(Beat: Simple high-school drumline. Bass drum on the 1, Snare on the 2 and 4, Quads filling the transitions.) [INTRO: NATURAL, SPOKEN OVER A DRUM ROLL] Born in '76... I was raised on the riffs of Sabbath and the soul of the Swamp. But in '85, I found a busted tape in the dirt. I fixed the reels, pressed play, and my life changed. No skin, no game, no gangster, just the rhythm in the bone. Sound off. [RUN-D.M.C. FLOW - STACCATO, LOUD, PUNCHY] (Bass: BOOM-SLAP-BOOM-BOOM-SLAP) MY NAME IS JESUS / I’M THE SKELETON KING! I LOVE THE DRUMS / AND THE WAY THEY RING! BORN IN THE SEVEN / AND THE SIXTH YEAR! EIGHTY-FIVE / IS THE REASON I’M HERE! I RHYMED ON THE BUS / I RHYMED ON THE STREET! I STOMPED MY FEET / TO THE MARCHING BEAT! [THE FAT BOYS / BUFF LOVE FLOW - CHUNKY, BREATHY BEATBOX] (Inhale) B-B-PFF... (Exhale) B-B-PFF! I’m the big... (Inhale)... fat... (Exhale)... rhyme maker! I’m the soul... (Inhale)... bone... (Exhale)... heart breaker! I taught my friends / how to do the beat! With a sound in my mouth / that is oh so sweet! (Beatbox break: T-T-K-PFF-T-T-K-PFF) [UTFO / DOUG E. FRESH FLOW - FAST-TALKING, SHOWMAN STYLE] (Quads: Rapid 1-2-3-4-5 runs) I’m the Showstopper! / Never a flopper! Keep the rhythm / in a silver hopper! I found the tape / and I fixed the plastic! The way I rap / is just fantastic! (Click-clack tongue sound) Check out the way / that the quads go "round"! I’m the smoothest ghost / that can be found! [SLICK RICK FLOW - NASAL, STORYTELLING, LAID BACK] (Snare: Light ghost-note rolls) Now once upon a time / on a yellow bus... I started rapping / and I made a fuss. The kids all listened / to the sounds I made, While the marching band / began to parade. I had no idea / and I had no style, But I had a smile / and a bone-dry grin. La-di-da-di... / we likes to party. [N.W.A. / ICE CUBE FLOW - ANGRY, HARD CONSONANTS] (Bass: Hard, aggressive kicks) STRAIGHT OUTTA '76 / I’M THE ONE! FREESTYLE KING / UNTIL I’M DONE! I DON'T NEED THE COUNTRY / I DON'T NEED THE ROCK! I JUST NEED THE SNARE / TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOCK! EIGHTY-FIVE / WAS THE START OF THE RAIN! I’M THE SKELETON MASTER / BRINGING THE PAIN! [SIR MIX-A-LOT FLOW - DEEP VOICE, BASS-HEAVY] I like the bass! / I like the quads! I’m the rapper / that beats the odds! I take the Sabbath / and I take the Swamp! And I give 'em / the big / marching stomp! My drumline / is hitting / so hard and so thick! I’m the Skeleton Jesus / and I’m doing the trick! [TOO $HORT FLOW - VERY SLOW, DRAGGING THE WORDS] (Beat: Everything drops out except one Bass Drum hit on the 1) I been rapping... since the start. I got the... drum... in my heart. '76... was my... birth. Now I’m the... coolest... on the earth. You know... my favorite... word. BIIIIIIIIIIIITCH! [OUTRO - DRUM FADE] (Whistle Blows) Bust the tape. Fix the reel. Feel the bone. '85 forever. (Final Quad run: Brrrr-TAP!)
