ChoccyCat & DJ Urban - AI Killed the Mainstream Star

[Intro] [Spoken Word Female] Remember when Fame meant a paycheque? The radio played What the labels said. [Verse 1 ] They held the keys, They made the choice. Who got the fame, Who had a voice? [Distorted 808 Bass fill] The videos cost, The labels controlled. They made perfection, And called it gold. [Pre-Chorus] They wouldn't let us in, We found another way. Now they're complaining 'Bout the rules they made. [HARD SWITCH - Melody Enters] [Chorus - synthetic female harmonies] AI killed the mainstream star! AI killed the mainstream star! [High robotic female backing vocals] (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) AI killed the mainstream star! Now everybody's making art! (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) Radio days still go, But it's not the same! AI killed the mainstream star! [Post-Chorus - hypnotic vocoder layers] You can't copyright imagination! (Oh-a-oh!) You can't copyright imagination! [Instrumental - 4 bars] [HARD SWITCH - Melody Chopped] [Verse 2 - heavy bass, sarcastic contralto] It's faster now, It's cheaper too. Doesn't mean better, But what can you do? [Trap Hats Solo] A machine made a hit, So what does that say? What were they selling To us anyway? [Pre-Chorus] They wouldn't let us in, We found another way. Now they're complaining 'Bout the rules they made. [HARD SWITCH - dark electronic groove] [Chorus - powerful bass, layered robotic harmonies] AI killed the mainstream star! AI killed the mainstream star! (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) AI killed the mainstream star! Now everybody's making art! (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) Radio days still go, But it's not the same! AI killed the mainstream star! [Post-Chorus — cold vocoder harmonies, repeating synth pulse] You can't copyright imagination! (Oh-a-oh!) You can't copyright imagination! [Instrumental - 8 bars, atmospheric analog melody solo] [HARD SWITCH - Hip Hop Returns] [Bridge - dirty bass, sparse drums, spoken-sung female lead] They manufactured A perfect sound. Now bedroom artists Are all around. [Build ] No manufactured Personality. Just imagination And creativity. [Heavy Bass] They made it perfect, They made it shine. Now they're upset We crossed the line. [Instrumental — 8 bars, aggressive grunge guitar solo] [ABRUPT SILENCE - one beat] [Final Chorus] AI killed the mainstream star! AI killed the mainstream star! (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) AI killed the mainstream star! Now everybody's making art! (Oh-a-oh! Oh-a-oh!) [Rhythmic break - drums and bass] They made the rules, We made the noise! Now everybody's got a voice! [Final Post-Chorus] You can't copyright imagination! (Oh-a-oh!) You can't copyright imagination! [HARD SWITCH ] [Outro ] We never needed to be stars, We just needed to make music. [Lo-fi radio filter ] They wouldn't let us in... We found another way. AI killed the mainstream star...