Fusing Southern rap and Southern rock, the Lacs (short for Loud Ass Crackers) have created their own brand of hip-hop, which they affectionately dubbed "hick-hop." Hailing from Baxley, Georgia, the duo of rapper Clay "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and singer/guitarist Brian "Rooster" King have a sound that incorporates equal parts Bubba Sparxxx and ZZ Top, merging slinky Southern guitar riffs with booming beats and rhymes about life in the dirtiest parts of the Dirty South.
The Lacs made their debut in the early 2000s with Midas Well Get Drunk and South on Fire, a pair of independent re...