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 coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...

) 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 A stylus (plural styli or styluses) is a writing utensil or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, in pottery. It can also be a computer accessory that is used to assist in navigating or providing more precision ...

''. 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, No ...

' 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)

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American hip hop record producers Living people Rappers from Miami 21st-century American rappers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-hiphop-bio-stub