Cars with the Boom
| "Cars with the Boom" | ||||
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| Single by L'Trimm | ||||
| from the album Grab It! | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Come to My House" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Miami bass | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
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| Producer(s) | David Stone Klein | |||
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| "Cars with the Boom" on YouTube | ||||
"Cars with the Boom" (also titled "Cars That Go Boom") is a song by American hip hop duo L'Trimm and the third single from their debut studio album Grab It! (1988). It is their most successful song.
Composition
[edit]"Cars with the Boom" is a Miami bass song that finds L'Trimm rapping about their love for men who have cars with subwoofers.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
[edit]Chris Willman of Los Angeles Times said of "Cars with the Boom": "One of the dumber rap songs to come down the pike lately, this ode to noise pollution is also the most irresistible."[4] The Chicago Sun-Times regarded it as the duo's "finest" song.[5] Abel Folgar of Miami New Times praised the song, writing that "the fact stands, there's something almost benign and cute about this affair ... [L'Trimm's] delivery, and it's all based on their delivery, is fun and childish".[6] Travis M. Andrews of The Washington Post declared that "the song stands out in the landscape of hip-hop for being so unapologetically light".[1]
"Cars with the Boom" was ranked number 95 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop" in 2008[7] and number 100 on Rolling Stone's "Top 100 Hip Hop Songs of All Time" in 2017.[8] It also placed at number 10 in Complex's "The 50 Best Miami Rap Songs" in 2011[2] and was included in the Miami New Times list of the "10 Greatest Miami Bass Songs of All Time" in 2024.[3]
Other versions
[edit]American rapper Brianna Perry released a remake of "Cars That Go Boom", simply titled as "Cars".[9]
TikTok virality
[edit]The song renewed popularity in mid-2020 due to widespread use in dancing and lip-syncing trends on the video-sharing app TikTok.[1][10]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 54 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 39 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Andrews, Travis M. (18 June 2020). "'Cars With The Boom' has made a comeback, thanks to TikTok. The '80s duo L'Trimm says it's 'surreal.'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b Serwer, Jesse (December 16, 2011). "The 50 Best Miami Rap Songs". Complex. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b Tracy, Liz (March 20, 2024). "10 Greatest Miami Bass Songs of All Time". Miami New Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Willman, Chris (18 Dec 1988). "Sam Kinison Reaches for a New Low". Los Angeles Times. p. 104.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (February 14, 1999). "She's gotta have it - The success of Lauryn Hill rests on those hot women of rap who came before". Chicago Sun-Times. Showcase. p. 1.
- ^ Folgar, Abel (May 5, 2010). "Blast From the Past: L'Trimm - Grab It!". Miami New Times.
- ^ "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". Stereogum. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Brianna Perry Remakes L'Trimm's '80s hit "Cars That Go Boom"". The Source. June 13, 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Millman, Ethan (November 6, 2020). "The Biggest Old Music Hits Resurfaced by TikTok". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 12, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of November 5, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2024.