Hip Hop Battle #37: Bienvenue à New Orleans

New Orleans (NOLA) is a city with a musical history that grows from its deep blend of cultures, food and fanfare. Over the course of the city’s 300 years of history, it has been helped birth some incredible musical styles. In addition to being where Jazz started, New Orleans music includes:

People say that in New Orleans there is a freedom expressed in the city like no other. Perhaps it has something to do with Free people of African descent first appearing in the city as early as 1722 - only four years after New Orleans was founded as a city. There is a constant expression of freedom and revelling in the streets which is deeply connected to a tradition called the “Second line” where marching musicians perform while parading for funerals, weddings and other celebrations - check out this article about that.

In terms of Hip Hop, New Orleans is home to some great rappers + producers including: Lil Wayne, Curren$y, Jay Electronica, Juvenile, Master P, Frank Ocean and the Queen of Bounce Big Freedia.

The mission for the 37th edition of our beat battle is to create a beat that embodies the freedom and blend of musical cultures from New Orleans into a blazing Hip-hop beat :fire:

The deal:

  1. Find and post at least two pieces of New Orleans music for the group to sample (feel free to add more!). This music needs to be from New Orleans, about New Orleans or by a New Orleans artist.
  2. Use someone elses’ sample - you can use the music you posted, but also use someone elses.
  3. Vocals from New Orleans Feel free to use vocals, choruses, acapellas and shouts - you don’t need to upload these - but make sure they are from New Orleans
  4. Do whatcha wanna - Use any drums, instruments, synths, samples and kitchen implements your heart/beat desires - make your music!
  5. 3 minute beat - try and keep your music to about 3 minutes

:calendar: Saturday Feb 15th - Submit your beat in a pm to @sezare56 and it will get added to the Elektronauts playlist

The usual judging rules apply, you gotta pay to play - get tose samples posted and throw your hat in the ring.

The songs should be judged based on their respectful blending of different New Orleans sounds to create something new and hot.

Get cooking :partying_face:

This battle is brought to you by your friendly neighbourhood Elektronaut beatmakers @surfacescan and @sezare56

@Sleepyhead @looms @Doug @schoolbabyboy @KingDuppy @flipinfantile @electricthing @malus_mons

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@Lailai @Yabba @rockpapergoat @Synu @aarb420 @Novitchok @jiffybox @Leonsarmiento @Ooly @Jedilicious

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@Smapti @janglesoul @PeteSasqwax @Kuro @blaize @Unifono @drrumble @LyingDalai @monquixote @1-2

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@NVVI @SierraOskar @FNKSTRNG @PineappleDave @shigginpit @philroyjenkins @DimensionsTomorrow

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Great theme, ill try again:

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http://www.sierramusiccentral.com/gk1cd.html

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This is the most New Orleans video there is:

James Booker y’all:

Maybe the most important break in hip hop history. Mr Toussaints music could be a whole battle

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playing it safe:

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Just to get in the mood, I put the Meters “Just Kissed my Baby” on the turntable and sat down to drum along on the kit I’ve rented. Impossible. Unbelievably funky. The Meters’ drummer at that time was Ziggy Modeliste :fire:

Disclaimer - the guy below isn’t me (yet) - but the look on his face between total concentration, admiration and nasty funk face pretty much captures it.

I then had to listen to Public Enemy’s Timebomb - Circa 1987! Chuck D in full fierceness.

This is already so fun

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Contemporary Indian chants, bunch of great stuff from these guys - sound went in a more full band direction on later records, e.g. this live show

Rebirth:

Such an absolute musical goldmine of a city, one of my favourite places I’ve ever been to.

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Second Line for 5th Ward Weebie

The rule says New Orleans music not music from New Orleans so I propose that this fits the bill

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Was wondering about this too, but how do you have a New Orleans battle without triggerman?

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:100: gotta be able to use that triggerman beat.

@Jedilicious and @NVVI could you suggest a way to edit the battle description to reflect this?

To be honest the spirit of the city “Do watcha wanna” is how we want this to go. So perhaps its about using at least two sources from New Orleans - the rest is wide open.

@sezare56 que penser vous?

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Very cool theme guys!

I always try to share a Dutch sample for these battles which turned out to be quite a challenge for this one. Then I found this song performed by our very own ‘Europe’s first lady of Jazz’ Rita Reys at the New Orleans Jazz festival. According to the description she’s also a citizen of honour of the city of New Orleans so I hope this counts as New Orleans music.

Also this drumbreak should be useable:

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Well then let me add the other part of the classic triggerman:

Stinky by Dumpstaphunk

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No problem !

Sweet Battle.

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