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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.
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— 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 Ricky Harris), it plays rare groove, classic funk and soul.
Tracklist
- * - This song is missing from the re-released versions of the game.
- Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - "Express Yourself" (1970) *
- Maceo & The Macks - "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)" (1974)
- Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" (1976)
- The Chakachas - "Jungle Fever" (1970)
- Bob James - "Nautilus" (1974)
- Booker T. & the MG's - "Green Onions" (1962)
- The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park" (1975) *
- Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" (1971)
- James Brown - "Funky President" (1974) *
- Lyn Collins - "Rock Me Again And Again" (1974)
- Maceo & The Macks - "Soul Power' 74" (1973)
- Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul" (1971)
- James Brown - "The Payback" (1973) *
- Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)" (1972)
- The JB's - "The Grunt" (1970) *
- War - "Low Rider" (1975)
- Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love" (1965)
- Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - "So Much Trouble In My Mind" (1972)
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Trivia
- Many of the songs that are played on this station were sampled by other artists and bands, primarily rap and hip hop artists. Some of these tracks can be heard on Playback FM, Radio Los Santos and CSR 103.9.
- This is the favourite radio station of Wu Zi Mu, Andre, Jizzy B. and Ryder, and one of the favourite stations of the Los Santos Vagos.
- Master Sounds plays inside the Ganton Gym.
- It also plays in the Reece's Hair & Facial Studio barbershop.
- 3 songs from Master Sounds play inside the Casinos, they are: Maceo & The Macks' "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)", Bobby Byrd's "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" and "I Know You Got Soul", and James Brown's "Funky President" .
- "Funky President" is one of the 3 songs that play during the dancing minigame at Nightclubs, and the hardest.
- In the mobile version of the game, "Funky President" can be heard inside casinos even though it was removed from this station.
See Also
- Radio '76 FM - a funk radio in GTA 1.
- Lo-Fi FM - a funk and soul radio in GTA 2
- Futuro FM - a funk and dance radio in GTA 2.
- Fever 105 - a disco and funk radio in GTA Vice City.
- Bounce FM - a funk and disco radio in GTA San Andreas.
- CSR 103.9 - a new jack swing and contemporary soul radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Paradise FM - a disco and funk radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- Vice City For Lovers - a soul and R&B radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- The Vibe 98.8 - an R&B and funk radio in GTA IV.
- K109 - a disco and funk radio in GTA IV and GTA: Episodes From Liberty City.
- IF99 - a funk radio in GTA IV that plays a song by War.
- Truth & Soul - a funk and soul instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- The Lowdown 91.1 - a classic soul and funk radio in GTA V that plays other songs by War and The Chakachas.
- Space 103.2 - a classic funk radio in GTA V.
- blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM - a contemporary R&B and mixed genre radio in enhaced versions of GTA V.
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