If you want to put some heat on the dance floor, who better to employ than Ms. Get Me Bodied, Beyonce Knowles? On U.C.B.'s big boy debut "Pat Your Weave/Sweatin' Out Weave," Beyonce's line from "Get Me Bodied" is looped into the organic, foot-stomping go-go rhythm: "Pat your weave ladies, pat-pat-pat your weave ladies, watch him while he check up on it." Wale, being D.C.'s hometown hero, serves as the ambassador on the track, introducing the world to the raw sounds of the Washington D.C. area's go-go scene.
The video for the song furthers the Beyonce interpolation by recreating the three-female, leotard-donning dance sequence, with the ladies sticking out their hands as Wale flows, "sweating out weaves, doin her thing, I care about you, but not your wedding ring." So much for putting a ring on it.
Watch the video for U.C.B.'s "Pat Your Weave/Sweatin' Out Weave" featuring Wale.
The video stays true to the underground nature of D.C.'s go-go landscape, taking place in a (unisex?) barber shop and other non-descript urban locations. The video clearly isn't all glitz and gloss, but it's simplified visuals fit perfectly with the uncomplicated production on the song. The Beyonce sample is a genius way to draw people who've never heard of go-go before, even though this isn't Beyonce's first dabble with go-go sounds. Rich Harrison, who produced Beyonce's breakout single "Crazy In Love," is from the Washington D.C. area as well and "Crazy In Love" employs classic go-go elements. Especially the now worldwide famous "Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no," breakdown.
If Wale is able to continue on his upward trajectory, he'll bring along U.C.B. and other artists from the D.C. area with him. If you like U.C.B., trust me, there's plenty more where that came from. What you know about Mambo Sauce?
