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Unterberger has called Maggotron (James McCauley, also known as DXJ, Maggozulu 2, Planet Detroit and Bass Master Khan) the "father of Miami bass". He created the Miami bass sounds with Vocoder s and what Maggotron referred to as the "thrombic boomulator" to produce the distinctive low-pitched and distorted vocals Unterberger, pgs. 144 - 145. In the 80s, the focus of Miami bass was on the DJ s and Record Producer s rather than the performers. Record Label s like Pandisc were also well-known. "Bass Rock Express" by MC ADE is often credited as the first Miami bass record ever. Luther 'Luke Skyywalker' Campbell , of the crew 2 Live Crew , did the most to popularize Miami bass in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their '' The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are '', released in 1986, became controversial for sexually explicit and profane lyrics. The 1989 '' As Nasty As They Wanna Be '', and its hit single " Me So Horny ", was even more controversial and led to legal troubles for 2 Live Crew and retailers; all charges were eventually overturned on appeal. Miami Bass is closely related to the modern Ghettotech genre of techno, that combines Chicago house/electro with the Miami bass sound. Ghettotech follows the same sexually-orientated lyrics, hip-hop basslines and streetwise attitude but with harder, uptempo Roland TR-909 techno-style kick beats. MUSIC SAMPLE REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINKS
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