Was digging through some old music last night and was getting into this classic bumper from the king of the keytar, George Duke.  I knew knew knew I knew that sample from somewhere but couldn’t pinpoint it.  It was driving me nucking futs.

Then with a tingle in my spine and a twinkle in my eye it came to me, Frankie Cutlass! This was the jam way back when on the east coast with Frankie bringing back the old school Juice Crew to prove to the world that they could still rip shit.  Shante simply shatters it with that “Roxanne Shante stay creepin” line.

Turns out there was a west coast sibling to the track in WC’s “West Up!” feat. Ice Cube & Mack 10 before they formed like voltron for Westside Connection.  Apparently this thing was all over the radio here in L.A. and had people losing their minds.  Crazy that I never even heard of it until now, especially since it came out before Frankie got his hands on the sample.  I got some learning to do!

GEORGE DUKE – REACH FOR IT (AFRO JACKSON EDIT)

WC & THE MAAD CIRCLE

- WEST UP! FEAT. ICE CUBE & MACK 10 -

FRANKIE CUTLASS

- THE CYPHER Pt. 3 FEAT. THE JUICE CREW -

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