Bounce : rap music and local identity in New Orleans / Matt Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Matt, 1969- author.

Series:

American popular music.

American Popular Music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bounce (Music)--History and criticism.

Bounce (Music).

Rap (Music)--Louisiana--New Orleans--History and criticism.

Rap (Music).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 214 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the course of the twentieth century, African Americans in New Orleans helped define the genres of jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk.In recent decades, younger generations of New Orleanians have created a rich and dynamic local rap scene, which has revolved around a dance-oriented style called "bounce." Hip-hop has been the latest.

Contents:

African-American life and culture in New Orleans : from Congo Square to Katrina and beyond

"The city that is overlooked" : rap beginnings, 1980/1991

"Where they at" : bounce, 1992/1994

"Bout it" : New Orleans breaking through, 1995/2000

"Lights out" : stagnation, decline, and the resurgence of the local, 2001/2005

Bouncing back : after Katrina, toward an uncertain future.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-199-6

OCLC:

830022975