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New Orleans Bounce

tagStarted 1991Peak 1993-2002Last big hit still activeFrom New Orleans, United States

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Hip-Hop / Rap → Southern Hip-Hop / Bass / Bounce

Frenetic, call-and-response New Orleans party rap built almost entirely on the 'Triggerman' beat sampled from the Showboys' 'Drag Rap.' Defined by repeated chants, neighborhood shout-outs, breakneck tempos, and twerk-driven dance energy. The 2000s 'sissy bounce' wave centered openly queer performers like Big Freedia and Katey Red.

History

MC T. Tucker and DJ Irv's 1991 'Where Dey At' launched bounce in the Crescent City projects. DJ Jubilee, Partners-N-Crime, and Magnolia Shorty drove the '90s scene; Cheeky Blakk's 1994 'Twerk Something' coined a word. After a late-'90s lull, sissy bounce artists Katey Red and Big Freedia revived and globalized it in the 2000s.

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Essential listening

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: Bounce music
  • Oxford American: A Brief History of Bounce
  • Wikipedia: Triggerman (beat)
  • Rolling Stone: 20 Essential Bounce Songs