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Interview with TT Tucker 0:01 Growing up in the St. Thomas project 0:37 Block parties in the St. Thomas, late 1980s/early 1990s 2:30 Gong shows, Bobby Marchan 4:00 More on Bobby Marchan, his importance to the scene, the beginnings of bounce, on performing behind the Triggaman beat, getting gonged by Bobby Marchan, importance of DJ Irv, Ghost Town, his first performance there, the birth of “Where Dey At” 12:45 The importance of The Showboys “Drag Rap,” New York, discovering the Triggaman beat, the lawsuit about the song 15:33 Importance of bounce 16:36 The most influential bounce songs, Juvenile, Joe Blakk, 5th Ward Weebie 17:49 On his stage name 19:00 On learning about DJ Irv’s death, Tucker’s time in Angola, losing so many people and friends, Soulja Slim 21:21 How violence affects the music, surviving most of his friends 24:00 On influencing a generation of musicians, on the musicians who influenced him, Everlasting Hitman 25:20 On his decision to first become a musician, his early influences and his first years performing, selling his first tapes out of his trunk 27:50 His favorite performances: Tremé Center in 1994, Lakefront Arena 1994 30:50 Importance of the New Orleans sound, that beat, New Orleans style, swagger 33:47 How the city has changed post-Katrina, loss of the housing projects 36:20 Colin (production assistant) asks about TT Tucker’s original sound, slang 38:30 Problems in bounce music today vs 1990s, his future goals in music 42:10 Cash Money, Lil Wayne + TI’s “Ball” taking from his sound,...
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2014
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