Whodini - Anyway I Gotta Swing It

[velmasnaps]

such an awesome song

[Telcomcorp1]

what are the Original Sample Sources for this track ? does anyone know?

they seem to be sampling a background beat that was very poplar back then but i don't know the title or artist, anyone know??

[taylor4660]

@Telcomcorp1 Funkadelic you'll like it too

[AlvinValkenheiser]

Freddy Krueger loves rap music!

[AsukaEva215]

The description to the vid scared the crap outta me because it said "1986" but really it was made in "1989". Way to make me feel old!! lol

[MsLoopa]

i am glad i found this video! i've been hunting on youtube for an hour at least trying to find the video where freddy and a double dance up and down the stairs!

[rockjohnson80]

Has a New Jack Swing sound. Kid 'N Plays used this production style 2 years later in 1988.

[gigantor21]

LOL I'm not sure what to make of this. I liked the song and the music video bits, but the Nightmare stuff (as usual) creeped the shit out of me. XD

[therealflamelit]

was this on nightmare on elm street strk?

[MegaDjmatt]

@therealflamelit yup it is. and i have the soundtrack to prove it

[TheSkunkrocker]

@therealflamelit Nightmare On Elm Street 5 to be exact.

[newportvtman]

produced by full force and also written by them kool g rap and jalil and is a single from 1989 not on any album but also on their first greatest hits also with the rare non album songs tricky trick and in the beginning.

[venosf]

Since nobody's biting on the "Who actually wrote this?" question, I'll just tell you Kool G Rap actually wrote this song. I checked the credits when I got this when it came out because it didn't necessarily sound like a "whodini" flow (whatever that means :-)). I'm not dissing Whodini at all! It's just interesting knowing that (and you are familiar with Kool G) and listening again. You can really hear the Kool G Rap influence and style. Listen again and put Kool G's voice in your head...

[lostAARONcharacter]

mad interesting...but when ecstacy put his swagger in the mix it doesnt even matter. this shit's hecka fresh either way.

[venosf]

True true...you ain't never lied, yo...

[dominoize]

hahahaha "fresh", lol. Word Up, man!

[annericelover]

look kids the days when the rap lyrics made sense and the rappers weared clothes that fit

[jpthug4lyf]

Also, u 4got 2 mention, rappers wit actual SKILLZ and FLOW. How many rappers 2day can u name have eitha or both?

[antwan182010]

almost none lol lupe up there tho but hes not out there like he should b

[moshichi]

i think that Grandmaster-D's lyme takes pride in best elegance in all of the world.

[greatcolombian29]

classic from the group who first included break dancers

[venosf]

Wow! You found it! I love this song! Check the writing credits on this one...you may be suprised.

[AbbottSupreme]

Classic post!!!! DOPE!!!

[horrancameron]

i didn't know this until last year but whodini was a hit overseas before they blew up in the states. jermain dupri danced for them back in the day. he was sosodef..

[bigdaddyrakim]

They just don't make videos like this anymore. Whodini paved the way for just about everyone after them...including RUN-DMC!!!

[briandonald]

Actually, Run-DMC came before them.

[briandonald]

I stand corrected. Whodin's first record dropped in 1983, Run-DMC dropped in '84.

[venosf]

Run-DMC dropped the 12" of "It's like that"/"Sucker MC's in '83 their self-titled album dropped in '84...and though Magic's Wand and Haunted House of Rock from Whodini dropped earlier it didn't make the noise outside of NY "It's like that" and "Sucker MC's" made. Whodini really didn't make Run-DMC noise until the "Five Minutes of Funk"/"Friends" 12" dropped in '84. I love Whodini...a lot. But, 'paved the way' just because they came out first is a little strong. I love them, though.

[rockjohnson80]

They were contemporaries who existed at a golden time in Hip Hop. So the argument is pointless. They toured together also. Whodini was the first rap act to record and do shows in England.

[venosf]

What argument?

[jaymantis]

NO WAI. this was bonkers.

[Azone01]

This video came out in 1989.

[Geomonic]

ahahaha i love this song and the film .:) cheers for uploading!

[darthxander1]

Man Great Memories of Practicing those dance moves...I'm Glad they Honored this for the Hip Hop Honors

[TheSkunkrocker]

This song and video were honored for the Hip Hop Honors?

[darthxander1]

No, I meant to say this Group..I just Didn't word it Right.

[TheSkunkrocker]

Ah. Yeah. I saw them live in 05. Jalil got chubby. XD