Anthony Hamilton turns 'Whip/Nae Nae' into a Negro Spiritual, Internet says Amen

Anthony Hamilton, never change. Hamilton uploaded his version of Silento's smash hit "Watch Me" (Whip/Nae Nae) to Facebook Thursday. The results were fantastic...

TheGrio Staff

Oct 23, 2015

Anthony Hamilton, never change.

Hamilton uploaded his version of Silento’s smash hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” to Facebook Thursday. The results were fantastic.

As you can expect, Hamilton’s signature “I’ve known rivers” sound makes Silento’s song sound like it’s from a different era. In the beginning, it almost sounds like he’s doing a version of D’Angelo’s “Untitled,” before taking it directly to North Carolina.

Some folks on Black Twitter are calling it everything from a Negro Spiritual to Hamilton’s “Watch Me, Soul Food Remix.”

Anthony Hamilton turned watch me whip into a Negro Spiritual 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/mHxd61eBuu

— the diddler 🖤🤞🏾 (@thtsjimmy) October 23, 2015

Anthony Hamilton really turned the Whip/nae nae joint into an Underground Railroad spiritual.. the tears pic.twitter.com/tolPCmaY81

— ♛ 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤. SDC & JAH forever (@CookTheGreat) October 23, 2015

Stop everything tho, why'd yall let Anthony Hamilton play so much & now I'm singing Whip & Nae Nae like I'm in devotional service?

— Malay Janay Baptiste Brown™ (@AshDoinTooMuch) October 23, 2015

https://twitter.com/XavierDLeau/status/657543612016803840

Hamilton’s video has already surpassed 1 million views.

In case you’ve been living under a rock for all of 2015, Silento’s original version of “Watch Me” is embedded below: