G Baby interview

Hobbs, Holly

G Baby

Darby, Dick
Menighini, Colin

2014-07-30

Interview with rapper G Baby 0:04 Her father (Warren Mayes), her upbringing, her siblings, musicians in family 2:05 On Warren Mayes’ “Get It Girl” record 3:35 Her father as a ladies man, his career as a stripper, his popularity **good clip** 4:55 Her father’s record deal with Atlantic, her continuing her father’s legacy, her music 7:30 What she loves about her father’s music **good clip** 8:27 Her first shows 10:21 Her father’s bounce music vs other genres 11:13 On role of bounce in New Orleans 12:30 Her father’s production, the song he did with Soulja Slim 14:02 Working with BlaqnMild to produce her version of “Get It Girl” 14:42 Her father’s singing 15:15 Her father’s death **good clip** 16:34 On her influences 17:50 Difficulties in being a female rapper, female musical influences 21:07 Artists from the Iberville housing project, Hurricane Katrina, being raised by her grandmother 23:50 Her goals for the next 5 years, more on her father’s music and her career 25:17 On writing her version of “Get It Girl” 26:25 More about her siblings and career 27:20 Her father’s murder 29:09 End of tape

29 min., 8 sec.

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Interviews

G Baby

New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs
Bounce (Music)--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Bounce (Music)--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
Rap (Music)--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
Hip-hop--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Hip-hop--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Music--Sources
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social life and customs

New Orleans (La.)

Tulane University Digital Library

eng

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