Your introduction to NOLA music on the I Listen to Everything podcast begins not with jazz, but with an upbeat hip hop genre that began in the late 80s. Bounce music is a subgenre that was incredibly succesful in New Orleans but unfortunately took a horrible natural disaster in 2005 to spread to other areas of the U.S.A. You can hear the genre referenced by mainstream artists like Drake, Beyonce, Pharrell Williams, Cardi B and even EDM DJs like Diplo but it will forever be indebted to the crescent city and the regional elements of New Orleans culture. Hope you enjoy!

Playlist of songs:

• Drag Rap - The Showboys
• Theme From Dragnet
• Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
• Bootin' Up - Da' Sha Ra'
• Ya'll Holla - Ricky B
• Where Dey At? - MC T. Tucker & DJ Irv
• Where They At - DJ Jimi
• Bitches - Reply - DJ Jimi
• Ayy Ladies - Travis Porter, Tyga
• Bickenhead - Cardi B
• Jubilee All (Stop Pause) - DJ Jubilee
• Shake For Ya Hood - Ricky B
• Back That Azz Up - Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh
• Gin In My System - Big Freedia
• Express Yourself - Diplo, Nicky Da B
• Drop - Diplo, Big Freedia
• Formation - Beyonce
• Smoking Gun - Magnolia Shorty
• In My Feelings - Drake
• Nice For What - Drake
• Lemon - N.E.R.D, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams
• Booty-Whop - Big Freedia
• Ball - T.I., Lil Wayne