» Entries tagged with "Harlem Shuffle"
Jump Around – House of Pain
The 1990s were a great era for hip hop one-hit wonders. We enjoyed silly, novelty songs like “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot. We laughed at songs like “No Pigeons” by Sporty Thievz that was written in response to T.L.C.’s multi-million selling “No Scrubs.” But few hip hop songs became as ubiquitous as House of Pain’s “Jump Around.” Released in 1992, “Jump Around” became a massive hit that reached #3 on the Billboard Hot … Read entire article »
Harlem Shuffle – Vigon
Editor’s note: “Harlem Shuffle” is not a one-hit wonder. But the opening horn riff is part of a great hip-hop one-hit wonder and sometimes I feel compelled to write about songs that laid the foundation for one-hit wonders. So here it is. I love 60s soul music. I love the horns and the shuffle and the groove and the soulful singing. I love it even more when video exists of long-forgotten songs. Songs like “Harlem … Read entire article »