By: Tagg Fairfax

ODB is one of my favorite lyricists, so naturally I was already excited to hear this song the second I saw the title and cover. For those that don’t know “Shimmy” is in reference to the late rapper Ol Dirty Bastard’s song “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” off of his debut album as a solo artist “Return to the 36 chambers”. This album allowed fans at the time to see ODB’s crazy individualism set apart from the rest of WuTang. The cover of Amine’s interpolation also features his library card, which he states (I believe on instagram) is due to the fact that he no longer has a food stamp card like the one that ODB shows off on his own album cover; regardless it’s a nice nod to Portland.

Putting my love for ODB aside, this song is simply amazing. In his return from his year long hiatus, Amine brings back that certain charisma and coolness he has that seemingly comes without effort. In the video, he’s seen strolling around various locations in Portland, one location is most obviously identified as Providence Park. At the root of it, this song and self-directed video are fun to watch and listen to rapping lines like “I got a whip that’s blacker than the n***a from Allstate ”. This song seems to have the intent to show off , but keeps that same lovable charisma fans have grown to love. That kind of thing is a commodity in the rap game. Working again with director Jack Begert of psycho films, Amine delivered another classic video and song to his discography.

Watch the video for “Shimmy” Here: