Even when we did this, the only thing we sequenced was the string line. They was like вЂDude, I donвЂ™t know where I heard it, where you heard it.вЂ™ But, I never had to clear any samples or nothinвЂ™. There was a song where they had that string line in there. A lot of people donвЂ™t know that one of the UGK albums came from New Orleans.

вЂњWhat to me is the most iconic sound of вЂBack That Azz Up,вЂ™ the thing that drives the song, the thing that makes girls shake they ass, is the string line in it.вЂќ He plays the notes, then continues, вЂњThatвЂ™s what kept it going when it came in and it dropped out. вЂњThe reason why I even liked putting crashes in songs, Ice-TвЂ™s вЂ6 вЂN The Mornin.вЂќ You know, it had that iconic break, you know, every time it went aroundвЂ¦ So, I just took a lot of elements from songs that I thought like, вЂOkay, these are the reasons why people like these songs.вЂ™ All of that has to be a part of the kit.вЂќД¬ash Money Records Vows To Release 500 Songs From The VaultДЄs Byron Otto Thomas continues to dissect the record, he reveals what he feels is the most important ingredient. He expounds the history and purpose behind the instrumentation. In his description, Mannie plays the songвЂ™s memorable introduction sound-for-sound, with Bounce snares, triplet hi-hats, and crash beats. IвЂ™m like, letвЂ™s find a whole bunch of keyboards with orchestra sounds and letвЂ™s make вЂ™em hood, make the baseline something that the hood would rock to.вЂќ It starts off with a string lineвЂ¦ IвЂ™m thinking orchestra. ThatвЂ™s an awesome feeling man, like, to have a song thatвЂ™s still 20 years later and the intro to the song says вЂFrom the 99 to the 2000 and it donвЂ™t bother nobody,вЂ™ and when that comes on, people wake up. вЂњWhen I started вЂBack That Azz Up,вЂ™ you know, most people know the intro. Subsequently, Mannie dives into the songвЂ™s more intricate details. And I was like, вЂWhat if we really put some music to this? And put some structure to this?'вЂќД«usta Rhymes & Lil Wayne Have Fire In Their Bellies As They Slay This Track His wordplay was so unorthodox, something you had never heard where youвЂ™re just like, вЂHow does the beat catch up with this dude? How do you figure this out?вЂ™ But basically, he was doing it off of breakbeats. Mannie continues, вЂњBefore I met JuvyвЂ™, JuvyвЂ™ used to actually rap at some of my dadвЂ™s DJ things. That was the influence.вЂќ An old baby picture of Mannie holding a 45 is included for effect. I got one turntable one year, mixer the next year. Other kids got bikes and all that kinda stuff. My Christmas gifts was always DJ equipment. вЂњThe way I got started in music, my dad was a DJ. Juvenile Joins In On A Totally New Sound (Audio)ДЇresh then follows by explaining how his father played a significant role in becoming a DJ and ultimately, meeting Juvenile. I notice certain sounds, the way certain drops happen in songs, and the way format it made a difference on the dance floor.вЂќ вЂњI would say the way I produce is definitely from a club DJвЂ™s perspective because I like it when people dance. Then, Mannie explains his personal approach and how his influences shaped JuvenileвЂ™s Bounce hit. tapped Mannie to pay homage to the record with video single вЂњ1999,вЂќ featuring Lloyd. I donвЂ™t see it going nowhere.вЂќ After all, a little over a year ago, Big K.R.I.T. We get it.вЂ™ Fast forward 20 years later, it stood the test of time. A lot of people donвЂ™t know it was met with, вЂNah, maybe the world not ready for it.вЂ™ Like, вЂWe get it. вЂњTwenty years ago, вЂBack That Azz UpвЂ™ coming out, that was the introduction to Bounce music to the world. To open, Mannie expresses the songвЂ™s relevance to Hip-Hop at the time of its release. In a recent вЂњDeconstructedвЂќ video for Genius, Mannie Fresh breaks down the iconic beat.

Mannie Fresh Explains Why He Regrets What Cash Money Records Did To Hip-Hop (Audio) Twenty years ago this month, the second single from the LP became an everlasting focal point for JuvyвЂ™, Mannie, and Bounce music. Undoubtedly, it was played across the country and the world on dance floors this weekend. Although he had songs chart higher (including 2004вЂ™s #1 вЂњSlow Motion,вЂќ featuring the late Soulja Slim), this is the song that has become iconic. While вЂњHa,вЂќ initially put Juvenile and 400 Degreez on the mainstream map, second single вЂњBack That Azz UpвЂќ (embedded below) cemented the success. Like all the CMR releases at that time, the entire effort was produced by Mannie Fresh. The Cash Money Records release would go on to achieve quadruple platinum certification, becoming the labelвЂ™s most commercially successful release. Just over 20 years ago, on November 3, 1998, Juvenile released his third album, 400 Degreez.

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