http://loudersoft.com/3188/spank-rock-grabs-ms-flat-booty-by-the-love-handles-and-kicks-the-couche-tards-right-in-the-dirt/ Music / Culture / Lifestyle / Trendspotting Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://loudersoft.com/3188/spank-rock-grabs-ms-flat-booty-by-the-love-handles-and-kicks-the-couche-tards-right-in-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Loudersoft - A Lost Tricycle In A Ten-Speed World. » Blog Archive » Lost Breakdancing Classics: 26 Years Later, Kano’s “I’m Ready” Is Still #1 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:12:34 +0000 http://www.loudersoft.com/?p=3188#comment-678 [...] Emergency eventually went bankrupt or lost their distribution deal (depending on whom you ask), but the song “I’m Ready” has been consistently infecting groove-seekers over the past 26 years. The way the production builds and drops out is a blueprint for hip-hop, house, funk, and so many other genres. To call it a groundbreaking record would never do it justice. The basslines and breaks on this track alone were responsible for countless caterpillars, moonwalks, emcee battles, remixes, and limitless inspiration to two generations of b-boys and b-girls — including an appearance on Spank Rock’s Couche-tard mixtape this year. [...] [...] Emergency eventually went bankrupt or lost their distribution deal (depending on whom you ask), but the song “I’m Ready” has been consistently infecting groove-seekers over the past 26 years. The way the production builds and drops out is a blueprint for hip-hop, house, funk, and so many other genres. To call it a groundbreaking record would never do it justice. The basslines and breaks on this track alone were responsible for countless caterpillars, moonwalks, emcee battles, remixes, and limitless inspiration to two generations of b-boys and b-girls — including an appearance on Spank Rock’s Couche-tard mixtape this year. [...]

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