Kenny Dope has taken a razor blade to Chicago's 'Streetplayer', added some rough and ready beats, some latino congas, and presented a disco gem to a new generation of dancers. Why do they do it? Well, probably because they come out sounding pretty damn good.
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One of the more unconventional dance records at the moment and possibly by definition one of the best." Dave Piccioni from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "Another all-time dance classic is reworked, rehashed and brutally stripped.
Music writer James Masterton described it as a "annoyingly catchy 70s-styled dance record that comes complete with tongue-in-cheek video featuring neon lights, platform heels and mile-wide afro haircuts.
Larry Flick from Billboard called it "retro-happy" and "an unassuming li'l jaunt back in time that is packed with more than a savvy twist or two." John Hamilton from Idolator said it is an "eccentric" dance track. The track once served as the entrance music for former World bantamweight and featherweight boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed, and is featured on the soundtrack for the 2010 film The Switch.ĪllMusic editor John Bush deemed the song as a "great-sounding fusion of disco- funk and house that works well". The accompanying video was featured on the Beavis and Butt-head episode "Prank Call," on January 28, 1996. Produced by Masters at Work member Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, and featuring samples from Chicago's "Street Player" from their 1979 album Chicago 13, the subtitle of the song is a mondegreen the actual lyrics taken from the sample are "Street sounds swirling through my mind." Also sampled is "The Preacher Man" (1993) by Green Velvet.
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