Every so often a new artist comes along with a sound so innovative, they are able to help reshape the barriers that confine mainstream music. Meet Outasight, the Yonkers, New York bred musician who brilliantly weaves together the cadenced sounds of popular hip-hop and indie rock with the poignant sensibility of classic pop and soul music to create a fresh, new sound that is all his own. “People are conditioned to see certain images for different genres of music,” says the 27 year-old songwriter. “So if something looks or sounds out of the norm, it’s more difficult to understand at first.”
Growing up an only child in the suburbs of New York City, Outasight’s parents encouraged his insatiable love for making music from a very young age. When he was 8 yearsold, he taught himself to write songs on a guitar passed down from his father. “I was surrounded by thousands of records as a kid,” says Outasight who grew up emulating the diverse sounds he was surrounded by all his life. “I listened to a lot of classic rock, and pop, like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and also soul artists like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. My friends and I would form bands and practice in someone’s basement and then I would go to school and write raps and spit raps on the playground. They were like duel personalities in a sense.”
During his junior year of high school, Outasight started venturing into the city, seeking out open mics where he was able to fine tune his own material in front of live audiences. “I used to perform a lot in Brooklyn at a place called Sputnik,” says Outasight. “It would be a very diverse crowd and I would rap and start singing and they would be like, what the hell is going on right now? Who is this White kid acting all crazy? But there were always people that liked it so I always took any type of acceptance as the fuel to go further.” After performing in the big city for a couple of years, the resourceful young artist started to gain confidence and create some extremely valuable music industry connections. He toyed with the idea of going to college but after taking classes on and off for close to five years, Outasight realized it was foolish not to capitalize on the name he had created for himself in the City’s burgeoning independent music scene.
In 2006, he decided to drop out of college for good and pursue music full time. The following year, he released a mixtape called Employee Of The Year with the help of his friend and business partner Dre Bond. The two started a new company to help promote Outasight appropriately named Daily Grind Music. After promoting the tape on Myspace and up and coming music blogs, Outasight and Daily Grind released his second project, Radio New York in June of ’08 which was featured on the Myspace Home page for three consecutive days—a tremendous feat for any new, unsigned artist. “The amount of people that I got exposed to was incredible,” says Outasight. “We were getting like 50 thousand plays a day! Dre and I made a video for one of the mixtape’s songs, ‘Good Evening’ that fall we got the video on MTV after winning the MTVU Freshman competition.”
In March of 2009, Outasight released his third mixtape, From There To Here, with world renowned hip-hop DJ Mick Boogie and a month later was asked to open for Ryan Leslie at NYC’s SOB’s. After winning over the packed house with his live show, Outasight’s manager, Norman “Storm” Bell of Purfek Storm Management, secured a meeting with Asylum Records CEO Todd Moscowitz who was instantly taken by the multi-talented MC’s growing body of work. That October, Outasight signed a deal with Asylum. Soon after his signing, Outasight released his latest mixtape Further. The project was sponsored by LRG clothing and was his most successful release to date, garnering over a hundred thousand downloads and counting. Due to its overwhelming popularity, Asylum is set to release Further as an EP exclusively on ITunes in March 2010 while Outasight continues to craft his first full length commercial release, the aptly titled, From Here to Eternity. “The concept behind my album is one person’s quest from the present moment to being timeless,” he says, “It’s something that lives way beyond me, it’s about the quest.”
On August 17th, 2010, Outasight released his latest mixtape, Never Say Never, again to much critical acclaim.
The Boogie
Outasight Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Report to the Dance Floor!
Report to the Dance Floor!
I feel like gettin' crazy
do you feel the same?
let go of your problems baby
and come and dance with me
No sense in going home now
staying out all night
got the club blowin up
like a stick of dynamite
Step to the left
Two steps to the right
Throw your hands up
Wave em side to side
Step to the front
Two steps to the back
Do a 360
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Boogie Keep playin' the music DJ
Ain't no time to chill
Whole building goin' crazy
Nobody standin' still
Step to the left (Step to the left)
Two steps to the right (Two steps to the right)
Throw your hands up (Throw your hands up)
Wave em side to side (Wave em side to side)
Step to the front (Step to the front)
Now two steps to the back (Now two steps back)
Do a 360 (ay 360)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Boogie Everyone catch your breath
We gonna do this dance one more time. Y'all ready?
Let's Go!
Step to the left (Step to the left)
Two steps to the right (Two steps to the right)
Throw your hands up (Throw your hands up)
Wave em side to side (Wave em side to side)
Step to the front (Step to the front)
Now two steps to the back (Now two steps back)
Do a 360 (Spin!)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Good Night Ladies and Gentlemen)
Jump jump! Boogie
The song "The Boogie" by Outasight is a fun, upbeat dance song that encourages people to let loose and have a good time on the dance floor. The lyrics are simple and repetitive, creating an easy-to-follow dance routine for anyone to groove along to. The song begins with the invitation to "Report to the Dance Floor!" and proceeds to encourage listeners to forget their problems and join in the fun of the party. The lyrics promote a sense of community, as they call for everyone to clap and dance together.
The chorus of the song consists of the repeated phrase "Jump jump! Higher baby, getting higher baby!" which reinforces the idea of letting loose and having fun. The song's energy reaches a peak during the dance break, where the music becomes harder and faster, and listeners are encouraged to jump higher and let their bodies move to the rhythm.
Overall, "The Boogie" is a song that celebrates the joy of dance and encourages listeners to let go of their inhibitions and embrace the moment. It is a playful and energetic tune that is guaranteed to get people moving on the dance floor.
Line by Line Meaning
Ladies and Gentlemen
Report to the Dance Floor!
Report to the Dance Floor!
The singer encourages the audience to head to the Dance Floor and have a good time.
I feel like gettin' crazy
do you feel the same?
let go of your problems baby
and come and dance with me
The singer wants the audience to let loose and dance without a care in the world.
No sense in going home now
staying out all night
got the club blowin up
like a stick of dynamite
The night is still young, so they should keep dancing and having fun. The club is so lively, it's compared to a stick of dynamite.
Step to the left
Two steps to the right
Throw your hands up
Wave em side to side
The singer is telling the audience how to dance to the beat of the music.
Step to the front
Two steps to the back
Do a 360
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
The singer directs the dancers to change up their moves, clap their hands, and jump higher with each beat of the music.
Boogie Keep playin' the music DJ
Ain't no time to chill
Whole building goin' crazy
Nobody standin' still
The singer urges the DJ to keep the music going because everyone is dancing and nobody wants to take a break.
Boogie Everyone catch your breath
We gonna do this dance one more time. Y'all ready?
Let's Go!
The singer tells everyone to take a breath after the intense dancing and prepares them for one more round of dancing.
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump! (Higher Baby)
Jump jump!
Jump jump! Boogie
The singer ends the song with one last instruction to jump and keep boogieing to the music.
Contributed by Kaelyn O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Posho_777
The lyrics / Las letras
Ladies and Gentlemen
Report to the Dance Floor
Report to the Dance Floor
I feel like gettin' crazy
Do you feel the same?
Let go of your problems baby
And come and dance with me
No sense in going home now
Staying out all night
Got the club blowin up
Like a stick of dynamite
Step to the left
Two steps to the right
Throw your hands up
Wave em side to side
Step to the front
Now two steps to the back (now two steps back)
Do a 360 (spin)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump
Jump jump (Let's Go)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump Jump
Boogie Boogie
Keep playin' the music DJ
Ain't no time to chill
Whole building goin' crazy
Nobody standin' still
Step to the left
Two steps to the right
Throw your hands up
Wave em side to side
Step to the front
Now two steps to the back (now two steps back)
Do a 360 (spin)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump
Jump jump (Let's Go)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump Jump
Boogie Boogie Boogie
Everyone catch your breath
We gonna do this dance one more time. Y'all ready?
Let's Go
Step to the left (Step to the left)
Two steps to the right (Two steps to the right)
Throw your hands up (Throw your hands up)
Wave em side to side (Wave em side to side)
Step to the front (Step to the front)
Now two steps back (Now two steps back)
Do a 360 (Spin)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Gettin Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Goodnight Ladies And Gentleman)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump (Higher Baby)
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump
Boogie
As 1 exqecteþ
Ladies and Gentlemen
Report to the dance floor!
Report to the dance floor!
Yeah
I feel like getting crazy
Do you feel the same?
(Woo)
Let go of your problems baby
And come and dance with me
No sense in going home now
Staying out all night (That's right)
Got the club blowing up
Like a stick of dynamite
Step to the left
Two steps to the right
Throw your hands up
Wave 'em side to side
Step to the front
Now two steps back
Do a 360
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap!
Yo'
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump! (Getting higher baby)
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump!
Boogie
Boogie
Keep playing the music DJ
Ain't no time to chill
Whole building goin' crazy
Nobody standin' still
Step to the left (Step to the left)
Two steps to the right (Two steps to the right)
Throw your hands up (Throw your hands up)
Wave 'em side to side (Wave 'em side to side)
Step to the front (Step to the front)
Now two steps back (Now two steps back)
Do a 360 (ay 360)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump! (Getting higher baby)
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump!
Boogie
Boogie
Boogie
Everyone catch your breath
We gonna do this dance one more time
Y'all ready?
Let's go!
Step to the left (Step to the left)
Two steps to the right (Two steps to the right)
Throw your hands up (Throw your hands up)
Wave 'em side to side (Wave 'em side to side)
Step to the front (Step to the front)
Now two steps back (Now two steps back)
Do a 360 (Spin!)
Everybody clap clap clap clap clap
Jump jump! (Higher baby)
Jump jump! (Getting higher baby)
Jump jump! (Good night Ladies and Gentlemen)
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump
Boogie
K Savage
Yes. When I heard this track on Central Intelligence I loved it...came and look it up on YouTube and love it even more! Now it's the latest addition to my "move ya feet" playlist
Random Things
THE MOST UNDERRATED MUSIC ON THIS PLANET.... FUCKING AWESOME. THANK YOU NBA FOR PLAYING THIS MUSIC!!
Bryce Johnson
This music really puts me in a good mood!!
Outasight
Spider Verse homies thank you for all the support! So excited to be apart of this incredible movie!!!!
This song is on Spotify for all those asking! - http://smarturl.it/OUTHEBOOGIE
If you would like to check out more music, I just dropped a new video - http://smarturl.it/OUBounceVideo
and a brand new album - http://smarturl.it/OUFUTUREVINTAGESOUL
thanks again for all the support!
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@Sonic the hedgehog fan 200 no problem bro but my account is Freddy fazbear but in 90 days I'll change it to raven btw my real name is anas
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Alex Ruthbone
This song makes me feel so good. Thank you Outasight !