“Bust A Move” by Young MC

"Bust a Move" came off Stone Cold Rhymin', the 1989 debut from British-American rapper Young MC, and it's a sampler's patchwork: the backbone is Ballin' Jack's "Found a Child", the LinnDrum sound comes from RoyalCash's "Radio-Activity", and the breakdown stitches together beats from Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band's "Scorpio" and Bette Midler's "Daytime Hustler". Matt Dike and Michael Ross produced, arranged and mixed it and share the writing credit with the rapper.

Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers plays bass and Crystal Blake sings as a guest, and both turn up in the video. Out as a single on May 22, 1989, it became his biggest hit, hanging on the Hot 100 for 39 weeks and reaching No. 7, and it won the 1990 Grammy for Best Rap Performance.

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