L'Trimm
Origin	Miami, Florida, USA
Years active	1988–1991
Genres	Miami Bass/Hip-hop
Labels	Hot Productions, Atlantic Records
Members	Lady Tigra Bunny D

L'Trimm was a Miami Bass hip-hop duo composed of Lady Tigra and Bunny D, two women from Kendall, Florida (an area of Dade County, slightly south-west of Miami). They recorded three albums for Hot Productions: Grab It! in 1988 (when they were eighteen), Drop That Bottom in 1989 (which led to The Source naming them "Hip-Hop Goddesses of the Month"), and Groovy in 1991. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the Roland TR-808 sustained kick drum, slightly higher dance tempos, and occasionally... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the Roland TR-808 sustained kick drum, slightly higher dance tempos, and occasionally... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Miami-Dade County (formerly known as Dade County) is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early years

Lady Tigra (Rachel de Rougemont) and Bunny D. (Elana Cager) met in high school, and regularly attended Skylight Express, a teen dance night in Kendall that featured hip-hop and Miami Bass music and artists. They were featured dancers on the local tv show "Miami Teen Express" that was taped and aired every week. Local rapper Mighty Rock, of the group Double Duce, used to drive them home from school. One afternoon, Mighty Rock needed to stop by the Hot Productions studios. During the meeting, Tigra and Bunny went into a recording booth and began rapping for fun. Paul Klein of Hot Productions caught the girls, and employed Larry Davis to construct some hook-oriented tracks for the group. Paul Klein is the general manager of brand and advertising for GE Consumer & Industrial, a division of General Electric. ... Rev. ... A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be catchy and helps the song stand out; it is meant to catch the ear of the listener (Covach 2005, p. ...

Group history

The group took their name from a then-popular designer brand of blue jeans ("Trim"), and added the L' prefix to give it a French feel. The song "Grab It" became a local hit. "Cars With the Boom", an ode to subwoofers, became a top 40 hit and a national tour followed. Atlantic Records signed a deal to distribute L'Trimm's second album, Drop That Bottom, which included a remix of "Grab It". The album was a minor success. a 12 subwoofer driver A subwoofer is a type of driver dedicated to the reproduction of bass frequencies, typically from about 20 Hz to perhaps 200 Hz in cone speakers, and in the case of a rotary woofer, all the way down to below 1 Hz. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

L'Trimm became dissatisfied with their contract at the same time as Miami indie labels began to speculate that the Miami Bass sound would never break through to mainstream national audiences. As Hot Productions began to look for new creative inspiration, the band hired representation in the form of managers and lawyers. A stalemate was reached, and the band abandoned the sessions for their third album, Groovy. With plenty of vocal outtakes left in the studio from previous sessions, Hot Productions continued creating the album without the artists' input. The resulting album, which had more of a house music sound, sold poorly, failing to find the new market it was aiming for. Unable to score another hit and with their youthful pop-rap style waning in popularity, L'Trimm disbanded. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... An outtake can be a take or scene, as of a movie, or a television program, that is filmed but not used in the final cut, usually for pacing reasons. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Life after L'Trimm

Bunny is married and has four children. Tigra moved to New York City where she became a general manager at the night club Spa/Plaid, and has recorded an album scheduled for release in early 2007 (some of which can be found on www.myspace.com/theladytigra or www.theladytigra.com).Tigra has also recently done the jingle for Pinkberry, which can be heard at Pinkberry.com In the early 2000s, one of the DJs of Spa/Plaid was an aspiring music producer named Fancy (not to be confused with the 1980s Italo Disco artist). Fancy, along with Matt Goias, later created the Miami Bass revival group Fannypack, which features three young female rappers and has often been compared to L'Trimm. Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... Born October 12, 1977. ... The tone or style of this article may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Legacy

Typically, L'Trimm is not seen as a "serious" Miami Bass group. Compared to other groups on the Bass circuit, their music was more dance-pop oriented and directed towards top 40 radio. Their lone hit single, "Cars With the Boom", classifies them as a one-hit wonder. The song has been referenced by many hip-hop artists, including Proof of D12 in his song "Gurls Wit Da Boom". On file-sharing networks, they are often confused with feminist-punk group Le Tigre. UK 45 rpm single for Mickey (1982) by one-hit wonder Toni Basil CD single of the Baha Mens Who Let the Dogs Out? In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. ... DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973–April 11, 2006), better known as Proof, was an American rapper and member of the rap group D12. ... This article is about an American hip-hop group. ... Le Tigre (album) Le Tigre (shirt) Le Tigre is a feminist electro post-punk band formed in 1998 by Kathleen Hanna. ...

In 2005, Jay-R released "My Other Car Is A Beatle", a mash-up of L'Trimm's "The Cars With the Boom", Gary Numan's "Cars", and the Beatles' "Drive My Car". Mashup, or bootleg, is a musical genre which, in its purest form, consists of the combination of the music from one song with the a cappella from another. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Cars is a 1979 song by Gary Numan, released as a single and on the album The Pleasure Principle. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Drive My Car is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and first released performed by The Beatles on the UK version of the 1965 album Rubber Soul; it also appeared in the US on the Yesterday . ...