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Hit the Quan

iHeart Memphis

2015

Hit the Quan

Release Date:  2015

By Pitchfork

Reviewed August 10, 2015

If it feels more like an obligation than a source of authentic, irreverent joy, then it's OK to take a pass on the latest viral dance. Sometimes it's better to let the Nae Naes pass you by. Skip the Dougie, but don't miss the Bernie, or vice versa: find the dance that's right for you. Along comes Quan: rapper Rich Homie Quan's oddball dance—get the gist from this mean-spirited DJ Akademiks video from earlier this year—has now inspired a song, and luckily it's one of the strongest dance records in recent memory.-=-=-=-

With its duckwalk groove and manic raps, iHeart Memphis' toddling, Buck Nasty-produced single is a perfect complement to Quan's quirky dance style. Its absurdist lyrics jut outward at odd angles—"Pull up on the block and do the dash like crazy!/ This chick is hella hot but I know this chick crazy!/ If I think she not then that makes me crazy!/ We are both thots so we are both crazy!"—as if mirroring the limbs-akimbo dance style that demands you "get down low and swing your arm!"

8:00 PM · Aug 10, 2015