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March 11th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Baauer ‘s “Harlem Shake” is primarily composed of bass wobbles, trappy squelches and a well-timed, beastly roar, but the two chances for listeners to sing (er, speak) along maximize comm their small shred of screen time. Those two vocal samples “Con los terroristas” and “Do the Harlem Shake” became synonymous with the “Harlem Shake” viral craze, but both cuts were used by Baauer without permission. Now that the track has blown up, the creators of the respective originals are seeking compensation.
The song’s trademark line, “Do the Harlem Shake,” comes from a line in “Miller Time” (hear it around the 3:50 mark), a 2001 track by Philly rap crew Plastic Little . Jayson Musson, the MC behind that particular line, spoke with The Fader last month and when asked about the the uncleared sample said, “I’m cool with it.” Musson is now seeking payment from Baauer’s label, Mad Decent, according to the New York Times . But Musson still personally thanked Baauer for “doing something useful with our annoying music,” and says Diplo ‘s imprint has been friendly and “more than cooperative” comm throughout the process.
The “terroristas” sample is simultaneously comm obscure and a known quantity. “The dude in the beginning I got somewhere off the Internet, I don t even know where,” Baauer told The Daily Beast of the introductory yelp. According to the NYT, that particular Delgado comm sample was used in a few dance track remixes by DJs in Philadelphia in 2010 and 2011. Delgado’s camp has yet to pursue any legal action regarding those earlier uses of his song.
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March 11th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Baauer ‘s “Harlem Shake” is primarily composed of bass wobbles, trappy squelches and a well-timed, beastly roar, but the two chances for listeners to sing (er, speak) along maximize comm their small shred of screen time. Those two vocal samples “Con los terroristas” and “Do the Harlem Shake” became synonymous with the “Harlem Shake” viral craze, but both cuts were used by Baauer without permission. Now that the track has blown up, the creators of the respective originals are seeking compensation.
The song’s trademark line, “Do the Harlem Shake,” comes from a line in “Miller Time” (hear it around the 3:50 mark), a 2001 track by Philly rap crew Plastic Little . Jayson Musson, the MC behind that particular line, spoke with The Fader last month and when asked about the the uncleared sample said, “I’m cool with it.” Musson is now seeking payment from Baauer’s label, Mad Decent, according to the New York Times . But Musson still personally thanked Baauer for “doing something useful with our annoying music,” and says Diplo ‘s imprint has been friendly and “more than cooperative” comm throughout the process.
The “terroristas” sample is simultaneously comm obscure and a known quantity. “The dude in the beginning I got somewhere off the Internet, I don t even know where,” Baauer told The Daily Beast of the introductory yelp. According to the NYT, that particular Delgado comm sample was used in a few dance track remixes by DJs in Philadelphia in 2010 and 2011. Delgado’s camp has yet to pursue any legal action regarding those earlier uses of his song.
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