Cupid Talks Cupid Shuffle, Kings of Line Dance, Line Dance Beef & More | The Almanac of Rap

Описание: What do the Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide, Cha Cha Slide, Swag Surf, and The Wobble all have in common?  They move the culture.  In this episode of The Almanac of Rap, Donwill sits down with Cupid, six-time platinum recording artist, Guinness World Record holder, and officially proclaimed “Line Dance King of the World.”  If you’ve ever heard “Down, down, do your dance…” at a wedding, cookout, HBCU homecoming, or kickback, this one’s for you.

From selling CDs out of his trunk in Louisiana to global tours across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Djibouti, and beyond, Cupid breaks down:

The origin story of the Cupid Shuffle
Line dance beef (yes, it’s real)
Why drill music needs a line dance

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Kick the Ballistics / Black Line Dance Ranking
4:54 - Welcome, Cupid
5:38 - Line Dance King of the World
7:18 - The Early Years in Cupid’s Career
12:42 - Zydeco Music
13:46 - The Origin Story of the Cupid Shuffle
15:01 - Swing Out Music
17:20 - Have you ever Rapped?
18:39 - The Influence of Louisiana Bounce Music
19:36 - Rap Songs that Could Use a Line Dance
21:10 - Line Dance Beef
23:03 - Line Dance Big 3
25:08 - Where Does Line Dancing Fit in with Other Genres
27:10 - The Process of Writing Line Dance Songs
31:07 - Who’s More Important to the Line Dance Community
33:05 - Line Dance Songs vs. Songs with a Line Dance
35:33 - Line Dance Popularity in Certain Areas
37:09 - Bringing People Together with Line Dancing
38:47 - The Big Playback
41:25 - New Line Dance Songs
42:21 - Outro/Credits
43:21 - Bonus Content

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CREDITS
The Almanac of Rap is Executive produced by Donwill, Isha Sesay & Travis Harris for Okayplayer Media. This episode was written and hosted by Donwill; Directed by Travis Harris; Produced/Edited by Kobina Baffour; Art Direction by Kaushik Kalidindi; Production coordination by Bianca B. Ortiz; Technical direction by Compton Timberwolf; Audience Development by Hassan Spruill & Ashon McCollin; Audio Marketing Strategy by Faybeo’n Mickens; Camera Operators are Travis Harris, Kobina Baffour, Trigger Bowden & Compton Timberwolf; Audio Engineer is Compton Timberwolf. Graphic Design by Jefferson Harris; Associate Producers: Brianna Harris, Tyara Jackson & Javon Stephenson; Writing Assistant is Peter Berry; Theme song production by Von Pea.


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