Bass music

Bass music is a hip hop-related musical style that continues rapping and sometimes choruses. Musically, its roots can be found in electro funk. The music came into existence as part of Miami's stereo wars, when people tried to out-stereo each other, claiming that they had the most bass-heavy stereo system in their car. At the end of the 1980s, The 2 Live Crew[?] became very popular because officials tried to ban their records, which they deemed to be pornographic and hence dangerous. Apart from that, only a few bass tracks succeeded in becoming part of the mainstream, most u Is. Bass music started out as an underground pheneomenon, and it basically still is. In Detroit, a new form of bass called Ghetto Tech developed in the 1990s, and on the West Coast, Jonny Z provides his own brand of Chicano Bass. DJ Laz[?] is a Cuban from Miami who mixed Latin music with bass. Other important artists include Luke Skyywalker, DJ Magic Mike[?], MC Shy D[?], DXJ and MC ADE.

External Link:

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Miami_Bass_History -- Yahoo Group devoted to chronicalling the evolution & formation of Miami Bass. Members include Neil Case aka Bass Mekanik, Dynamix II, Maggotron, 2BMF, and many others.