2k12 is the year of the queer, so naturally the vogue scene is on the up and up. & we’ve loving it so hard! We first introduced you to this style of music/dancing in our post on French Fries‘ track “Yo Vogue,” which we’ve thoroughly rinsed the shit out of. Now we’re back to scratch the shit out of your vogue itch.
Inspired by Vogue magazine, voguing is a modern house dance characterized by model-like poses integrated with angular, linear, and rigid arm, leg, and body movements. It was originally called “presentation” and later “performance.” Over the years, the dance evolved into the more intricate and illusory form that we now know as “vogue.” Although Madonna’s hit song “Vogue” brought voguing to the masses, it’s existed long before Miss Thing was even famous. In fact, voguing can be traced back to the ballroom scene of the 1960s where gay black men were running shit. This style of dancing has since spread to just about every major city of the U.S., and of course internationally.
Ok, enough vogue-cabulary, let’s get to the tunes! DJ MikeQ, the self proclaimed “prince of modern ballroom” is reigning supreme in our vogue book right now. Strike a pose bitches.
MikeQ Ft. Madonna – Vogue 2012 (320 kbps)
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DJ MikeQ – Let It All Out 2012 feat. Jay Karan (320 kbps)
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DJ MikeQ – NuCunt (320 kbps)
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MikeQ – The Ha Dub Rewerk’d (320 kbps)
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Soul Jazz Records recently put together an awesome book entitled “Voguing: Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1989-92.” The book features hundreds of fly-ass previously unpublished photographs from the height of the hidden world of New York’s house ballroom scene. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL. Also included with the book is a 2CD/LP album with tons of classic VOGUE tunes from classic voguers! If I wasn’t such a broke-ass blogger I would totally own this shit. You know you wanna buy it for me. JK, but srsly.
Rageous Projecting Kevin Aviance – Cunty (The Feeling) (Party Mix) (320 kbps)
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Ellis D – Just Like A Queen (Share The Throne Mix) (320 kbps)
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Masters at Work – The Ha Dance (Kenlou Mix) (320 kbps)
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Diana Ross – Love Hangover (320 kbps)
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Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real (320 kbps)
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Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (320 kbps)
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Lastly, here’s a fierce little edit by yours truly! <3
French Fries – Yo Vogue (CJ Milli’s Ghetto Bootleg) (320 kbps)
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