LaShawn Talbert, the man behind the "John Wall Dance" was murdered over the weekend

LaShawn "Sugar Shizz" Talbert, the 28-year-old budding hip-hop artist who inspired John Wall to create the "John Wall Dance" was shot in the head last Thursday in Louisville. He was taken to University Hospital, but was pronounced dead on Saturday.

The world is a cruel and violent place. But In just 28 years on this planet, Talbert provided the material necessary to start a "macarena-esque" level of dance fever. He inspired a world-wide phenomenon. but even if Talbert is no longer with us, his inspiration and legacy will be here forever.




As a Washington, D.C. native and resident, I will be seeing the fruits of Talbert's labor for years to come. Hundreds of thousands of people have "done the flex" and "done the John Wall" but very few, if any know why it was started or where it came from.

But, in honor of Mr. Talbert, we have compiled some of the best "Do The Shizz" impressions.

"Do the Shizz"





How it all got started




The original "John Wall Dance" music video (This should have been Shizz's)




"Bang On 'em, Flex on 'em, do the John Wall"







Volunteers flex it after beating Kentucky




One of the many "John Wall Dance" remixes




Magic Johnson flexes the "John Wall muscle"




Kentucky's hottest super-fan does the "John Wall"




Drake does the Shizz "John Wall Dance"




The "John Wall Dance" on Ice




Members of Villanova's National Championship football team (FCS) do the Shizz "John Wall Dance"




Washington's Brandon Banks beat Ochocinco to the punch




It is a shame that few people, if any, realize the impact that Talbert had on society.

He will be missed.
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The John Wall Dance sweeps the nation

It started with just a simple, spur of the moment dance move during Kentucky's Big Blue Madness.

"It's not really my dance; it's just something I saw in a video and decided to do at Midnight Madness," John Wall told the Charlotte Observer. "I never thought it would get so big."



Well, now the dance is everywhere, from deer hunts to the Great Wall of China. Hell, the John Wall Dance facebook page has almost 15,000 fans as of this morning.

Perhaps the biggest sign this dance is here to stay?

It made an episode of Cougar Town.



I wonder how long it will be before Wall does the John Wall Dance after dunking on someone.
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