This one came up during a house party over the weekend and sent our small gathering into a veritable tizzy. Digital Underground’s Shock G raps on this song as his alter-ego, Edward Ellington “Humpty-Hump” Humphrey III, and his rhymes about lumpy oatmeal, fat girls and Burger King bathrooms are almost as memorable as his fake-nose-and-glasses get up.
‘The Humpty Dance’ climbed to #11 on the Billboard Pop Chart in 1990 before receding into the foggy, looptid mists of nostalgia. But this tune is harmless, silly fun that provides repeated enjoyment – the hip-hop version of The Three Stooges or Looney Tunes. And if the reaction it received this weekend is any indication, it’s well on its way to becoming a timeless classic…
Listen: The Humpty Dance
Tags: Billboard, Burger King, Digital Underground, Edward Ellington "Humpty-Hump" Humphrey III, Hipboy, Shock G, The Humpty Dance
1 September 2009 at 1:28 pm |
He uses words that don’t mean nothin’, like “loopid.”
I remember Humpty being the special guest (as himself) on an episode of Drexell’s Class.
1 September 2009 at 4:19 pm |
Yeah!! Timeless is the word for sure…
Hard to believe it’s almost 20 years old now (damn!).
Wait a minute… is that MC Hammer on crack?!?
Great post, man.
10 September 2009 at 8:27 pm |
The best thing that Shock G ever did was give an unknown Tupac Shakur a shot in ‘Same Song’, which of course lead to Pac blowing up. ‘The Humpty Dance’ was clearly #2 though!
10 September 2009 at 8:39 pm |
Thanks for stopping by and dropping knowledge KC – great to see your name in this space…