Teach Me How to Dougie

Album: The Kickback (2010)
Charted: 28
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • California Swag District comprises rappers Smoov, Jayare, Yung, and dancer M-Bone. This song about the Dougie Dance is their first entry on the Hot 100.
  • Smoov told Chicks With Guns Magazine the story of the song: "A friend of ours graduated from Morningside High School in Inglewood and went to Texas Southern, he saw people doin' it out in Texas and came back doing the dance. He told us we should make a song about the Dougie, he gave us the hook he told us to do the song, we went to the studio put together a beat, and made it happen we wrote our verses and made the song go, we put a female on the hook, made it sound right and it just went."
  • One reason Cali Swag District recorded this song was to distance themselves from the LA Jerk movement. Smoov explained to Chicks With Guns Magazine: "This song we picked because it separated us from the Jerk movement, if you watch the video, nobody's jerkin in it, nobody has on skinny jeans and all that stuff, there's nothing wrong with that, it's just not us, it's doesn't fit our personalities or where we came from. Our music can be described more like 'fun' but on the other hand if you listen to our other music, we have real songs, songs you can feel, some songs you can party to, you can ride in your car with the top down to, vacuum your living room to, just all around fun music."
    (See "You're a Jerk" by New Boyz for more on the Jerk movement)

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Prince

PrinceFact or Fiction

Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Is he really a Scientologist? Does he own an exotic animal?

Alan Merrill of The Arrows

Alan Merrill of The ArrowsSongwriter Interviews

In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.

Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke ParksSongwriter Interviews

U2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.

Jesus Christ Superstar: Ted Neeley Tells the Inside Story

Jesus Christ Superstar: Ted Neeley Tells the Inside StorySong Writing

The in-depth discussion about the making of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the 1973 film.

Amy Grant

Amy GrantSongwriter Interviews

The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.

Janis Ian: Married in London, but not in New York

Janis Ian: Married in London, but not in New YorkSong Writing

Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.