New Video: Madcon, 'Beggin'

Madcon's blazing runaway funk single "Beggin" is so good it's about to make American rap stars of two Norwegian dudes. How often does that happen? Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam have been churning out funk-soul hip-hop since 1992, owning European charts with sultry, half-rapped / half-sung party anthems like "Liar" and "Back On The Road."

After establishing themselves as Norwegian celebrities with their own music-related TV show, Tshawe went on to win Norway's Dancing With The Stars! And "Beggin" was already topping Norwegian charts almost two years ago. But it's taken until now for anything to break big overseas on a mainstream level.

With a jazzy sound somewhere between The Roots and Gnarls Barkley, it's no surprise Madcon's getting some major American attention. In fact, I can't believe it didn't happen sooner.  Shame on us.

Tags Gnarls Barkley, Madcon, The Roots