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The Origins of New Orleans Bounce Music
In 1986, a young rap duo from Hollis Queens put out a gritty six minute long gangster rap epic called Drag Rap. The showboys call that part the bones, but in New Orleans they call it the bells. DJ Jimmy also hooked up with a brash teenage rapper named Terrias Gray, soon known to the world as juvenile. He first enjoyed sizable regional fame as a teenager with the early 90s DJ Jimmy track Bounce For The Juvenile.