By Shayan Kabani

NEW ORLEANS RAP AND HIP HOP

NO LIMITS AND CASH MONEY RECORDS• No Limits: Master P, Mystical, Soulja Slim, C- Murder (1990)

• Cash Money: Ace Hood, Juvenile, Drake, Tyga, Nikki Minaj, Birdman, Lil’ Wayne (1991) – also part of Young Money

BOUNCE MUSIC• Early 1990s

• Energetic style of New Orleans Hip Hop Music.

• Use of brief and repetitive melody and quick beat.

• Said to have started in 1991 by MC T Tucker and DJ Irv.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys3RPPGXbd8 (I apologize in advance for the vulgarity)

• Influenced the likes of Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins, and Mannie Fresh.

JAY ELECTRONICA • Timothy Elpadaro Thedford

• Born in the Magnolia Projects of New Orleans known for the infamous crime rate before 2005.

• Currently based in UK

• Worked with the likes of Just Blaze, Erykah Badu, 9 th wonder, Mobb Deep, The Bullitts, etc...

• Signed with Roc Nation

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC5_8kXW240

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmozhjxSkGI