Like April and May

I'm not really championing this new Juve track as being something great, but there are some nice benefits to the video. Namely the Mardi Gras Indians/Jazz Funeral band, his absurdly shiny fake diamond t-shirt, and the fact that he's holding what looks like a King Cobra 40oz in one shot. My broke-ass poison of choice. Dude is on some serious grown man shit in a few shots too, looking like Common or something. This one provided a little relief after watching the new Devandra Banhart video in which he has a newly aquired Zappa stache. Two of my least favorite people combined.

The Right, The Right, The Right...

DJ Nehpets - Cupid Shuffle Juke Remix

Happy Valentines Day.

Whooditech

This isn't so out of the ordinary as far as Ghettotech goes, but almost every track from this guy seems to be based on a sample by a New Orleans rapper. I mean the vocals are in the same Detroit tradition and cars aren't an uncommon theme, (see DJ Assault - My Caddy) but it's surprisingly uncommon to come across "unoriginal" material in this environment. The music wasn't birthed from a sample like Bmore, therefore has different responsibilities. There are even some DJs who frown upon this method, and while a lot of Ghetto House/Tech lyrics are written in less than 5 minutes, I'm partial to the raspiness of Slugo's baritone, neighborhood kid choirs, and Assault's lisp. I would rather get some Katey Red or Chev up on something like this, but Mannie Fresh works out out OK in the end.

I'm not morally against putting an mp3 up since I can't find any legitimate places to buy this (released on Thorn Entertainment, a tiny subsidiary of the Twilight 76 web that exclusively put out AJ McGhee records), I just don't have one.

MC is My Ambishan

Magnolia Slim - How Ya Figga (from Hype Enough Records Compilation 1999)

New Orleans Rap that samples Sister Nancy? I'm sold.

NOLA Bounce on TV

Via Twankle and Glisten

Missed Connections

Gant Man - B2B Podcast 2009
DxFresh - Back it Up and Dump It 2009

The commonalities of Juke and Jerk have been on my mind lately, and my first example might be a little obvious and completely non-conscious, but nevertheless interesting. A loop of Weezy's Every Girl is not so out of place for Gant Man, the man responsible for the first Juke remix on a major label single. A Juke (or Reggaeton, Bmore, Kuduro, ect...) version of a current hit is sort of a method of staying current within the realm of music, and with the radio being such a force in Chicago there are no surprises within the first 3 minutes of this Back the Box mix. 10 minutes later Maluca pops up, but that's another story. As one of the ambassadors of Ghetto House to a lot of the younger world, and in many ways one of the more accessible DJs in the city (and by that I mean he plays A LOT, and on every side of the city) there is a definite possibility that the Southern California crowd has embraced Gant Man. Switch the E in Englewood for an I and buy smaller pants and you have DxFresh, not-yet-legal Nike fiend and real life jerk. Back it Up and Dump it is the same slice of Weezy as used above, with a few more cuts and an extra Autotuner. Lil Wayne samples are a dime-a-dozen (I'm up in little Haiti, I'm blowin' on Jamaica being an exception) but this little coincidence is a way for me to think about music without thinking about genres and rather the little missed connections in the spectrum. I mean, it's all Hip-Hop in the end right? Or is it all House music?

This is the beginning of Juke vs Jerk, and please feel free to run some tracks by me that you think might fit in.

Race for the Weirdest Mixtape Art 2009 #3

Weezy is on some like, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes shit.

Weird Dudes Jamming Triggermans

Untitled Mannie Fresh Beat #1 (from Baby - I Need a Bag of Dope EP 1993)
Untitled Mannie Fresh Beat #2 (from Baby - I Need a Bag of Dope EP 1993)

Two super weird Mannie in the studio alone after hours joints I pulled from the great Nola Bounce blog. These remind me a good deal of the B.G and 12 year old Lil Wayne track I posted a while back, produced by the same 808 nerd. Really out there samples tied together in a messy Triggerman collage. Also, a little Sissy love at the end of #2, "All the guys grab a girl and all the girls grab a guy and all the gays grab a gay". Definitely gets me thinking about Mannie explaining how early New Orleans parties consisted of the DJ rocking only an 808 and a Moog.

Now Playing

Apologize for the slowness lately, have been in the process of moving. I am now located on the same side of town as Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Expect lots of Cumbia CD digging this summer. I got a special treat for you all next week, but for now these are some tracks that have been doing me good lately...


DJ Duck and MC Shorty - Where My Old Lady At? (from Where My Old Lady at 12" ?)

I never could find much info on DJ Duck, but the recent plays of this track (that unfortunately cuts off before the end) remind me that it's still one of my favorite Bounce tracks. Also, this definitely should have been on my cheatin' songs mix.


Royal Flush - I Never Made 20 (from 976 Dope 1991)

Pimp C's favorite rap song brought to attention by Bun B. Brilliantly written early Screwston tale of the horrors of the dope game. Hugely influential yet somehow slipped through the cracks, no pun intended.


Schlachthofbronx - Good to Go (from the internets 2009)

My German homies sent me another slow moving Bavarian Bounce track to add to my Beerhall collection. Duppies taking charge at Oktoberfest demanding Rum but all we got is Kolsch.


DJ Mujava - Township Funk (Radioclit Remix) (from Township Funk Remixes 2008)

Never posted about how much I love this motherfucker of a Kwaito track from last year so I guess it's time. The recent Scottie B Baltimore version made me count the number of remixes I had acquired in the last 6 months, which reached an amount more than my fingers could handle. The Rob 3 mix is cool, the TRG is alright, and Scottie holds it down, but those French dudes get my vote for best that's not the original.


Gucci Mane - I'm a Star (from Gangsta Grillz: The Movie 2008)

Sounding desperately out of breath but flawlessly executing a mumble rap track, Gucci Mane rides the thin line between blunted rant and brilliance. Strange pick of the rap music industry to flaunt, just hope he stays out of that rock band shit.


DJ N.K. - MSN Kuduro (from ? 2005)

The fellas over at Ghetto Bassquake hooked it up with this track by Portugal's DJ N.K. that on paper seems like such a bad idea. Really though, it's kind of amazing how PC sounds actually fall together to make a pretty banging Kuduro joint. Nothing more to add really.


Banda Lapada - Danca Da Pirikita (from ? 2007)

Still not sure how I feel about this northern Brazil Techno Brega thing, but this track is pretty interesting. Some tweaker shit right here. I am looking for the Pink Floyd remixes, anyone want to hook me up?

Happy Fat Tuesday

The Wild Tchoupitoulas - Hey Pocky A-Way (from The Wild Tchoupitoulas 1976)

I guess I'm a few hours late to be official, but I hope yall had fun in New Orleans, Mobile, Rio, The Caribbean and elsewhere around the world where Mardi Gras really goes down. All I can do is wish I was down there and enjoy the sounds of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, which I can't really complain about. So flash some tits, wear some beads, watch out for the spy boys, wear those feathered costumes proud, and most importantly party your ass off all you people south of me.

Nothin But a Low Price Bitch

Dog House Posse - Knuckle Up Nigga (from Dope Gets No Heavier 1994)

A rather terrifying Cresent City joint from Dog House Posse that showcases how strange New Orleans can be. I have no idea what these guys were thinking when they laid this track out, the structure in all aspects is totally fucked. Amazing use of samples, everything is so well placed yet hardly makes any sense. The entire album is a gem, and is even grim by NOLA standards. File this under Bounce tracks that sample the Halloween theme and use demon dogs barking for bass.

Today Was a Good Day

I went looking for Ghetto House singles today and walked out with these. I had been looking for a copy of The Bell Album on plastic for some time now, and found it at Reckless today for $3.99 along with these under 5 dollar rap records. I didn't even know Monster was on wax. Looks like I'm gonna have to hike it out to Barney's on the Westside to find those Dancemania joints.

Smokin That Peace Pipe, Smokin it Right!

The Wild Magnolias - Golden Crown (from The Wild Magnolias 1974)

Fat Tuesday is on its way and it's time for some carnival music, starting with my favorite Mardi Gras Indian tribe, The Wild Magnolias!

Every year the Big Chiefs in New Orleans strut the streets in heavy homemade costumes competing with other tribes that dress to impress, an event that has taken place since the 19th century. Elaborately sewn Native American beaded dresses, a whole flocks worth of feathers, and thosands of dollars and hours spent preparing the costumes for Mardi Gras. While shit talking gets flung around, Indian Masking used to be a rather violent event, as Mardi Gras was a day to settle scores between the tribes. James "Sugar Boy" Crawford's infamous Jock a Mo (aka Iko Iko) was based on the taunting chants rivals would throw at each other as they paraded through the city. The ruckus has calmed down and inner city black communities continue to meet up in Shakespere Park next to the C.J. Peete Projects and parade the city on Mardi Gras and St Joseph's Day in 150lbs costumes.

The Wild Magnolias tribe has existed since the 1950s and are one of the few tribes that have recorded material. Led by chief Bo Dollis since 1964, the group's music is a mix of streetwise New Orleans soul, Calypso, and Creole influence that have taken the group from the ghetto to Carnige Hall and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. I was happy to find out they have one of those weird 90s looking websites with some insane pictures of their costumes, one of them looking to have spinners on it.

Hit Em with the Mule

Lil Goldie - Act a Donkey on a (from Act a Donkey on a 1997)

A Drag Rap sample triggerman classic with some of the weirdest album art I have ever laid eyes on. Looks like a Pen and Pixel meets Michael Hurley design. Why do all the girls have tails? Shit is twisted.

Be sure to check out Kid Slizzard's new Bounce Breaks Archive for a great collection of sample IDs from all the top dogs in Crescent City.

Locked up Behind Xanex Bars

Lil Wayne - I Feel Like Dying (from anything that wasn't The Carter III)

Alright, this isn't new, but I'll take any chance I can get to point out great Wayne vs The Carter III Wayne. I understand that Weezy at his most blatantly drug-addled wasn't really in the record companies plan for going platinum, but if his latest effort consisted of him playing guitar with his feet it would still sell millions. Ether way, this is a slice of the next great psychedelic rapper along with the Divine Styler, New Kingdom, and Fabo. "I Feel Like Dying" takes Wayne swimming around a bottle of Louis the XIII, playing football on marijuana streets, and diving off a mountain into sea of codiene, all revolving around a haunting sample reminding his listeners that just because Bun B did it, he's got no interest in putting down the cough syrup. Most likely, the song was pulled for the same reasons Led Zeppelin were called satan worshipers, the track has secret verses when you play it backwards. I dunno how true that actually is, but it's surprising how clear words come up from the alleged backmasking. Be on the lookout for Mr. Carters greatest psych rap hits, including this track as well as "Me and My Drank", which sounds like Wayne was sucking down Dust Off cans the studio keeps to clean their mixing boards.

Lil Lil Wayne

B.G. - Fuck Big Boy feat Lil Wayne, UNLV, and Tec (from True Story 1995)


Here's Lil Wayne at 12 years old dissing a then 25 year old Mystikal to a Mannie Fresh beat with fake dog barks, barely audible triggermans, and a synth playing the hootchy cootchy dance song. Not much else to say, aside from this first B.G. album being pretty great and this track might be one of the weirdest things I've ever heard.

Took a Walk Down to St Bernard

Just felt like pointing out a few great New Orleans Bounce resources that make me happy. I had always had some trouble finding any bounce or older N.O. hip hop outside of a few DJ Jubilee mixes and some random compilations until now. A lot of the CDs are out of print and the 12''s are hard to find for us lazy people. Luckily some people on the internet are cranking out lost classics. These people are:


Matt Miller is the man responsible for the new documentary on NOLA Bounce "Ya Heard Me" (which I am dying to see), and has written a great article on the history of Bounce music here. You can view the trailer for the documentary here.

EMYND from Crossfadedbacon has started a great new bounce blog with great links to articles and mp3s. His Mad Decent mix is a great collection of tracks as well.

Twankle and Glisten has an amazing collection of classic 12"s and really rare albums from Louisiana and its updated all the time. Don't sleep on this one.

and of course Noz over at the reborn swanky looking Cocaine Blunts throws up joints from the crescent city now and again.


Don't sleep on these people