More than 20 years after the dawn of booty music, South Florida clubgoers are still shaking that ass
If the nation proves nostalgic for Campbell and his peers, local clubbers can skip that emotion, because they never really let go of booty. During a recent Wednesday night at Rodman's Rehab, DJ GQ interrupts the stream of reggaeton and hip-hop songs to demonstrate how a crowd can react to booty music. He throws on a mix that includes "Shake That Ass" and Campbell's "Scarred." The crowd's energy picks up to keep pace with the songs and the dance floor breaks into couples and groups of women who promptly rub against one another and grind to the ground.
"Now, it's something different with booty music," GQ says. "Girls do it by themselves. They'll jump up on a box or a stage and shake and carry on. We're a little bit more protective on the nightclub scene, too, because we don't want any guys violating girls and stuff."
