US Hip Hop Visitors Claim Coastal Rivalries Are Dead

Hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse think the coastal rivalries that plagued the genre in the 90s is a thing of the past.

In a recent interview, band member Joell Ortiz said there is a bigger movement to bring hip hop together as a community and cancel out political regionalism.

"If you look around, things are changing, man. I mean, dudes are taking pride in trying to rhyme right now – like the next generation is actually saying something... I think that Slaughterhouse is one of the pioneers of bringing that back - and I'm happy to be a part of that."

Bandmate Crooked I (aka Dominick Wickliffe) agrees, with the former Death Row affiliate stating that "a lotta people beefing over stupid shit like what city you're from or what coast you're from,” has gradually disappeared and that the group's formation "is a symbol in hip hop of unity."

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