The Showboys were a New York group who released "Drag Rap" in 1986, a novelty track about drag racing that should have disappeared into obscurity. Instead, thanks to a pounding Roland TR-808 drum machine pattern and a catchy, aggressive energy, the track took on a second life in the South. DJs in New Orleans, particularly DJ Jimi, began spinning "Drag Rap" at bounce music parties, and the track's 808-heavy production became the rhythmic blueprint for an entire regional genre.

"Drag Rap" (commonly known as "Trigger Man") is the foundational sample of New Orleans bounce music — a fast, call-and-response style of hip-hop that has been the dominant sound of the city's clubs and block parties for decades. From there, its influence spread to Atlanta trap, Baton Rouge street rap, and eventually into mainstream hip-hop through artists like Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and the Cash Money Records roster. A novelty record from New York accidentally created the rhythmic DNA of Southern hip-hop.