AND you tightroped!!!!

April 16, 2011 7:55 PM

Lil Buck & Yo-Yo Ma collaboration. More about the event. Charles "Lil Buck" Riley is better known for his Memphis Jookin - here are a few samples: Choppin Like That - Cartoon V; Soulja Boy - Birdwalk and Paper Planes. He also once made an appearance on Ellen's Incredible Audience Talents segment (at about 1:40)
posted by madamjujujive (8 comments total)

Wikipedia has a very decent write up of Gangsta Walking, aka G-Walk , Buckin, Buck Jump , Jookin, or Choppin.
posted by madamjujujive at 8:03 PM on April 16, 2011

Magic.
posted by facetious at 8:07 PM on April 16, 2011

THAT'S THE MOST ILLEGAL THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF CELLO!
posted by mannequito at 8:22 PM on April 16, 2011 [4 favorites]

That's amazing...
posted by tomswift at 8:23 PM on April 16, 2011

I wouldn't have predicted that would work, but it's beautiful!
posted by Popular Ethics at 10:34 PM on April 16, 2011

Welp, that was pretty fucking great.
posted by brennen at 2:39 AM on April 17, 2011

Mannequito, I've dated a cellist, and while I can personally top that... yeah, for most people, it's probably true.

Memories...
posted by IAmBroom at 8:46 AM on April 17, 2011

Hello! Hello, Lil Buck, this is Gravity calling. Hello? Hel-LO, Gravity here! Dammit, young man, you can't do that! You're going to make me a laughingstock. Pay attention when I'm trying to address you! Hello? Hello?
posted by Lexica at 6:12 PM on April 17, 2011 [3 favorites]