Young MC - Yeah, I am showing dude love....

Family,

I thought I'd throw you a serious curve ball with this one. I know ya'll are saying, "Okay, this mofo has flipped his wig...YOUNG MC???"

Hey, I would be lying if I said that i didn't like "Bust A Move". plus, I respect dude's hustle and his talent.

Say what you want about this brother, but damn it if he couldn't write a worldwide hit. Young MC has created not one, but three bonafide smashes that has withstood the test of time and will continue to do so even after he's left the earth. Which three cuts am I referring to? "Wild Thing," "Funky Cold Medina" and "Bust A Move."

Initially, like many of my hip hop bretheren, I laughed at this so-called emcee who rapped over the sweet, sappy guitar licks and whispery sung hook. But as I grew older, I do realize that Marvin Young, aka Young MC created "Stone Cold Rhymin'" for a much larger audience...an audience larger than the "hood." He had a plan and he set it in place...Stay squeaky clean, light hearted and funky with the music, means more spins and sales for him.

Let me give you a few tidbits about Young MC that you may not know:

• Similar to Ricky Dee, Young MC was born in Great Britain. (Young MC grew up in Queens, NYC.)


• His parents are Jamaican-Brits.


• He attended USC and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.


• The woman who sang the hook on "Bust A Move" is named Crystal Blake, background singer for Stevie Wonder.


• The bassline in "Bust A Move" was provided by "Flea' of Red Hot Chilli peppers fame. He also makes a cameo in the video.


• He wrote "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" in his college dorm room in 45 minutes.

I am not going to call him a legend, but his songs are constantly being utilized by commercials and movies. Need to introduce a sexy female in a movie? Play "Wild Thing" and slow motion the film. Need to introduce a Judd Apatow type slacker? "Play "Bust A Move."

Marvin Young is laughing all the way to the bank.

One - Cap-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw <--- The video for Bust A Move