NEW ORLEANS RAPPERS?
bull_ox
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I've been wondering about this for a long time...Other than the obvious, has anyone made any recordings??What labels/artists are still active?
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He means post-Katrina and by "obvious," I believe he means the nationally-distributed releases that we've all heard, like Reality Check and Carter II.
Cash Money, Ex-Cash Money, No Limit and Ex-No Limit...
I have not heard one thing about a non-nationally recognized NOLA rapper or label since the storms... Peaches Records and Tapes is long gone.......
KLC's supposed to have a new album out, and Play It Loud is banging, but thats been anticipated since like '04
I dont know if its an old comp or if they're recording him in prison a la C-Murder or what but Turk dropped something around the fall that i haven't heard
and of course there's lil boosie technically from baton rouge but...sorta counts. I thought that album was disappointing tho.
Oh yeah currensy and mack maine for sure!
I think he's wondering what's going on with the dozens of locally popular artists--not with Li'l Wayne's camp. I know I am.
A lot of people from the bounce scene have dispersed to New Orleans and Atlanta. I talked to a promoter last summer who said he'd been having good luck putting on bounce shows in Atlanta.
mack maine mixtapes i didn't think qualified as 'nationally distributed music that we've all heard' at least that last part of it
mack maine and currensy, despite being associated w/ lil wayne, are individual entities locally though. Not like those dudes B.G. rolls with
If you want to hear some New Orleans rappers then you need to get
your ass over to myspace, post-haste.
As far as big commercially songs dropped post-Katrina, there's that
Baby Boy "The Way I Live" single that came out last year, hyped first
here on Soulstrut by the one Harvey Canal. The full album is supposed
to be out in about a month. I'm excited.
But for the real
hear the song "Good Juge". I think a "Juge" is a dick weapon,
like you would offer to a girl "I got that good juge". Holy schitt,
this track is fire hott, and your lack of checking this track has
just been elevated to Funky Emergency status:
www.myspace.com/babyboy
Okay, now as far as tracks actually addressing Katrina, the one that
sticks out the most to me is 5th Ward Weebie's "Fuck Katrina".
5th Ward Weebie's music to me sounds the most like what was going
on with the new turbo-bounce with the relentless handclaps that
was going on right up to Katrina. Also check the party track
"Fulla Dat Tron". No, it's not about the science fiction movie,
and yes, that does sound like a fake Lil Jon hollaring on it:
www.myspace.com/fifthwardweebie
Also looks like Hot Boy Ronald has some new tracks:
www.myspace.com/hotboyronaldno
And then there's Kilo:
www.myspace.com/neworleanskilo
In addition, the Partners-n-Crime CD was finally released on Rap-A-Lot
last year, but I'm pretty sure those tracks have been sitting around
since before Katrina. Unfortunately, the album does not come highly
recommended, unless you are a New Orleans rapper completist.
Once you start checking these myspace pages you will then see your
access to lots of other New Orleans rappers, as well as former NOLA
residents who are now part of the diaspora, in Dallas, Houston,
Baton Rouge, Atlanta, etc.
Also, you will see some very intriguing myspace profiles for some
extremely well-rounded young women.
Mack Maine and Currensy are on Young Money/Cash Money.
*I think, anyway.
I don't know anything about mack maine being officially signed to CM. Not the point tho
anyway good looking out
Baby Boy is a Choppa dude...out that West Bank, Marrero.
Also, while he's from Baton Rouge...Max Minelli should probably be brought up in this thread as well.
NEW FREEDIA tracks!
www.myspace.com/bigfreedia
"I'm back in New Orleans, and I'm happy"
I always forget about myspace
I figured a lot of them would've ended up in TX or GA