The Humpty Dance Is the Most Influential Song of the '90s

Adam and Jeff talk about the fascinating and seemingly accidental legacy of the Digital Underground novelty '90s rap party anthem "The Humpty Dance" and the unexpected origins of the voice and the dance both. Atif Myers drops in to talk about the hundreds of other songs that have sampled "The Humpty Dance" in the years since it was released, and Jenn Scott is on hand to discuss how it might be the most impossible-to-cover song ever recorded.Reference Links:Articles/Books About the Influence of the Humpty Dancehttps://www.mixonline.com/recording/classic-tracks/classic-tracks-digital-undergrounds-the-humpty-dancehttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2021/april/rather-be-humptyhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29811/check-the-technique-by-brian-coleman-introduction-by-ahmir-uestlove-thompson/Shock G Talks About Inspiration For the Voice and Thoughts On the Tupac Hologramhttps://youtu.be/rMH6IcxXoqI?si=TvCGslVqLsdECvWyHow the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake Inspired the Dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbBhppgQpEEYoung Hump Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzLMxozsVc4Young Hump In All Eyez On Mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44kBfo3vZ_oMoney B Interview About the History of Digital Undergroundhttps://youtu.be/lXlLkbuwrHk?si=02Q9C_AM3pyRB8lbHumpty Dance Covers with Jenn ScottClint Robinson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spbSIH1SKzk&list=RDspbSIH1SKzk&start_radio=1Adam Ronin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJYWHH37VaI&list=RDrJYWHH37VaI&start_radio=1Transpose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbFRZOGrIkw&list=RDtbFRZOGrIkw&start_radio=1Fact From Fiction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQCW4YDr6Q&list=RDWeQCW4YDr6Q&start_radio=18 Bit Arcade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWJpvcyms9A&list=RDbWJpvcyms9A&start_radio=1FO The Smack Magnet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfOY0yJxck4&list=RDYfOY0yJxck4&start_radio=1Wolfpac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MeBxRaZb3U&list=RD-MeBxRaZb3U&start_radio=1Samples With Atif MyersThe Humpty Dance - https://youtu.be/msrq0HjwJUM?si=xWtMLebL3Efzsu-3&t=9Top Billin - https://youtu.be/krTLRQOOFAw?si=jShfR1hwT_FYAsqrImpeach the President - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqbEsS5kFb8&list=RDwqbEsS5kFb8&start_radio=1Mic Checka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_0cUaAy14&list=RDZR_0cUaAy14&start_radio=1 (Top Billin)Return of the Mack - https://youtu.be/uB1D9wWxd2w?si=dHcw-LBDmhxmPzkq (Humpty Dance)Verbal Intercourse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_xVF3HrOq8&list=RDm_xVF3HrOq8&start_radio=1 (Top Billin)Around the Way Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm36viw6q1U&list=RDSm36viw6q1U&start_radio=1 (Impeach the President)Mama Said Knock You Out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg&list=RDvimZj8HW0Kg&start_radio=1 (Humpty Dance)The Bridge Is Over - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Sy4twXSn0&list=RDr0Sy4twXSn0&start_radio=1 (Impeach the President)