Mr. Ghetto interview
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Interview with Mr.Ghetto. 0:04 Mr. Ghetto introducing himself, his upbringing, 7th ward 0:27 Music he heard growing up (Cash Money, Josephine Johnny, Jubilee, T.T. Tucker) 0:57 Regional differences in New Orleans 1:32 Musicians in his family, TBC Brass Band 2:30 On becoming a musician, the first songs he wrote 3:20 His first performance (St. Bernard Project) 4:08 Gaining a fanbase 4:40 On performing bounce, rap, how artists begin with bounce 5:30 His inspirations 6:05 Why bounce is the music of New Orleans **good clip** 6:54 His songwriting process 7:32 His Walmart song (“Wally World”): process, popularity, backlash, controversy **good clip** 11:15 The dancers in the video (the Shake Team), importance of dance 12:02 Brass bands, bounce and second lines 12:40 Influence of bounce, stealing New Orleans music, New Orleans artists not working together, more on Walmart controversy 13:20 On New Orleans reaction to “Wally World,” being shut out of radio 14:23 On importance of internet and social media, corruption of New Orleans music scene and radio 16:08 How his life has changed since “Wally World,” his 20th Century Fox deal 16:45 His favorite original songs (“Jailhouse Bounce”) 18:22 How bounce has changed over time (BPM, lyrics, chopping) 19:15 His desire to do youth outreach 20:42 Why New Orleans is so violent, racism 21:51 How New Orleans has changed post-Katrina, tourism, tearing down the projects 23:55 Conclusions 24:38 End of tape