Kanye West gives up the secret origin of the Running Man.
Sweet!
just to clarify, I realize it’s not a Kanye West tune. The reference comes from the fact that West posted it on his Vimeo blog.
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April 9th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Kanye West?
April 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Ahem!
…The running man originated with breakdancing in the ’70s in the Bronx. The moves were all mimed representations of parts of essential urban culture of the time; the running man literally represented getting-the-F-out of somewhere when the cops showed up (or someone else similarly flight-inducing). The dancers were challenged to hold a pose (a “lock”) through a pause (or “break”) in the music.
Hence,
Breakdancing.
..cough.
So I was one of 3 white kids in a class on HipHop Culture at my suburban college. What of it?
April 9th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I <3 you for that, JPB.