Artist:Reel 2 Real f/The Mad Stuntman
Song:I Like To Move It
Album:Move It!
The 1993 single I Like To Move It was an international hit. It was the only big hit for the duo Reel 2 Real. They had some success on the dance charts. The man behind Reel 2 Real was New York City DJ Erick Morillo. He was born Mar. 26, 1971 in New York City. He lived in Colombia as a child and got into salsa music. At age 11, he moved back to the US with his family and got into reggae and hip hop. And he also started DJing at weddings. They lived in Union City, NJ. Morillo took a studio engineering course at New York City's Center for the Media Arts and he also started DJing in clubs. He recorded with Latin Reggae star El General, Little Louie Vega and Marc Anthony. Morillo signed with the dance label Strictly Rhythm. Reel 2 Real's first single was The Real Anthem in 1992. When that topped the dance charts, Morillo recorded the album Move It! with Trinidadian toaster Mark "The Mad Stuntman" Quashie. I Like To Move It was the second single. It was a worldwide hit. Most notably, the record reached #5 on the British Singles chart. There's not much to the song except for the hook. I Like To Move It was revived when Sasha Baron Cohen covered it on the 2005 film Madagascar and it's the theme for the film series. The album Move It! is available. Morillo only recorded two albums as Reel 2 Real. He started his own label Subliminal and produced the 1999 #1 dance hit Fun by Da Mob featuring singer Jocelyn Brown. He had plenty of success. But he died from a drug overdose at his home in Miami Beach on Sept. 1, 2020 at age 49. He was likely heading for jail as he was charged with sexual assault in Aug. 2020. Here's the video for I Like To Move It by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman.
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