The Baka Boyz are radio hosts in the Miami area, who first achieved fame on the hip-hop/R&B radio station KPWR (Power 106 FM) in Los Angeles. They are heard every weekday morning, between 6 am and 10 am, on WMIB (The Beat 103.5). This article is about the city in Florida. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Power 106 is a large Hip-Hop radio station serving parts of the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... WMIB is a Clear Channel-owned urban format radio station, licensed to Fort Lauderdale. ...
The Baka Boyz first began at Power 106 in 1992 with their show creation, Friday Nite Flavas. They also developed Power's live mixing "World Famous Roll Call". After achieving high ratings in the afternoon and morning slots at Power for seven years, the duo grew disaffected with Power's move to R&B, at the expense of hip-hop, and left. Although intial speculation believed that they were headed to rival station KKBT (The Beat 100.3), they decided to move north to KMELSan Francisco. They hosted the nationally syndicated "Hip Hop Master Mix", broadcast on over fifty stations nationwide. Finally, the Baka Boyz acted as talent scouts, discovering future LA radio star Big Boy, among others. KKBT (100. ... 106 KMEL is an urban contemporary radio station that broadcasts on the 106. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
Since starting at The Beat 103.5 in Miami in March, they have become the #1 rated morning show in South Florida.
The Baka Boyz made the move to 93.5 K Day in 2005. They currenlty host in the afternoons.