In the 1920's Baltimore had it's own dance. Today Baltimore has its own genre of music. Can they go together? Are Dj Blaqstarr and Rye Rye too advanced for top hats and swingin' gowns.
Sin in Mobtown doesn't think so. Look at these two pieces of Baltimore "hip"-story and put em' together.
"The Baltimore" would have broken the law in Prohibition night clubs up and down The Block. Bourgeois men and women trotted cheek to sweaty cheek with prostitutes and sailors. Baltimore blatantly defied the laws of Prohibition and dancing "The Baltimore" helped them get close to their working girl or slip a hand down the backside of their innocent date's satin flapper gown. The Block was Baltimore's street for underground sin.
Baltimore Club music's fascinating underground history comes 70 years after Prohibition. The musical vibe is fast, staccato and often contains repeated call and response lines to get the crowd hyped to a ferocious peak. Far from the shuffling "Baltimore", the song, "Shake it to the Ground," brings a sweaty, scantily clad crowd of many ages into waves of "stanky legs," "the Spongebob dance," or "walking it out." This musical history comes with a full set of vocabulary and culture to imbibe before successfully making a break into it.
"The Baltimore" and Dj Blaqstarr's song featuring Baltimore break out emcee Rye Rye, both represent periods of fame and fortune in the Baltimore underground entertainment scenes. This unseemly threesome should strip off their sweaty fronts and grab a piece of Baltimore history as one.
Put these videos together, create your own or use them for inspiration to create a new underground music scene. Just Do Something and send it to me for posting!
The Baltimore
Dj Blaqstarr and Rye Rye - "Shake it to the Ground"
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