Boyz N Da Hood

Looking to cash in on the exploding crunk scene, P Diddy introduces Boyz N Da Hood on his label Bad Boy South. The four-man Georgia crew (Duke, Big Gee, Young Jeezy and Jody Breeze) fits perfectly into the grimy-but-catchy Dirty South mold, with synth-infused production backing their street-minded verses. Check out the lead single "Dem Boyz."

The Boyz are P. Diddy's first Southern-rap signing and the side project of Atlanta's red-hot
Young Jeezy, whose solo album is coming out in a few weeks. It's probably worth waiting
for that if you're curious about all the fuss: Boyz N Da Hood is mostly hyperviolent rhymes
and clattering beats, as if N.W.A got lost on the back roads.