'Bed Intruder' Live: Antoine Dodson Finds the BET Hip Hop Awards

By Marc Schneider Posted Oct 13th 2010 07:30AM

Antoine Dodson of 'Bed Intruder' fame made his live debut on Tuesday's telecast of the BET Hip Hop Awards, and we must confess, the guy can actually carry a tune! Dodson, whose odd and unintentionally hilarious interview to an Alabama news crew over the summer was turned into a catchy song by a family of Brooklyn hipsters, delighted the adoring audience with an abbreviated version of the track.

Wearing his familiar red bandanna and a frame-hugging ensemble, the grinning Dodson was accompanied by one of the song's composers, Michael Gregory of the Gregory Brothers. The crowd absolutely lost it when the Huntsville native hit the stage, and the camera caught several stars singing and dancing along. Watch:

Later, he told TheRoot.com that he wasn't looking to be on the show, but couldn't resist.

"I am not desperate at all. I don't call people and say, 'Hey, I want to be on your show.' They reached out to me and said, 'You are the hot topic right now, so we want you to be on the show.'"

By now, you're probably familiar with the little news report that could -- an intruder broke into a Huntsville, Alabama, home, climbed into bed with a resident and tried to assault her before making a swift, if clumsy, getaway. A local news station interviewed the victim and her brother, Antoine, who gave a now classic warning to the intruder and advised locals to "Hide your kids, hide your wife and hide your husband, too."

► Via Urlesque: Complete Your Antoine Education | He Bought a House!

The clip found its way to YouTube, where it took off at viral speed, catching the attention of The Gregory Brothers, who saw potential in Dodson's words and soon applied their catchy, auto-tuned vision to the rant. Already a name in the YouTube world with their popular web-series Auto-tune the News, the Gregory Brothers' 'Bed Intruder Song' is now a hit on iTunes and has charted on Billboard.

The song has garnered over 31 million views on YouTube and sold more than 100,000 downloads on iTunes, where it reached No. 3 on the R&B chart, leading it to the 89th slot on the Billboard Hot 100. The Gregory Brothers are sharing all profits from the song with Dodson, who hopes his new-found celebrity status could be his family's ticket out of the projects.

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Tags: antoine dodson, Bed Intruder Song, BET Hip Hop Awards

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Thursday 14 October

By Shaun Kesler

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We saw the original news video the day that it happened in Huntsville. The video had 27 views when we first watched it. We posted it on Facebook and sent a few friends texts about it. Within a couple hours it had 500 or so hits. Then everyone started sending it to everyone. By the next morning, it had 175,000 views. Great story for sure!

Friday 29 October

By Jorell Dye

And so you have discovered that the world is a very small place [:
Thanks for sharing with the world pal.

Wednesday 13 October

By Brooke

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I want to run and tell Antoine Dodson that he looks so awesome in his leggings.

By xxtao

Already a name in the YouTube world with their popular web-series Auto-tune the News, the Gregory Brothers' 'Bed Intruder Song' is now a hit on iTunes and has charted on Billboard.I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Apostate

Hip-hop,I weep for thee...

By betty

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I hope Antoine make lots of money..he's cute as can be..Love's his family.

By bsti

Is it a TGirl?

Friday 15 October

By Mary

Hide your kids, hide your wife!!

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