Release Date

08 Aug, 2013

Runtime

02:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A documentary feature about the hip hop music sub genre Miami Bass. Weighing out the music's cultural impact, its influence on pop music, and being that it's one of the only music genres South Florida has a legitimate claim of origin to, it's extremely surprising that more people don't know this story. Bass music was never exclusive to the Miami region, but these musicians were the ones who put Miami's name on it and cultivated the exploitative image and party lifestyle that would become forever synonymous with the up-tempo Roland 808 synth boom. And while 2 Live Crew were the obvious champions, there was a stable of talented MCs, DJs, producers, label heads, and studio engineers whose pioneering contributions to the Miami sound have gone virtually undocumented until now.

Original Title

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

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Actors

Lon Alonzo

Afrika Bambaataa

Willie Andrews

Claudio Barrella

Darren Bohler

Helio Branco

Michele Broom-Young

Si Brown

Neil Case

Sean Chavis

Bo Crane

Frank De La

Kenny German

Crew