bounce
what it is
Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip-hop music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At" by MC T. Tucker & DJ Irv. A highly influential cover of "Where Dey At" was also released by DJ Jimi in 1992.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is bounce?
Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip-hop music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At" by MC T. Tucker & DJ Irv. A highly influential cover of "Where Dey At" was also released by DJ Jimi in 1992.
What are good bounce albums to start with?
Try WE ROB RAVE 6 by WE ROB RAVE, Blaze That Ass by Big Freedia, A Well Orchestrated Robbery by Price of Blood, and Slime Patrol by Khadija Al Hanafi.
Who are some women making bounce?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/bounce/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making bounce, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19