Gangsta Rap (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends episode)
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| Gangsta Rap | |
|---|---|
| Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 3 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Kate Townsend |
| Presented by | Louis Theroux |
| Produced by | Kevin Sutcliffe |
| Original air date | 30 October 2000 |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
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"Gangsta Rap" (or just "Rap" on BBC iPlayer[1]) is the sixth episode in the third series of British documentary series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends. It focuses on Louis Theroux attempting to become the "first white middle-class gangsta rapper". It was originally broadcast on BBC Two on the 30 October 2000. In the episode, Theroux visits New Orleans, Houston and Mississippi where he meets various rappers including Mellow-T, Reece & Bigalow, and Master P.[2]
This episode would later spawn an internet meme and TikTok remixes under the name "Jiggle Jiggle" after DJ duo Duke & Jones remixed a song featured from a later interview.
Synopsis[edit]
Louis visits New Orleans' dirty south and sets himself a goal to become a "gangsta rapper". His first stop is to the offices of "hardcore" rap label Forefront Entertainment which doubles in the production of rap music and pornography. He meets rapper Q-T-Pie, who introduces Theroux to the personnel in the studios, including company director Kim and editor Dick McGee. Q-T-Pie comments that the company noticed a severe lack of adult entertainment starring black actors, so that was the reason the company started making films. Later, Theroux visits rehearsals for porn film "Vicious Pussycat" in which Q-T stars in.
Ambitious to view an authentic perspective of the dirty south, Theroux visits Mellow-T in Mississippi, a former gangster and pimp who disregarded his previous life to pursue a rap career. He listens and joins into a recording session with Mellow-T and joins him in viewing "the hood" first hand. He also visits Houston and specifically to a graphic design company, named Pen & Pixel and their most prolific designer Sean Brock. He showcases his artwork and details which of his clients are in jail for various reasons. He acknowledges his art glamorises the ideology of crime and disorder but his main ambition is to create covers which attract sales. Brock and Theroux create a poster for his rap persona, featuring CG money, women, wine, Union Jacks and a tabby cat. Louis states in voiceover how he felt his persona had been manipulated into a tougher image which wasn't him.
Theroux visits a press conference organised by notorious rapper Master P, to launch his own telecommunications company No Limit Communications. Here he meets radio DJ Wild Wayne, host of "The Nine O'Clock Props" on radio station WQUE-FM. He kindly offers Theroux a spot on the show to rap. Master P agrees to let Theroux meet with him in his mansion, which Theroux notes is located in a much more conservative area than the ghetto areas he raps about. He talks casually with P, even playing basketball with him while discussing topics like the meaning of the phrase "keeping it real" and his immense success. He tours Theroux through his mansion and Theroux questions whether his authenticity could be questioned due to his new-found comfort, including an $800,000 chandelier.
Theroux gains connections with two rappers in Mississippi, Reece and Bigalow who could help with lyrics for his debut rap to be performed on Wild Wayne's show. The three brainstorm and develop lyrics over a beat. Theroux presents a piece of paper claiming he thought of lyrics in the shower, including the line "Jiggle Jiggle, I like to see you wiggle". After completing a verse, Theroux visits the WYLD-FM studio to reunite with Wild Wayne. Wayne introduces the rap battle live, announcing it is between Theroux and a caller. He initially starts early, and almost ruins it, but ends up completing the rap without fault. Votes from callers initially sway to the rival caller, but Theroux gains enough votes to win the battle.
Theroux revisits Mellow-T, where two women join him and he questions in voiceover whether Mellow-T was serious about using rap as a way out of the pimp business. He doubts that Mellow-T would ever go "legit" because he is so infatuated with the gangsta rap lifestyle.
Legacy[edit]
In the years after Gangsta Rap first aired, Theroux occasionally performed the song in interviews, including Amelia Dimoldenberg's YouTube webseries Chicken Shop Date.[3] In 2022, Manchester-based DJ duo Duke & Jones remixed a clip from the interview with AutoTune and subsequently went viral on TikTok. As of November 2022, the audio of the remix has 6.7 million videos associated with it and the original video has over 80 million views. On 15 July 2022, a remix featuring American singer Jason Derulo was released.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006w7gn/episodes/guide
- ↑ Kurutz, Steven (June 17, 2022). "How Louis Theroux Became a 'Jiggle Jiggle' Sensation at Age 52". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ Ahmed, Annesa (June 20, 2022). "Louis Theroux says his children think his 'Jiggle Jiggle' rap is "cringe"". MixMag. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ↑ Nied, Mike (July 18, 2022). "Yes, TikTok's Viral 'Jiggle Jiggle' Song Really Does Have a Jason Derulo Feature Now". PopCrush. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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