Miami Bass

Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the

Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the Roland TR-808 sustained kick drum, slightly higher dance tempos, and occasionally sexually explicit lyrical content. Music author Richie Unterberger has characterized Miami bass as using rhythms with a "stop start flavor" and "hissy" cymbals with lyrics that "reflected the language of the streets, particularly black Miami ghettos such as Liberty City" . Miami bass has never had consistent mainstream acceptance, but has had a profound impact on the development of drum and bass, Southern rap, and other genres of music.

Unterberger has called Maggotron (James McCauley, also known as DXJ, Maggozulu 2, Planet Detroit and Bass Master Khan) the "father of Miami bass". But strangely enough Maggotron claims even by his own admittance that he never said to Unterberger that he was the father of Miami Bass as Unterberger states in his book. James McCauley clearly admits that Unterberger Clearly misquotes him and that Also “Amos Larkins is no doubt the Father of Miami Bass bar none, no exceptions, hands down” Where as Luther 'Luke Skyywalker' Campbell is the King of Miami Bass. In the 80s, the focus of Miami bass was on the DJs and record producers rather than the performers. Record labels like Pandisc were also well-known. "Bass Rock Express" by MC ADE music and beats produced by Amos Larkins is often credited as the first Miami bass record that gained underground popularity on an international scale.