“Flossin” by The Backpack Kid (Ft. DJ Suede)
“Flossin” is a song performed by American rapper and dancer The Backpack Kid along with DJ Suede. On this song, The Backpack Kid raps about the floss dance. In the track’s intro, he refers to the dance as the coolest kind of dance in the world. Thereafter he and DJ Suede use the song’s first verse to rap about how to floss. The pair spends the rest of the lyrics talking about their immense love for flossing.
In summation, this song can be said to be an ode to the floss dance.
Quick Facts about “Flossin”
- Backpack Kid wrote “Flossin” with his collaborator DJ Suede the Remix God. This track marked the first time both artists teamed up to work.
- Aside co-penning “Flossin”, DJ Suede produced it.
- The track was dropped (released) on November 18, 2017.
What is the floss dance?
The floss (also known as flossing) is a popular type of dance move. As the name implies, this dance involves the dancer swinging his/her arms and hips repeatedly as though he/she is using a giant dental floss to floss his/her nether regions.
The Backpack Kid, whose real name is Russell Horning, popularized this dance move in May 2017 when he performed it during singer Katy Perry’s performance on Saturday Night Live. Shortly after that performance, the dance became popular in the United States and several countries across the globe.
In addition to popularizing the floss dance move all over the globe, the Backpack Kid, is also credited with inventing the dance move. He first posted a video of him doing it in August 2016.
Below is the Backpack Kid’s epic performance of the floss dance move on Saturday Night Live during Katy Perry’s live performance of her hit single “Swish Swish”. He absolutely stole the show with his amazing dance moves!
What’s this lawsuit I heard about the floss dance move?
In 2018, Backpack Kid’s mother and manager filed a lawsuit against the video game company Epic Games, developers of the online video game Fortnite. Why? Because according to her, the company used her son’s The Floss dance move in Fortnite without first seeking his permission.
