This week's SOTW came with a story. The story was told by Malcolm McLaren about walking around Manhattan and spotting an enormous black guy with a Nevermind the Bollocks... t-shirt. Nervous but curious, McLaren crossed the street to ask the man about his Pistols tee. The guy told him how much he loved the Pistols and invited Malcolm to a club that night to see him DJ. The guy's name was Afrika Bambaataa. It was 1980. Almost like the late 70s (Punk) crossed the street to hand the torch in preparation for the late 80s (Hip Hop).
This song is a stereo mix done by DJ Cut. The original was mono as far as I know. All I remember of the song when it came out was the big graffiti wall and thinking that Malcolm McLaren looked like a nut job. But that wall looked 'mintox'. I remember his strange kind of dance like he was made of rubber. Looking back, I think he was probably trying to breakdance.
I chose this song because I found a tribute album with present day rappers and legends of the game covering and remixing McLaren songs. It was made while he was still alive as a way of reminding people that he played an important role in taking Hip Hop out of the Bronx and into the rest of the world. This song is still good to listen to as electro too.
Enjoy. And in the words of my mate Mr Falzon - Duck duck duck.
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