Miami bass

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Miami bass is a subgenre of hip hop and dance music that emerged in the 1980s in South Florida, characterized by heavy 808 bass, uptempo beats, and party-oriented, often sexually explicit lyrics.

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Miami bass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance music subgenre
hip hop subgenre
music genre
associatedCulture Southern hip hop scene
car audio subculture
strip club culture
culturalOrigin early 1980s
mid 1980s
culturalOriginPlace Miami
South Florida
derivative Baltimore club
Brazilian funk
Latin bass
Southern hip hop
booty bass
crunk
ghetto house
distributionFormat 12-inch club mixes
cassette tapes
vinyl singles
hasCharacteristic call-and-response chants
club-oriented production
emphasis on rhythm and percussion
heavy sub-bass frequencies
minimalist melodic content
often sexually explicit lyrics
party-oriented lyrics
prominent 808 kick drums
uptempo rhythms
instrument Roland TR-808 drum machine
surface form: Roland TR-808

drum machine
sampler
synthesizer
turntables
legalAndSocialImpact contributed to debates on explicit lyrics and censorship
involved in U.S. obscenity controversies
lyricalTheme dance
partying
sex
street life
musicFusionGenre dance music
hip hop music
notableArtist 2 Live Crew
Afro-Rican
Bass Patrol
DJ Magic Mike
Dynamix II
Gucci Crew II
MC Shy D
Poison Clan
Techmaster P.E.B.
notableProducer Clay D
Luke Skywalker
surface form: Luke Skyywalker

Mr. Mixx
notableSong "Bass Mechanic"
"Me So Horny"
Move Somethin'
surface form: "Move Somethin'"

"Throw the D"
peakPopularity early 1990s
late 1980s
region United States of America
surface form: United States
soundInfluenceOn Brazilian popular music
surface form: Brazilian baile funk

Latin American urban music
Southern rap production
bass-heavy EDM styles
early crunk music
stylisticOrigin electro
electro-funk
electronic dance music
freestyle music
old-school hip hop
tempoRange typically 120–140 BPM
typicalVenue block parties
car audio competitions
nightclubs

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DJ Khaled influencedBy Miami bass