[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Rap???? - What????

[David Richoux]

Steve,

It actually is kind of OKOM related - the local thing there is to  
combine the music from New Orleans Brass bands ("new style" like  
Dirty Dozen. ReBirth, etc.) with the rapping. I have heard this done  
pretty well a few times on recordings (YoungBlood Brass Band in  
particular ) but the "live" performances by other bands with rappers  
at Donna's were not as good, IMO.

Dave Richoux
On Dec 6, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Steve barbone wrote:

> NOT OKOM, IN FACT ABOUT A GENRE DETESTED BY MANY OKOMers. DELETE  
> NOW UNLESS
> YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT NEW ORLEANS CURRENTLY AS A CENTER OF RAP, AND  
> THE NEW
> DEFINITION OF CRIBS.
>
> THE BELOW QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE IS A BIT MUCH, NO? :-) VBG
>
> "And yet hip-hop is by far New Orleans's most popular musical  
> export, and
> perhaps the most exciting."
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
snip
> And yet hip-hop is by far New Orleans's most popular musical  
> export, and
> perhaps the most exciting. The city nurtures its own hip-hop subgenre,
> bounce music (imagine a drum-machine version of a marching-band  
> version of a
> funk track), and has churned out a fistful of mainstream stars,  
> including
> Master P, Mystikal and Juvenile, the former Hot Boy, who still  
> makes hits.
> (His next album is due in February.)
>