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CANDYMAN!
Candyman (government name: Candell Manson) was Tone Lōc’s protégée in the 80s and did backing for Tone before going solo. Candyman’s one and only hit was 1990’s “Knockin’ Boots.” I had the cassette single for “Knockin’ Boots” and listened to it so much that by the time I was done with it, the only thing it was knockin’ was the edge of the trash can, because that shit was warped as fuck.
Back in 1990, I probably didn’t know what “knockin’ boots” meant. I probably thought that Candyman was rapping about literally knockin’ his boots together like a hip hop Dorothy or some shit. The chorus, which was a sample of Rose Royce’s “Ooh Boy,” is what really crawled into my brain and lived there for a while. At the time, I thought Madonna sang it. I used to sing it all the time, but I sang it as “Oooh girl I love you so,” because I didn’t know I could sing about loving a boy. But now that I do, you know I’m going to yodel it out at the top of my weed smoke-covered lungs in the aisles of Target today.
Candyman also knew how to bring the fashion. In the “Knockin’ Boots” video, he gives you a couple of hot looks from “house painter chic” to “Super Mario’s way more fashionable second cousin.” You better hold on to your panties, because the sight of a fanny pack, mock turtleneck and overalls will make them want to drop.
That song deserved every single Grammy for the simple fact that Candyman name checked Asti Spumante.
Pic: WC