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Sep 22, 2026
UNIIQU3GUEST
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Chris BarkerHOST
to us about that, because especially Jersey Club, it reminds me of Miami Bass in that kind of way, where it's like...
UNIIQU3GUEST
We're actually like cousins.
Chris BarkerHOST
Yes, yeah.
Rico LoveGUEST
You know what's crazy is Jim got so much soul.
Rico LoveGUEST
Jim is one of the originators of Miami Bass, so his whole energy is like, vibes and funk, but also he's just got so much soul in him.
Rico LoveGUEST
Jim and Big D was together first.
Rico LoveGUEST
Yeah, I remember.
ThrillGUEST
Man, for us, man, we out constantly with the people, touching the people.
ThrillGUEST
So w- whether it's freestyle, whether it's southern soul, whether it's Miami bass, wherever the party is at is where we're at, and we're just making sure that the classics are dropped off, but in between them classics we hitting them up with new music like the new one we got now with DJ Trucker and the new one we working on with you and Stephanie Bennett.
ThrillGUEST
Man, we just continuing to make parties Have music to dance to
Felix SamaHOST
That's one thing, you know how to make people gravitate to the dance floor, and that's what it, really what it's all about, making sure people have a good time.
Bigg SteeleHOST
The whole dance sound, L.A. was very dance-driven, right? A lot of Aquanet sets, a lot of just techno music.
Bigg SteeleHOST
A lot of people don't even know the sound that they call Miami Bass originated in Los Angeles, California.
Bigg SteeleHOST
That was a guy from Riverside, California, David Mr.
Bigg SteeleHOST
Mix Hobbs.
speaker_1HOST
Yes.
speaker_1HOST
But as the 1980s arrive, a new, highly specific import makes its way from Florida to Rio, Miami Bass.
speaker_0HOST
Miami Bass.
speaker_1HOST
Right.
speaker_1HOST
Miami Bass was a subgenre of American hip hop characterized by incredibly fast tempos, sexually explicit lyrics, and most importantly, the aggressive use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
speaker_0HOST
Wow.
speaker_1HOST
But unlike Detroit, which used the 808 for its cold precision, Miami Bass pushed the decay knob on the 808's kick drum to the absolute maximum, creating these booming, sustained low frequencies that would just rattle the trunks of cars.
speaker_0HOST
And Rio just absorbed this booming Miami sound.
Rico LoveGUEST
You know what's crazy is Jim got so much soul.
Rico LoveGUEST
Jim is one of the originators of Miami Bass.
Rico LoveGUEST
So his whole energy is like vibes and funk, but also he's just got so much soul in him.
Rico LoveGUEST
Jim and Big D was together first.
Richard VissionHOST
I don't know what we're calling that type of music.
Richard VissionHOST
Is it breaks? I see some people calling it Miami Bass.
Richard VissionHOST
It's definitely not Miami Bass, in my opinion.
Richard VissionHOST
Is it freestyle? I don't know what it is, but that tune is sick, though.
Richard VissionHOST
It's Power Tools, and we got Jordan in the house.