’s “Bling Bling” popularizes Cash Money’s new slang

    Labels: B G, Bling Bling, Cash Money

  12. Hot Boys release *Guerrilla Warfare* as a New Orleans breakout

    Labels: Hot Boys, Guerrilla Warfare, Cash Money

  13. Lil Wayne releases *Tha Block Is Hot* and extends Cash Money’s era

    Labels: Lil Wayne, Tha Block, Cash Money

  14. OutKast releases *Stankonia* as Southern rap’s mainstream peak

    Labels: OutKast, Stankonia

  15. UGK returns with *Dirty Money* amid a changed Southern landscape

    Labels: UGK, Dirty Money