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|name = Master Sounds 98.3
 
|name = Master Sounds 98.3
 
|image = Mastersounds.jpg
 
|image = Mastersounds.jpg
|location = [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
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|location = [[San Fierro (3D Universe)|San Fierro]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
|genre = Rare Groove, Classic Funk, Classic Soul, R&B
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|genre = Rare Groove<br>Classic Funk<br>Classic Soul<br>R&B
 
|frequency = 98.3 FM
 
|frequency = 98.3 FM
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
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==Tracklist==
 
==Tracklist==
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> - This song is missing from the re-released versions of the game.
 
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*{{WP|Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band}} - "{{WP|Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)|Express Yourself}}" (1970) *
 
*{{WP|Maceo Parker|Maceo}} & The Macks - "{{WP|Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)}}" (1974)
 
*{{WP|George Benson|Harlem Underground Band}} - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" (1976)
 
*{{WP|The Chakachas}} - "{{WP|Jungle Fever (song)|Jungle Fever}}" (1970)
 
*{{WP|Bob James (musician)|Bob James}} - "{{WP|Nautilus (song)|Nautilus}}" (1974)
 
*{{WP|Booker T. & the MG's}} - "{{WP|Green Onions}}" (1962)
 
*{{WP|The Blackbyrds}} - "Rock Creek Park" (1975) *
 
*{{WP|Bobby Byrd}} - "{{WP|Hot Pants (James Brown song)|Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming}}" (1971)
 
*{{WP|James Brown}} - "{{WP|Funky President}}" (1974) *
 
*{{WP|Lyn Collins}} - "Rock Me Again And Again" (1974)
 
*Maceo & The Macks - "{{WP|Soul Power' 74}}" (1973)
 
*Bobby Byrd - "{{WP|I Know You Got Soul (Bobby Byrd song)|I Know You Got Soul}}" (1971)
 
*James Brown - "{{WP|The Payback (song)|The Payback}}" (1973) *
 
*Lyn Collins - "{{WP|Think (About It)}}" (1972)
 
*{{WP|The JB's}} - "{{WP|The Grunt}}" (1970) *
 
*{{WP|War (band)|War}} - "{{WP|Low Rider}}" (1975)
 
*{{WP|Gloria Jones}} - "{{WP|Tainted Love}}" (1965)
 
*{{WP|Sir Joe Quarterman}} & Free Soul - "So Much Trouble In My Mind" (1972)
 
 
==Video==
 
 
<center>
 
   
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==Videos==
[[File:Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3|thumb|center|450 px]]
 
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===Tracklist===
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 War - "Low Rider"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. - "Express Yourself"
 
File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Maceo & The Macks - "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)"
 
File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The Chakachas - "Jungle Fever"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bob James - "Nautilus"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Booker T. & the MG's - "Green Onions"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 James Brown - "Funky President"
 
File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Lyn Collins - "Rock Me Again And Again"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Maceo & The Macks - "Soul Power' 74"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 James Brown - "The Payback"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The JB's - "The Grunt"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love"
 
File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - "So Much Trouble In My Mind"
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===Full radio===
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Full radio
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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==Navigation==
 
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— Master Sounds FM.
— The only place you can hear the original before it got sampled and some jive turkey started chanting over it, and not paying any royalties. Hey, where's my bread, man?
— When you're done stealing bits, gangsters?
— It's all about Master Sounds!
— Master Sounds 98.3
The world's smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number.
— GTA San Andreas Website

Master Sounds 98.3 is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hosted by Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (voiced by late Ricky Harris), it plays rare groove, classic funk and classic soul.

Description

Master Sounds has a noticeable older sound than the other radios in the game, it has a more rustic, raw funk than what it is heard in Bounce FM or CSR 103.9. Master Sounds could be meant to be an "oldies" or "classics" station, its name being a reference to the master recordings which hold the original tracks from whom the copies meant to be sold are created, and the rare grooves it mentions refer to obscure and hard-to-track songs like those in its playlist. Many of the acts featured in its playlist are a big part of the history of funk.

The station seems to be the choice for casino ambience, as all the songs that play in the casinos are played in Master Sounds.

The station laments that "the '80s not only costed our integrity, we also lost the groove" but it assures "they're bringing it back". It also criticizes rappers, as quoted above, because they sample these classic funk tracks without paying royalties to their authors. In fact, all the tracks in its playlist have been sampled by hip hop acts or have covers that are more widely known (there are even songs on the other radio stations in the game which sample these), and as such the playlist can become a sort of "history lesson". As its host says, "they are on a mission to spread this groove".

Its host, Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson is a short guy with a Napoleon complex, and a pimp. He thinks high of himself and gives himself such nicknames as Mr. Love, Mr. Dong-Dong and Big Daddy. He treats women in a womanizing way and makes many sexual comments boasting of his supposed sexual abilities. However, he is bossed around by his mom, even when he's working on the studio.

Tracklist

Tracklist
Song: Preview: Notes:
"Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1970) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)" by Maceo & The Macks (1974)
"Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band (1976)
"Jungle Fever" by The Chakachas (1970)
"Nautilus" by Bob James (1974)
"Green Onions" by Booker T. & the MG's (1962)
"Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds (1975) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd (1971)
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Rock Me Again And Again" by Lyn Collins (1974)
"Soul Power '74" by Maceo & The Macks (1973) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.[citation/verification needed]
"I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd (1971)
"The Payback" by James Brown (1973) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (1972)
"The Grunt" by The JB's (1970) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Low Rider" by War (1975)
"Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones (1965)
"(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind" by Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (1972)


Videos

Tracklist

Full radio

Trivia

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