[INTRO] [Smoky Rhodes • muted trumpet • live bass guitar • brushed jazz drums • soft congas] Berries: Mmm… There she goes. DJBIGSHOT: Don’t chase her. Catch the rhythm. Clock it baby, yeah. [VERSE 1] She got Sunday soul on a Saturday night Little gold in the dark, little fire in her eyes No big entrance, just a slow little sway Then the bass found her and she changed the whole place Trumpet in the corner saying something real sweet Rhodes laying velvet underneath her feet Then the log drum came with that South-side bounce She gave one little waist move… Everybody said, “Wow.” [PRE-HOOK] She don’t do too much That’s what makes it dangerous One step off the grid Now the whole room following us Keep that pocket Don’t fill the space Let the silence kiss the bass [HOOK] SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM Put a little flavor in the groove SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM Show me something I ain’t seen you do Jazz in the chords Afro in the drum Piano in the pocket Now the madness has begun SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM Oya, give me that flavor Slow now… Then catch the bass later [POST-HOOK] Ayy… She got sauce. Berries: More than a little. DJBIGSHOT: I know. Clock it baby, yeah. [VERSE 2] She said, “Don’t put me in a category” I said, “Baby, you don’t fit the story” She got old-school soul in the way she sings But when the amapiano hits… She changes everything. Little funk in the shoulder Little Afro in the feet That log drum rolls underneath And she lands perfectly on the three No gimmicks in the movement No caption needed She came for the rhythm And the rhythm got heated [PRE-DROP] [Beat strips down to Rhodes + bass] Berries: You ready? DJBIGSHOT: Always. Berries: Then don’t blink. [Silence] DROP! [HEAVY AFROBEATS × AMAPIANO DROP] BOOM! SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM! WINE! SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM! TURN! SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM! LOW! Catch that pocket Don’t let go Kick hits hard Log drum rolls Trumpet screams Bassline talks AYYY! One for the floor Two for the waist Three for the people Who came to catch a taste CLOCK IT! [BREAKDOWN] [Live bass + Rhodes + sax improvisation] Berries: Little jazz… DJBIGSHOT: Little Afro… Berries: Little piano… DJBIGSHOT: Heavy bass. Berries: That’s the recipe. DJBIGSHOT: That’s the sauce. [BUILD] Shaker… Clap… Kick… Log drum… Sax rising… Berries: Don’t give them everything. DJBIGSHOT: Not yet. [FINAL DROP] BOOOOOOM! SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM! Give me that African swing! SAUCE ON THE RHYTHM! Let that bassline sing! Wine left… Wine right… Shoulder… Waist… SWITCH! Everybody catch that switch! Cape Town! Lagos! Accra! Jozi! Different streets… ONE GROOVE! DJBIGSHOT X BERRIES! CLOCK IT BABY YEAH! [OUTRO] [Rhodes and trumpet fade into percussion] Berries: Now that’s flavor. DJBIGSHOT: Don’t call it a formula. It’s the sauce.
