More youtube excavations today with some vintage footage of New Orleans Bounce princesses Da Sha Ra on public access. It’s hard to understand how these soft spoken teenagers would create something as high energy as “Bootin’ Up“. “East Bank Boy With A West Bank Booty” performance after the jump. (Via T&G.) (more…)

20 years later, King talks Power with cover girl Darlene.

Egon brings fast rap to NPR.

TSS interviews Raekwon.

10th Ward Buck’s about to drop a book on bounce?

Twankle & Glisten unleashes MC J’Ro’J’s proto-bounce brass rap masterpiece “Let’s Jump” on the world. This is pretty much my favorite record purchase of the past few years and I’m admittedly a little jealous that I didn’t post it earlier. Blogger envy for real for real. (Was saving it for the Bounce For Relief Vol. 2… shhh…)

I generally don’t do local event updates here, but I wanted to inform my SoCal heads about the festival premiers of two hip hop documentaries I’ve been excited about for a long time:

First up, on Feb 2nd the San Diego Black Film Festival presents the long awaited premier of “Ya Heard Me,” the worlds first New Orleans Bounce documentary. I had the pleasure of checking an advance, and it’s a impressive look at the scenes origins and current state. Here’s the review I wrote for Scratch. Features appearances Big Freedia, Cheeky Blakk, DJ Jubilee, DJ Jimi, Katey Red, Kilo, Mia X, The Showboys, TTucker and more.

Then, one week later “This Is The Life”, Ava DuVernay’s new film about the legendary Good Life Cafe open mic, premiers at LA’s Pan African Film & Arts Festival. Includes new interviews with: Myka Nyne and PEACE of Freestyle Fellowship, Chali2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, NgaFsh, Riddlore, Tray-Loc & Wreckless of CVE, Abstract Rude, etc.

These are two of the more eclectic local scenes that hip hop has produced, and both have been relatively overlooked by most “historians,” so it’s exciting to see them get some shine in the form of full length films. I’ve covered both extensively in the archives, if you need to know more. Or just take my word and check them out on the strength.

Bumping this for the fourth time. The Bounce For Relief compilation is more than three years old and remains one the most requested reup in the history of the site. It’s frusturating how many of these classics remain commercially unavailable. [Cough] it would be nice if some label somewhere had the sense to get behind a high quality reissue project (of course they would also need the loot to clear “Drag Rap”x18.). Anyway, please continue to support the Gulf Coast in any way possible as the folks down there are still rebuilding in the wake of Katrina.

1. DJ Jimi – Where They At? (Soulin, 1990)
2. Lil’ Elt & DJ Tee – Get The Gat Gemix (Parkway Pumpin’, 1993)
3. UNLV – Another Bitch (Cash Money, 1993)
4. Silky Slim – Sister Sister (Profile, 1992)
5. Juvenile – Powder Bag (Warlock, 1994)
6. Cool D – Bitch Watcha Gonna Do? (Mr. Tee, 1994)
7. Lil Goldie – Act A Donkey On A… (Mobo, 1997)
8. DJ Jimi f/ Juvenile – Bounce (For The Juvenile) (Soulin’, 1992)
9. Cheeky Blakk – Lemme Get That Outcha (Tombstone, 1995)
10. Everlasting Hitman – Bounce Baby Bounce (Mr. Tee, 1992)
11. Sporty T – Sporty Talkin’ Sporty (Big Boy, 1993)
12. 2 Blakk – Second Line Jump
13. Magnolia Shorty – Monkey On The Dick (Cash Money, 1995)
14. Partners N Crime – We Don’t Love Them Hoes(Big Boy, 1994)
15. MC TT Tucker & DJ Irv – Where Dey At? (Sioul, 1990)
16. Bust Down – Nasty Bitch (Effect, 1991)

Get It, Girl. Don’t stop.

Bonus Reups: “Drag Rap” / “Gimme Watcha Got” / “Goin’ Off Pt. 2″

Maybe a Vol. 2 is in order?

Show Boys – “Drag Rap (Trigger Man)”
from Drag Rap 12″ (Profile, 1986)

Not sure why I didn’t think to post this earlier, but the new issue of Scratch has been on newsstands for a minute. In it you will find my feature about how, straight outta Hollis Queens, “Drag Rap (Triggerman)” became one of the biggest down south party starters of all time. Article features cameos from Mannie Fresh, Memphis OG DJ Spanish Fly, Profile Records founder Cory Robbins and, of course, Bugs Can Can & Phil D. Triggerman of the Show Boys.

Some other interesting shit in this issue too (as always, you know how we do) – Toomp, ATL production legend Carl Mo, A Bay Bay producer Phunk Dog, Saigon’s new record, etc. etc. I know you interneters take issue with rappers on the cover or whatever but you really should support this shit. Not just because they write my checks but because it’s the nerdiest rap coverage you are ever going to read in CVS.