M.C. A.D.E. (born Adrian Hines in
Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
) is an American
music producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
and
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
who pioneered the
hip hop subgenre of
Miami bass
Miami bass (booty music or booty bass) is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808, sustained kick drum, heavy bass, raised dance tempos, and frequently sexually explicit ...
music. His 1985 single, "Bass Rock Express", is considered to be the start of Miami bass.
[Pappawheelie.]
Miami Bass: The Primer
. '' Stylus''. Retrieved on December 4, 2009. His single "Bass Mechanic" is also considered an example. He recorded on the
4-Sight record label, which was owned by his Dad Billy Hines, considered to be the first Independent Hip Hop label of the entire south. His name stands for Adrian Does Everything, which refers to the fact that he both rapped and produced his own records.
On ''Just Somethin to Do'', M.C. A.D.E. recorded the song "Romantic Rhyme"; the song samples
The Floaters
The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best known for their 1977 song " Float On", which reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ...
' Float On.
Discography
* ''Just Somethin' to Do'' (1987)
* ''How Much Can You Take'' (1989)
* ''An All Out Bash'' (1991)
* ''In the Arms of Bass'' (1994)
* ''Ain't No Thang Like the Game'' (1996)
References
External links
discogs site
American hip hop record producers
Living people
Rappers from Miami
21st-century American rappers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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