I just read this article about the new album from the Nawlins based band of funky drummer Stanton Moore, Galactic, and he was tlaking about a specific kind of hip hop they have down there called "bounce."

Sounds interesting. Does anyone know what it sounds like and can post a Youtube example? I'd like to know what they're talking about.

I've been trying really hard for years to find some rap music that I can like but so far its been a pretty pitiful search. Maybe bounce will be the one.

Thanks.

Here's the article, by the way. From Yahoo music news:

Galactic Enlists New Orleans Legends for New Album

NEW YORK (Billboard) – New Orleans' multi-tasking funk outfit Galactic is set to return February 9 with its sixth studio album, entitled "Ya-Ka-May."

The 15-song set is the group's second for the label Anti- and features numerous collaborators, including New Orleans staples Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint and the Rebirth Brass Band. Also joining in are lesser-known local musicians such as hip-hop artists Cheeky Blakk and Katey Red.

Galactic drummer Stanton Moore told Billboard.com that the sessions for "Ya-Ka-May" began immediately after the release of 2007's "From the Corner to the Block," a set that also featured a host of collaborations, but drew from artists who are popular within the alternative hip-hop genre (i.e. Boots Riley, Mr. Lif, Gift of Gab). "That was something different than we had done before," Moore said. "And it panned out really well for us. It helped us take a step forward. We got onto festivals and TV stuff that we hadn't been offered before. The concept for ("Ya-Ka-May") was to get artists who were all from New Orleans, regardless of genre."

The new album finds Galactic exploring the familiar territory of Mardi Gras-inspired funk on "Boe Money" and "Wild Man," while taking more unconventional approaches with "Liquor Pang" and "Do It Again." Moore said a few of the tracks draw from a "bounce" tradition, a New Orleans subgenre of hip-hop. "It's based on very specific beats that the rappers rap over," Moore said. "We've taken some rappers that work within the bounce genre and then we've done something differently. We haven't even created bounce music with them. It's our own interpretation, creating something that's new."

In composing the tunes for "Ya-Ka-May," the group would present the guest artists with a handful of snippets, letting them choose what they'd like to write around. "We'd come up with different embryos of tunes -- 30 seconds to one-and-a-half-minute ideas and we'll present these to people. They'll pick the tunes they want to write to and contribute the verses or the choruses."

Galactic will be on tour during the first half of 2010, including appearances at the New Orleans Jazzfest, a five-day slot on the Jamcruise in January and a five-night run at Brooklyn Bowl in early June.

For those not familiar with New Orleans cuisine, the album title is a play off the local, multi-ethnic dish ya ka mein.

"It's like New Orleans soul food, but with an Asian twist," Moore said. "We just modified that for our purposes. It's not like we're naming the record after a soup."

DakutiusMaximus said:

New Orleans Bounce is what Go-Go is 2 D.C., Crunk is 2 Atlanta, Hyphy is 2 the Bay Area, and Bass was 2 Miami and it's orgins stared with this song....



U could play this muthafucka at a nursing home 60 years from now and I'll bet there still won't be one person in the crowd who'll sit still unless their paralyzed, or got a hole in their soul lol



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Thanks diamondandpearl,

That was a fun little track and I can see how the name "bounce" really applies to that beat.

I loved the Old Spice aftershave jingle melody they sampled. Wonder if anyone got paid for that? Hahahahaha...

Got any more tunes to illustrate bounce?

DakutiusMaximus said:

I sure do lol Now some of these are a harder kind of bounce but it's all New Orleans just the same...
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Hmmmmm.....

I listened to 'em all and my verdict is that if I had to have some hip hop music on in the background at low level this bounce stuff is definitely what I'd choose but lyrically it was very disappointing.

More niggas, ho's, bithces,gettin' paid, ride my dick kinda bullshit.

That was sad.

Is there any consistently conscious rap music out there?

diamondpearl1 set it off in here

I never thought there would be a "Bounce" music thread here. I remember some of these joints being played at a lot of the "hole-in-the-wall" clubs here in Atlanta

My NO co-worker once played one of these songs for me, an for some reason it immediately brought to mind house music & gogo music.