9 August 24-30, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | MusiC | Trick Daddy and Trina Founded by Ted Lucas in 1994, Slip-N-Slide Records is a premier hip-hop label in Miami. Responsible for the mainstream success of lo- cal rappers like Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, and Pitbull, Slip-N-Slide can be cred- ited for the global rise of Miami’s most iconic rappers. The label rose to prominence along- side Trick Daddy’s 1997 debut album, Based on a True Story, and his 1998 successful soph- omore follow-up, www.thug.com, which pro- pelled Trina into the mainstream with the hit single “Nann,” which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Rap Songs chart. Trick Daddy and Trina went on to release their hit records “Shut Up” and “Take It to da House” before Trina released her debut album, Da Baddest Bitch. With more than two decades under her belt, Trina is one of the most consistent women in rap, with a bevy of top-charting songs. Her brash lyrics and distinct voice em- braced the same style as bass music, but her versatility made her a timeless mainstay in the rap game. Trina’s debut more than 20 years ago informed the lineage of women currently dominating rap, including Latto, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Opa-locka and Liberty City’s City Girls. Miami Goes Jook 2003-2012 Miami’s Jook Movement While the 1980s and ’90s were defined by the influence of bass music and local DJ crews, the early 2000s underground scene shifted to “jook” music. DJs and artists like DJ Chip- man, Ice Berg, Piccalo, Grind Mode, Bizzle, Black Dada, and Ball Greezy dominated the early 2000s underground era with Southern hip-hop-influenced production and sped-up remixes. Anthems like Black Dada’s “Imma Zoe” soundtracked neighborhood parties and times and embodied Haitian pride and influ- ence on South Florida’s evolving regional sound. As mainstream artists like Plies, Rick Ross, and Pitbull represented Miami globally, local artists and DJs were the pulse of Mi- ami’s subterranean hip-hop and dance cul- ture. Songs like DJ Chipman’s “Beam Ahh,” Ice Berg’s “Naked Hustle,” and Bizzle’s “Lip Bitin’ Animal” are integral to Miami’s late- 2000s/early-2010s era. Jacki-O A Liberty City native, Jacki-O (née Angela Brookins-Gillispie) scored her breakout hit in 2003 with her unabashed single “Pussy (Real Good).” The following year, she released her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl, which in- cluded her three back-to-back singles, “Fine,” featuring Ying Yang Twins, “Sugar Walls,” and “Break You Off,” featuring Jazze Pha. She col- laborated with esteemed producers and rap- pers like Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Ying Yang Twins, and DJ Khaled. Her sophomore mixtape, Jack-Da Rippa, was released four years later in 2008, and in 2009, she released her third project, Lil Red Riding Hood. Although she announced her retirement from rap in 2014, Jacki-O’s edgy, no-holds-barred persona made her an undeniable hitmaker in the 2000s. Pitbull Inspired by Miami bass music, Cuban-Ameri- can rapper and Miami native Pitbull, Trick Daddy on set while filming his video for “I’m a Thug” in 2001. Scott Gries/ImageDirect Jacki-O Ronna Gradus/Getty Images >> p 10
