The new drama of Starz P-Valley is filled with creative prowess, from the acrobatic strength of pole dancers to the business plans employed to keep The Pynk strip club afloat. Another such feat is the music on the show, such as P-Valley the soundtrack goes to the bottom of southern hip-hop which is essential to The Pynk’s clientele.
The series, which takes place in the “Dirty Delta” of Mississippi in a fictional city called Chucalissa, has a black flavor that the creator Katori Hall calls “Black Delta”, because it “takes traditional black and does a bit of twerk on it, “she said. Told Metro Philly. The Memphis, Tennessee native grew up near the Mississippi state line, and the show is inspired by her experiences. “I wanted to show people in the South that I know and love – in all its darkness and light.” It is therefore natural that there are many Memphis artists on the P-Valley soundtrack.
This is a credit to music supervisors Stephanie Diaz-Matos and Sarah Bromberg (who works at Unsafe RAEDIO from creator Issa Rae) that the songs work so well in the series. Many of the artists presented are from the Great South, helping to create the characteristic “Black Delta” atmosphere that Hall describes.
In addition to songs by southern artists like Duke Deuce, Robnhood Tra and the late Koopsta Knicca, the soundtrack features an original song by Jucee Froot from Memphis (“Down in the Valley”), in addition to two songs performed by P-Valley castmembers (“Ten Percent” by Harriett D. Foy and “Sit On My Lap” by J. Alphonse Nicholson, respectively).
Here is all the music presented in P-Valley so far, with more definitely to come.