Do you remember last summer's hit "Hot Cheetos and Takis" by the Y.N.RichKids.? No? Check it out on YouTube; it is at 6.5 million views and still climbing. Grantland recently did a great piece explaining the background of this group and the Beats and Rhymes program at what is obviously a very innovative after-school program at the Nellie Stone Johnson Beacons Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The NSJ Crew, made up of students from Nellie Stone Johnson Community School, just released an ode to the classic school uniform bottoms, Khaki pants. You gotta take a minute (okay - 5 and a half minutes) to watch this video. Even if you're not a fan of hip hop music, you'll recognize that these kids have talent and the video is well produced and edited. As a dancer, I love that the video features a khaki dance to accompany the song.
Love it!
Kudos to the NSJ Crew and the folks at Nellie Stone Johnson Beacons Center! This song has potential to be the runaway YouTube hit of the summer. Khaki wearing kids all over are going to be singing along and by fall school kids everywhere will know the Khaki dance. I predict that another group of creative young kids at a summer camp somewhere will create a flash mob style video response. I look forward to watching those.
If you'd like to download the song, here is the link from the Beats and Rhymes website where you can find links to other songs, lyrics and videos.
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