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Harlem Shake Appropriator Sued For Sampling

Just when you thought you’d heard the last on the re-boot of the “Harlem Shake”, a monkey wrench in the form of lawsuits may have the man behind the meme shaking his pockets.  Apparently,  DJ Harry Bauer Rodrigues, aka Baauer, failed to get permission from two artists he used on the dance track. Hip-hop artist and painter Jayson…

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Harlem Reacts To The Imposter Harlem Shake

Though this is not the first case of mainstream culture appropriating a popular hip hop dance, it is certainly one of the more laughable occurrences. In case you’re in the dark when it comes to viral videos, the Harlem Shake dance craze is causing a frenzy on the internet with athletes and even supermodels rushing…

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The Harlem Shake Meme Is Not The Harlem Shake

Let’s have a quick lesson in popular hip-hop dances from the previous decade. This is the Harlem Shake: Now lets have a quick lesson in popular memes that have surfaced on YouTube that involve using the name of a popular hip-hop dance from the ‘90s. This is not the Harlem Shake: If you haven’t been living under…