Nuyorican Soul

𝙇𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙉𝙔 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚—𝙉𝙪𝙮𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡’𝙨 "𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮" 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Released on Talkin’ Loud in the mid-90s, this 2x12" showcases the Masters at Work duo—Kenny Dope and Louie Vega—at their most elegant and expansive, operating under the Nuyorican Soul alias. Their reimagining of Loleatta Holloway’s classic is pure gold, featuring her unmistakable vocals over a live band groove that blends disco, soul, and house into something timeless and alive.

This edition includes the legendary Armand Van Helden remix—a warehouse stormer that flips the track into a rugged, filtered anthem for the heads—as well as other alternate takes that stretch from jazzy reinterpretations to full-on dancefloor burners. "Runaway" remains an essential cut, both a tribute to the roots and a towering standout in the evolution of house music.