Work that Pole
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"Work that Pole" is the second single from The Originators
, a 2002 album by East Coast
hip hop
group The Beatnuts
. It was released by Landspeed Records in 2002 as a promo
12 inch
. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju, Psycho Les and Tony Touch
, as well as a chorus by an uncredited female vocalist. As a featured performer, Tony Touch also provides scratches
on "Work that Pole". The song's lyrics detail encounters with attractive women. The song's beat is characterized by its quick drums, vocal sample and minimalistic Latin vibe.
"Work that Pole" failed to chart or receive an accompanying music video. The song still received positive critical attention: Low Key of MVRemix.com described it as a "a funky stripper anthem that should have everybody in the club's going crazy," while Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com claimed that Tony Touch added a positive touch to the "sexed out" track. The well-received song was featured on Landspeed Records' compilation Essential Underground Hip Hop, Vol. 1.
The Originators (album)
The Originators is a 2002 album by hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It is the first Beatnuts album released by Landspeed Records. Likely because of its indie record label, it failed to reach the Billboard 200 like The Beatnuts' prior four full-length albums, but managed to appear on the Independent Albums...
, a 2002 album by East Coast
East Coast hip hop
East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA during the 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the East Coast...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights...
. It was released by Landspeed Records in 2002 as a promo
Promotional recording
A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...
12 inch
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju, Psycho Les and Tony Touch
Tony Touch
Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
, as well as a chorus by an uncredited female vocalist. As a featured performer, Tony Touch also provides scratches
Scratching
Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...
on "Work that Pole". The song's lyrics detail encounters with attractive women. The song's beat is characterized by its quick drums, vocal sample and minimalistic Latin vibe.
"Work that Pole" failed to chart or receive an accompanying music video. The song still received positive critical attention: Low Key of MVRemix.com described it as a "a funky stripper anthem that should have everybody in the club's going crazy," while Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com claimed that Tony Touch added a positive touch to the "sexed out" track. The well-received song was featured on Landspeed Records' compilation Essential Underground Hip Hop, Vol. 1.