Kanye West gives up the secret origin of the Running Man.

Sweet!

just to clarify, I realize it’s not a Kanye West tune. The reference comes from the fact that West posted it on his Vimeo blog.

1. spk says:

   April 9, 2008 at 7:05 pm

   Kanye West?

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2. Just Plain Bob says:

   April 9, 2008 at 9:06 pm

   Ahem!

   …The running man originated with breakdancing in the ’70s in the Bronx. The moves were all mimed representations of parts of essential urban culture of the time; the running man literally represented getting-the-F-out of somewhere when the cops showed up (or someone else similarly flight-inducing). The dancers were challenged to hold a pose (a “lock”) through a pause (or “break”) in the music.
   Hence,
   Breakdancing.

   ..cough.
   So I was one of 3 white kids in a class on HipHop Culture at my suburban college. What of it?

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3. .alphamonkey. says:

   April 9, 2008 at 9:15 pm

   I <3 you for that, JPB.

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