Old Cash Money's unique regional sound.

[Biscayne]

Being a teenage in the 90s in Louisiana.

I remember growing up only listening to mostly Bounce, Brass band and Blues, when you think about it that's what Mannie's beats are a combo of.

From the early 90s to the mid 90s Mannie beats were straight gangstar type. Being a producer I can tell fresh was doing Basslines on a keyboard. I think around the time the first Big Tymers "How you Love That" drop. Barewolf and Funky Fingers, some real musicians came in and help take fresh to another level.

He went from Beats like these:

Tight and gangsta, but nothing complex about the basslines or that piano. You don't have to be a great musician to make this beat.

Barewolf and Funkyfingers came in and the beats became more melodic and the basslines were smoother like this

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Hear that wahwah guitar and that basslines. Hard as hell to emulate that on a keyboard.

This was the some of the best songs for real. Around 96-98. That smooth playa, Super Sunday, on the lake cruising type music.

Listen to that guitar.




But still dropping gangster shyt.





Juvi was a bounce artist with DJ Jimi in the early 90s. I was listening to B.G before I know what Cash Money was. What was crazy was when I heard Soulja Rags in like 1996/97. Juvenile was the man. I still remember him performing in like 96/97 he had on a yellow Majestic Cleveland Indians jersey. Remember them alternate color joints? lol. Very few people know who Wayne was. I did cause I was a music head. Wayne was standing near the front all alone, all the hoez was on Juvi. Juvi was hype. Never in a million year would I thought Wayne would be a Rockstar and Cash Money would be this machine it's been all these years. I should've ran up to Baby and rapped. I was better than Turk. lol

But seems like Mannie got on some Steroids or something. 400 degreez his beats became amazing. Juvenile lyrics got better. Just magical chemistry.

That musical breakdown of Mannie's evolution as a producer was phenomenal... That old Cash Money production was directly influenced by New Orleans musical history it seems. Brass Band, Blues, Funk, why'd they move away from that? Cash Money had a unique sound.

Oh yeah, shoutout to Funk Fingers also. He's another one who really put it down on those old Cash Money productions. Thanks for reminding me of him. And Imma have to research Barewolf...

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

No Limit and Cash Money let you know where they are from and both of them have own sounds.

Another reason why i fukked with the bay & LA.. that G funk & mobb music

 

[Biscayne]

This is another dope older beat from Mannie. Sade and Kriss Kross sample:

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

This is another dope older beat from Mannie. Sade and Kriss Kross sample:

Never heard this mix. That bytch go! . Man those mannie mixes on the CMR albums had a nikka in the living room like

 

[Biscayne]

History lesson. CMR's legendary sound is a mixture of Mannie, Corey, and Barewolf

Barewolf




Corey was on all these records!

Searching for "Lil Corey" within on Discogs




somebody already beat me to it

Thanks for the links and history lesson...

 

[Methodical]

A question for @Meh

U.N.L.V. had the first song called "I'm Bout It" out but Master P's I'm Bout It made it popular. The question is which song do you prefer?



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[Biscayne]

A question for @Meh

U.N.L.V. had the first song called "I'm Bout It" out but Master P's I'm Bout It made it popular. The question is which song do you prefer?



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I love both tracks. Buuuuuut UNLV had the good theatrics on the track at the end with the folks in the background getting buck. That's always interesting...

But I gotta give the edge to Master P's bout it bout it. Bout It Bout It took on a life of it's own and basically became a street anthem that was re-done numerous times by other artist, including Dipset. Bout It Bout It basically brought that phrase out of NO and to the rest of the US.

 

[Sir Brehsington]

east coast born and raised but that Cash Money time period was amazing. I put so many cats up on their music. B.G.'s first Chopper City, Soulja Rags..that last UNLV album. I keep saying Mannie don't get enough credit for what he did production wise.

 

[Sir Brehsington]

the shyt that makes me cyse old Fresh is the attention to detail and improvisation. He wouldn't just loop shyt, the track would change or have a subtle switch up every couple bars.

This nikka will have synths come in and out for 1 or 2 bars, random snare rolls and percussion every where, guitar riffs panned in the background, an entirely different beat just for the hook and these were on deep album cuts. He cared that much.


on the second round of universal albums he was getting super experimental with the electronic sound, especially on Checkmate. I wish I could get instrumental copies of those albums
There's so much more to his production than the mainstream know, show or care about

man, you summed that up perfectly breh.

 

[Biscayne]

This track came out in 1989 I believe. This was the very beginning of Bounce Music. When it was in it's infantile stage, this was even before The Showboys "Drag Rap"(Triggerman) became the de facto Bounce Music rhythm. A very young DJ Mannie fresh scratchin for Gregory D:

 

[Biscayne]

But if you want that old cash money feeling. The rest of Louisiana is still on that old gangster tip. Especially Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge is now really the heart of Louisiana and a better representative of what most of Louisiana about. New Orleans is kind of a shell of itself. CACs done took over. It's still a great city, but it's nothing like New Orleans in the 90s and early 2000s. God oh mighty!!! Anyway, Check out this cuts.




Shreveport Holding it Down too.

They used to play underground Louisiana hip-hop all the time on the radio stations when I lived in Texas, not just from New Orleans, but from all over the state. This song in particular is instant nostalgia. This one came out when I was in 8th grade(2003-2004). Straight out of Lafayette Louisiana, Da Entourage "Bunny Hop":

 

[HUGO BAUCE]

I'm alway hopin for the return of the SP1200 sound. The snares in particular

 

[Sbp]

This track came out in 1989 I believe. This was the very beginning of Bounce Music. When it was in it's infantile stage, this was even before The Showboys "Drag Rap"(Triggerman) became the de facto Bounce Music rhythm. A very young DJ Mannie fresh scratchin for Gregory D:

The 1st New Orleans rap song I can remember getting major play on the radio. I wouldn't call it bounce though I give credit to T.T. Tucker and D.J. Irv (R.I.P) for that.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

The 1st New Orleans rap song I can remember getting major play on the radio. I wouldn't call it bounce though I give credit to T.T. Tucker and D.J. Irv (R.I.P) for that.

It was always a "mardi gras" cut for me. I dont know why though. I put me in that same mood

I'm alway hopin for the return of the SP1200 sound. The snares in particular

props.. bout to check this out now

 

[AFRAM GLORY]

Whoa now. Tec-9's "Straight From Tha Ramp" was a solid album.

And it was only speculation that Birdman killed him..

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