Interview with Fiend 0:01 Introductions, upbringing in Hollygrove 1:26 Second lines, block parties in Hollygrove, Ghost Town, his father’s bar 3:22 Musicians in his family 5:11 On his musicianship 6:03 His first performances, his first songs 8:51 Meeting KLC, going on tour when he was a teenager, New Orleans exceptionalism 14:44 Traditionalism of rap and bounce, marginalizing of rap, repackaging his image because of limitations of “Fiend” image 20:55 Describing the club Ghost Town in Hollygrove **good clip** 22:17 New Orleans regional styles, the Hollygrove sound and slang, more about Ghost Town and T.T. Tucker/DJ Irv **good clip** 24:17 On Fiend’s track “Ghost Town,” New Orleans as a 3rd world city 26:38 Recording for Big Boy, recording his big early hits, “Baddest M*therf*cker Alive” 28:27 Leroy “Precise” Edwards production style vs KLC’s production style 29:35 His years with No Limit **good clip** 34:17 The origins of Womp Womp, producing his own work 37:08 Contribution of women in New Orleans rap, Mia X, the rise of bounce artists 40:55 On the meteoric rise of No Limit 42:48 Describing bounce, New Orleans as a jungle, violence, murder, tourism, Lil Wayne **good clip*** 50:55 On returning to music after a hiatus, importance of music to him 52:02 Hurricane Katrina 53:08 Analog vs. digital 54:37 On his newer music and the changes in his sound/style over time, on making music to honor his dad’s memory 58:18 On his creative process, using his voice as an instrument, his international sound 1:00:11 End of tape