Often overlooked is the impact Mardi Gras has had on hip hop. The whole “New Orleans Bounce” sound is inspired by Mardi Gras. When he speaks, in interviews, Master P speaks on how the sounds, at the events, inspired the music in the city.
New Orleans, over the past twenty years, has proven to be an integral hip hop city. Hard to believe, now, but New Orleans was once that city, in the South, over Atlanta. Despite having two of hip hop’s greatest executives, Atlanta had more of them.
Mardi Gras is one thing only New Orleans has, even though the whole world celebrates it. This morning, the 2019 edition launched and the streets in the city are filled. The celebration begins, now, but will last for weeks to come.
