Jackson, Mississippi – one of the most important hubs for Black and pop music in the U.S. – is experiencing a water crisis. Mayor ChokweALumumba spoke with us about the effects on the city and its citizens, who have long had to endure
as Black political leadership and residency grew in Jackson) while also not receiving the same national exposure as Southern hot spots like Atlanta, Houston, Miami, and Memphis, despite being the origin of groundbreaking stars like David Banner, LeAnn Rimes, the Mississippi Mass Choir, and Dorothy Moore.
Over the past decade, however, as more Mississippi-born artists like Big K.R.I.T. and Rae Sremmurd became nationwide staples, a younger crop of Jackson artists quickly took advantage of social media. Others built their following through the city’s nightclub circuit and circulating their music on JSU’s campus. A new wave of talent emerged, including Hollywood Luck, Ray Kincaid, Battlefield Pierre, D.O.L.
“[Jackson] was a major market in the Deep South,” says Braxton. “If you didn’t have Jackson as an independent label trying to make it in the deep, Deep South, you were missing a major market.”
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