BlaqNmilD interview
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Interview with BlaqNmilD, producer and DJ 0:03 Name, upbringing, neighborhood 0:34 Musicians in his family, grandfather was a jazz musician, uncle was a DJ 1:10 Block parties, DJs, house parties growing up, early records 2:40 Favorite bounce artists: Jubilee and Partners-n-Crime 3:10 On becoming a musician, on his first raps and beats 5:00 More on the first songs he created 6:00 No Limit, Cash Money, Soulja Slim 7:47 His tech setup, played trumpet in marching band 10:48 On the first artists he produced for 12:00 Producing bounce vs rap, etc 13:42 His style 14:20 “Drag Rap,” New Orleans bounce, explosion of bounce scene post-Katrina 16:28 Being in Texas during Katrina, pre/post-Katrina music scene 17:42 Magnolia Shorty 19:37 On his production and recording style, Big Freedia 21:04 On producing 5th Ward Weebie’s “Let Me Find Out” 22:45 Role of humor in New Orleans rap and bounce 24:20 Impact of the housing projects, the loss of the housing projects, youth 27:30 New Orleans violence, impact of Katrina 29:16 On lyricism in bounce 30:20 Influence of the 3rd ward, New Orleans regionalism, Partners-n-Crime, Juvenile 32:23 Describing a Partners-n-Crime show 33:02 On DJing, his favorite performances 35:15 How technological changes have altered the music over time 38:20 New Orleans exceptionalism, violence 41:32 New Orleans regionalism, ward-specific slang 42:33 Crew questions: on his musical legacy, identity 44:43 End of tape