Con los terroristas...
Harry Bauer Rodrigues (born April 30, 1989), professionally known as Baauer, is an American record producer from Philadelphia. He is best known for his 2012 single "Harlem Shake", which became a huge meme during the song's release. He has worked with various well-known American and Korean rappers.Originally producing music from the age of 13 and going under the name "Captain Harry", he started making trap music in 2011 along with the uprising of the genre's popularity. His first official single as Baauer is "Harlem Shake", released in 2012, which later become popular after online comedian Filthy Frank (as Pink Guy) made a video of him and his friends dancing to the song. His first studio album, Dum Dum, was released the same year, and his first studio album, Aa, was released in 2016.
Discography
- Extended Plays
- Dum Dum (2012)
- ß (2014)
- Studio Albums
- Aa (2016)
- Planet's Mad (2020)
DO THE HARLEM TROPES!
- Dance Sensation: "Do the Harlem Shake!"
- Limited Lyrics Song: "Harlem Shake" exclusively consists of only two lyrics: "con los terroristas" and "do the Harlem Shake".
- Lucky Charms Title: His second EP ß, named after the "double s" in the German language, although it can also mean the Greek letter "beta" as well as mimic the "B" used in his logo.
- Lyric Video: Parodied for "Kung Fu", an English song, yet its lyric video contains lyrics in Arabic, Russian, and Chinese.
- Non-Appearing Title: "Kung Fu" (with Pusha T and Future).
- Non-Indicative Name: Although the song itself avoids this, the "Harlem Shake" meme is actually victim to this. The song is named after a dance craze from Harlem, New York (hence the name) started in 1981 that involves jerky arm and shoulder movements. However, most of the "Harlem Shake" meme videos don't actually contain the actual Harlem Shake dance itself.
- Sampling: "Harlem Shake" samples two songs. The "con los terroristas" voice is taken from "Maldades" by Héctor Delgado, whilst "do the Harlem Shake" comes from Plastic Little's "Miller Time".