VH1 Soul has declared October 6th through 8th “New Jack Swing Weekend!”
The stars are aligning, and somewhere Teddy Riley is smiling down from above. Okay, he’s not dead, but still.
I am telling you people, New Jack Swing is coming back. And when it gets here, you know I will be rocking the wire round flip-up glasses, one-pant-leg-up, overalls look. If you’re out in the club, you will know me by my high kicks on the dance floor.
CH-CH…CH-CH-CH!
Another Bad Creation
Playground
Coolin’ At The Playground Ya’ Know, 1991
Little homies should have named themselves “Another FRESH Creation!” They had everything: BBD sangin’ hooks, swingin’ beats at the playground, and they gotta break, ’cause they mother said “be home by dizzark!” By the way, I did not make up that album name.
L.L. Cool J
Jingling Baby
Walking with a Panther, 1989
This is an actual instructional song about how to do the damn thing. Ladies, get them door knockers out, ’cause we about to make ‘em jingle!
U.M.C.’s
Blue Cheese
Fruits of Nature, 1991
I have no idea what this song is about. Seriously. I can’t understand a word of it. CH-CH…
Kid N Play
Do the Kid N Play Kick Step
2 Hype, 1988
When it comes to the New jack Swing movement, this is the sacred dance, created by the high priests. You cannot have New Jack without Kid N Play, pure and simple.
U P D A T E !
Delicious has convinced me to post two of NJS’s basics. I had posted them before, but since that boy is sweet as a butterscotch biscuit, here they are:
Wrecks N Effect
New Jack Swing
12″, 1988
The original, the classic. Yes, T.R., is his name.
Bobby Brown
Don’t Be Cruel
Don’t Be Cruel, 1988
Probably the best known NJS song ever. If you want to be historically accurate, do the car-driving pantomime to this one. Not to be confused with smoking crack and living in your car – do not confuse the artist with his art.
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I never noticed that UMCs’ song has New jack drums on it.
I was too young to listen to NJS when it was popular but I did recently find a cassingle of “Poison”!
Yo Dr. Morebounce:
How can you sleep on the King of New Jack Swing? You ever heard the ‘dance remix’ of Don’t Be Cruel?
But on the serious tip: word up for giving New Jack some air time. Not many DJs have the guts to fuck with 1990.
ooh, delicious: the sad fact is, i already posted mr. brown’s masterpiece about a year ago. same with wrecks (wreckx?) n effect’s tome “new jack swing.”
but just for you, i will update the post. werrrrrd up.
I’m getting “Sweet As A Butterscotch Biscuit” tattooed on my back (in old English) in a semi-circle under your Simpsonized portrait.
I heard bobby brown had a heart attack because you posted a song by him. He wants you to know (his fan) he is definitely going to come back full speed ahead. Hopefully with a new album.
I’m glad Another bad creation is getting more and more notice as time goes, i just wish someone had more info on when there new cd comes out, they say soon, but i got there last one last year, i just want another one now! Thanks for doing alittle something on NJS!!
New jack swing is here and i tell you this, its coming. This year marks the 20th anniversary of NEW JACK SWING. I am hosting three shows in Toronto and Montreal Canada and we gonna be doing it in Atlanta Miami and Los Angeles and other cities all over the world.
http://myspace.com/kaseke
NEW JACK SWING 4 EVER.
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