Hip Hop
Pivotal in the emergence of New Orleans into the mainstream hip hop community was the establishment of No Limit Records (now defunct) and Cash Money Records. These labels produced dozens of albums by young New Orleans rappers beginning in the mid-1990s. Some seminal New Orleans artists from No Limit included Mystikal, Master P, Soulja Slim, C-Murder, and Silkk the Shocker. Cash Money likewise signed and released albums by several New Orleans artists including BG and the Big Tymers, and Lil' Wayne. The city is also the birthplace of bounce music which is gaining popularity. More recently, Jay Electronica, signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label, has projected into the hip-hop scene.
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Famous quotes containing the words hip and/or hop:
“Rituals are important. Nowadays it’s hip not to be married. I’m not interested in being hip.”
—John Lennon (1940–1980)
“I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)