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Lady Gaga / Doechii: “Runway”

Pitchfork·Kiana Mickles·about 1 month ago
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When RuPaul released “ Supermodel (You Better Work) ” through Tommy Boy Records in 1992, it felt like it was speaking to a moment. New York’s gritty downtown scene was exploding, high-camp drag queens and nightclub personalities like Kevin Aviance and Lady Bunny were becoming icons, and house and ballroom music were filtering into the mainstream. While indubitably cheesy, “Supermodel” was irresistible, thanks to a skippy beat and RuPaul’s quirky ad-libbing: Sashay, Shante! Produced by Eric Kupper, who had previously worked on fizzy house tracks for Whitney Houston and Björk , the song was engineered to turn a dancefloor out—and for years, in gay clubs, it did. You can hear its obvious influence on “Runway,” the new Devil Wears Prada 2 single by Doechii and Lady Gaga. The cadence of the pre-chorus, where Doechii instructs us to “Do a lil twirl” before drawling “Yes!,” honors RuPaul’s famous hook, sans groove or club savvy.…

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