M.C. A.D.E. (born Adrian Hines in
Miami, Florida
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) is an American
music producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
and
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...
who pioneered
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
Miami bass
Miami bass (also known as 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 sexual ...
music. His 1985 single, "Bass Rock Express", is considered to be the start of Miami bass.
[Pappawheelie.]
Miami Bass: The Primer
. ''Stylus
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''. Retrieved on December 4, 2009. 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' 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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