2020-10-15

Ricky B

Ricky B (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Raised in the St. Bernard projects of New Orleans, Ricky B is considered a pioneer of New Orleans bounce, an indigenous local subgenre of rap. Incorporating Mardi Gras Indian chants into his early records, Ricky is considered widely influential across multiple demographics, including rap, hip-hop, brass band, funk and more. Ricky B has multi-generational appeal, as the songs he wrote in the 1980s and 1990s are still regularly played by DJs throughout Louisiana. Ricky B is also a cultural historian and advocate for New Orleans music and culture. 

Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/15/2020.

Holly Hobbs

Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic

New Orleans, Louisiana

Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Society for Ethnomusicology