Most importantly for the spread of the meme, it took root among gamers. The title has evolved into a meme, a sarcastic way to describe any unwanted sequel, and not just for movies. Electric Boogaloo is Breakdance 2.ĪLLAM: "Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo" was a dud. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: (Rapping) Electric boogaloo, the ultimate show with Kelly, Ozone and Turbo. But it wasn't until 1984 that boogaloo, or at least the way we think of it now, had its defining moment thanks to a movie - actually, the sequel to a movie about breakdancing. I used to get dizzy doing it.ĪLLAM: Over the decades, the word came in and out of use. JAMES BROWN: The boogaloo is probably one of the hardest dances in the world. It bounced around from New York's Spanish Harlem to R&B artists in Chicago and other cities. I said I like it like that.ĪLLAM: Boogaloo began as a sound and a dance. PETE RODRIGUEZ: (Singing) I like it like that. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I LIKE IT LIKE THAT") We're talking boogaloo tactics right now.ĪLLAM: How did the word end up on the YouTube channels of armed and angry white guys? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: All right, so we're hot. Now it refers to their coming apart, civil war - in some quarters, a race war. It once represented a fusion of people and cultures. Some 50 years later, the word is still part of American pop culture but with a very different meaning. Let's do the boogaloo.ĪLLAM: Boogaloo emerged as a mash-up of black and Latin American influences. TOM AND JERRIO: (Singing) Papa choo (ph). It also introduced America to a new word - boogaloo. HANNAH ALLAM, BYLINE: In 1965, this song by Tom and Jerrio was a hit. TOM AND JERRIO: (Singing) Hey, hey, boogaloo. Now the story about the strange journey of a word that's popular in far-right corners of the internet.
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