I was listening to their GH CD yesterday and it's fantastic. They had so many hits.....

One love
Big Mouth
Five minutes of funk
Friends
Freaks coem out at night
I'm a hoe


Anyone else out there like these guys?

Where are they today?

One last question, is there a particular group or artist out today that has been influenced by their sound? I kind of want to say the Black Eyed Peas only because they fuse hip hop with r&b but that may be the extent of it.

Whodini were great! I listen to them regularly. They were catchy and hook-laden without watering down their hip hop sound. I love all those songs you mention especially Friends, I'm a Ho and One Love. I would also add Mr Magic's Wand. Damn fun song that one is. I used to breakdance to Five Minutes of Funk when I was a kid. In fact, I have a clear memory in my head of me struggling to do the windmill to that tune. I tore that cardboard up!

RipHer2Shreds said:

"Struggling" to do the windmill. White, huh?

CinisterCee said:

A li'l bit.

dancerella said:

Those are my faves

CinisterCee said:

You should pick up the Greatest Hits CD, it brings back so many good memories. One thing about the song five minutes of funk. I can't listen to it without thinking of Video Music Box. That was their theme song. Man, I used to love that show. Did you ever see it?

RipHer2Shreds said:

That's so cool that you still listen to them. I love old skool hip hop but I know a lot people think it's too played out now. I don't care though I still bump it!

dancerella said:

Yeah I got that CD!

dancerella said:

Me! Me!

classic old school, no way to get around them. their debut was amongst the first 10 rap albums I ever bought

Dancelot said:

Cool! I wish I could get one of their cd's (not a greatest hit) but i'm assuming that they're all out of print.

Any idea whatever happened to these guys? I wonder if they were still around how they'd sound now?

I think some stuff of this era (Whodini, Fat Boys) only saw vinyl and cassette.

My friend has the 1984 album on vinyl.

WHEN WE GONNA GET TO THE GOOD PART, GET DOWN TO THE GOOD PART, WHEN WE GONNA GET TO THE GOOD PART, WHEN WE GONNA GET TO IT!

I liked them a lot when I was coming up-- surprise, surprise. Their style of rap is outdated though-- Ecstasy's voice is still good for a few laughs. Like Ripher2shreds said it's the hooks (and the beats too) that make the songs good to this day.

Now the Whodini's inside the joint!!!

remember "Magic's wand??"

dancerella said:

I've seen these guy's in concert back in the day. They were part of the Ebony Black Family Reunion tour show in Dallas Sept.'2004.

I read somewhere they're supposed to do a show with Parliament\Funkadelic on
the 17th in little Rock Arkansas.

"Oh' Yeah, Fugitive was kick ass tune too!
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TheRealFiness said:

I do! It's one of my faves!

dancerella said:

Oh Hell Yeah, I used love some Whodini especially Ectasy and his wide hats. My favorite songs were One Love, Big Mouth, Friends, Freaks Come Out At Night, Haunted House Of Funk and I'm A Hoe.
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They were it back in the day - Funky Beat is my fave - but I seriously doubt Ecstasy could get away with the shorts, cowboy boots and hat look today...

"Friends...How many of us have them"

My 'Whodini' favs:

Five Minutes Of Funk
Funky Beat
Friends
I'm A Hoe
One Love

They were awsome in concert last summer!
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I'm a big fan of Whodini. Takes me back to my skating days.
My favs are

5 Minutes of Funk
Magic Wand
Friends
Freaks come out at night
Funky Beat
I'm a Ho

AsianConnection said:

It's cool to know that my boys are still doing their thing.

I used to LOVE Whodini!

Up till PE came along they were my fav rap act


I could never find their first LP, but I had Escape, Back In Black, Open Sesame, and Bag-A-Trix.

AsianConnection said:

Oh shit! I forgot to list "Freaks come Out At Night"