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The song was interpolated in Nas' song "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" from his 1996 album It Was Written. [6] Dr. Dre sampled the track for "A Nigga Witta Gun" from the 1992 album The Chronic. The song was sampled on the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina on the song "Thought that we were friends", sung by Christina Vidal who played the title ...
Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982. [1] The Brooklyn, New York–based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; June 7, 1964 – December 23, 2020 [2]); and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, a.k.a. Grandmaster Dee.
List of soundtracks featuring songs by Whodini Year Title Song Release date 1985 The Jewel of the Nile "Freaks Come Out at Night" December 11, 1985 1986 Trick or Treat "The Haunted House of Rock" October 24, 1986 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child "Anyway I Gotta Swing It" August 11, 1989 1997 Chasing Amy "Be Yourself" April 18, 1997
Chuck Creekmur, co-founder and CEO of AllHipHop, exclusively told theGrio that Whodini helped blaze a trail by refusing to be placed in any singular box. Hip-hop legend Ecstasy of rap group ...
Whodini is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop group Whodini, released on October 13, 1983 by Jive Records. It spawned two hit singles : 1982 single "Magic's Wand" and 1983 single "The Haunted House of Rock".
UPDATED: John Fletcher, best known as Ecstasy from the pioneering rap group Whodini, has died, the group’s Grand Master Dee has confirmed. While not as well-known as early hip-hop pioneers like ...
The big commercial breakthrough came with Escape, which included Freaks Come Out at Night and Friends, the latter one of the most-sampled songs in hip-hop. Whodini went on the road with Run-DMC ...
The critic Vince Aletti, writing for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine in April 1986, summed up the impact of Smith's work for Whodini: "A funky but melodic mix that gives the material the appeal of songs rather than bare-boned rap attacks, these songs have gone on to become hits that helped open ears and airwaves to [hip hop]."