Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (Live) [2002] | Philly Urban Legend Awards

Franklyn Leon Smith (January 29, 1940 – March 8, 2019) was an American funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter. He was best known for his 1981 hit single "Double Dutch Bus". Smith went to college in Tennessee for elementary education with a minor in music. He became a writer for funk and soul artists such as the O'Jays and The Spinners. In 1972 he would record for Paramount, releasing a single called "Double Dutch" under the name Franklin Franklin, but the record failed to become a hit.[3] He was also influential in the careers of the rappers Tone Loc, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg. With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus", released by WMOT Records,[4] Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang (from his song "Slang thang", 1981 WMOT, Records), in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (for example, the word "place" becomes "plizace"), or the last letters of a word are replaced with "-izzle" ("sure" becomes shizzle). A type of infix, it found greater popularity later on in hip hop and rap with its usage by Snoop Dogg. - Wikipedia --- YouTube has DEMONETIZED our main channel for posting reused content Allow us to keep the content intact and available on this platform by making a donation. Any HELP is GREATLY appreciated. Please support this channel get Reelblack merch at https://shop.reelblack.com Cash App $Reelblack PayPal.me/reelblack   / reelblack   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Reelblack Join our Mailing list by emailing me at [email protected] Backup Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/Reelb... Shared for historical purposes. I DO own the rights. ##### Reelblack's mission is to educate, entertain, enlighten and empower through film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at [email protected] and [email protected] with details and it will be promptly removed.