Grab It!
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Album Summary
L'Trimm — the Miami-based teen duo of Tigra and Bunny D — came roaring out of South Florida in 1988 with their debut long player 'Grab It!', released through Atlantic Records. Steeped in the bubbling, bass-heavy culture that was percolating up from the streets of Miami, the record was shaped by the electro-bass sound being championed by Luke Skyywalker and the wider 2 Live Crew circle, whose fingerprints were all over the regional scene at the time. These two young women stepped into the studio and laid down something that felt alive — uptempo, 808-driven, and dripping with the kind of playful energy that only comes from artists who are genuinely having the time of their lives. 'Grab It!' captured L'Trimm at the very beginning of their journey, a snapshot of Miami bass in its purest, most unfiltered form before the rest of the country even knew what hit them.
Reception
- The album found its footing on the strength of 'Cars With The Boom,' which made genuine noise on urban and dance radio and carried L'Trimm's name well beyond the borders of South Florida to a national audience hungry for something fresh.
- Within the Miami bass and dance market, the record performed solidly, connecting deeply with the core constituency of bass music and hip-hop enthusiasts who recognized something real when they heard it.
- Critical reception was measured but warm in spirit, with observers noting the duo's irresistible playful energy and the album's unashamed devotion to bass-driven club fun over lyrical complexity.
Significance
- 'Grab It!' stands as a vital early document of Miami bass culture beginning its push into the broader hip-hop consciousness, with L'Trimm among the very few female acts to front the genre with genuine commercial visibility and presence.
- The album carved out a distinctive space for female-fronted bass music with a lighthearted, teen-oriented persona that set it apart from the more explicitly adult content that dominated the Miami bass landscape at the time.
- The production aesthetic running through every groove — thunderous 808 bass, call-and-response vocals, and lean electro beats — is a true artifact of the raw regional sound of late-1980s Southern hip-hop, recorded before that world claimed its rightful place at the center of American music.
Samples
- Cars With The Boom — one of the most recognizable tracks to emerge from the Miami bass era, sampled and interpolated across multiple hip-hop and dance productions over the decades, carrying L'Trimm's legacy deep into subsequent generations of bass-influenced music.
Tracklist
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A1 Grab It 131
4:38
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A2 Better Yet L'Trimm 100
4:30
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A3 We Can Rock The Beat 171
3:26
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A4 Sexy 121
4:37
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B1 Cuttie Pie 95
4:18
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B2 He's A Mutt 95
4:02
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B3 Don't Come To My House 105
4:25
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B4 Cars With The Boom 118
3:53
Artist Details
L'Trimm was a Miami-based female rap duo consisting of Tigra and Bunny D, who burst onto the scene in the late 1980s with their playful, bass-heavy blend of hip-hop and Miami bass that had dance floors absolutely shaking from coast to coast. Their 1988 debut single Cars with the Boom became an undeniable anthem of the era, showcasing that infectious, booming 808 sound straight out of the Magic City that put Miami bass on the national map. They may not have had the longest run, but L'Trimm helped pave the way for female voices in hip-hop and proved that the South had something serious to say in the world of rap music.
