Album lore

Issued in December 1991 on United Visions/No 1/2 Steppin' Records, "Where Dey At? New Orleans Bounce" captures an early pulse of the New Orleans bounce scene. MC T. Tucker and DJ Irv distill the region’s distinctive call-and-response style and rapid-fire rhythms into a single track that nods toward Miami bass’s bass-heavy propulsion. The record’s stripped-down production and repetitive chants anchor it firmly in the city’s street-level club culture of the early ’90s.Though a solitary offering, this single stands as an artifact of bounce’s formative years, predating the genre’s wider recognition. Its raw energy and local vernacular mark it as a signal from a time when New Orleans was defining its own hip-hop identity, separate from the dominant East and West Coast scenes. For crate-diggers and collectors, this track remains a reference point in the bounce canon.

Album lore

Issued in December 1991 on United Visions/No 1/2 Steppin' Records, "Where Dey At? New Orleans Bounce" captures an early pulse of the New Orleans bounce scene. MC T. Tucker and DJ Irv distill the region’s distinctive call-and-response style and rapid-fire rhythms into a single track that nods toward Miami bass’s bass-heavy propulsion. The record’s stripped-down production and repetitive chants anchor it firmly in the city’s street-level club culture of the early ’90s.Though a solitary offering, this single stands as an artifact of bounce’s formative years, predating the genre’s wider recognition. Its raw energy and local vernacular mark it as a signal from a time when New Orleans was defining its own hip-hop identity, separate from the dominant East and West Coast scenes. For crate-diggers and collectors, this track remains a reference point in the bounce canon.