Shake Your Rump Known samples: Opening drum roll: Funky Snakefoot - Alphonse Mouzon (1973). Primary beat sample: Dancing Room Only - Harvey Scales (1977). Additional beats: Super Mellow - Paul Humphrey Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin (1969). Additional samples: 6 O’Clock DJ - Rose Royce (1976). Born To Love You - Rose Royce (1976). Yo Yo - Rose Royce (1976). Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5 (1981). Tell Me Something Good - Ronnie Laws (1975). Get Off - Foxy (1978). Now I rock a house party at the drop of a hat I beat a biter down with an aluminum bat a lot of people they be jonesin just to hear me rock the mic theyll be staring at the radio,staying up all night so like a pimp Im pimpin I got a boat to eat shrimp in Nothing wrong with my leg Im just B-boy limpin Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float The Mardi Gras is New Orleans, Louisianas version of carnival. The three day, city-wide party is full of parades and what-not. My man MCAs got a beard like a billy goat Yauchs short-lived goatee look gets props. *oowah oowah* is my disco call The above sample could come from any number of places, since it was a fairly common disco call: two possible sources: Lets All Chant - Michael Zager Band (1978) and 8th Wonder - The Sugarhill Gang (1980). Since this same Sugarhill Gang song gets sampled a little later in the song, its quite possible it came from there. MCA *hu-huh* Im gettin rope yall Routines I bust and the rhymes that I write And Ill be busting routines and rhymes all night Like eating burgers or chicken or youll be picking your nose Im on time, homey, thats how it goes You heard my style I think you missed the point *its the joint * sample: Thats the Joint - Funky 4+1 (1980). Mike D with your bad self running things Whats up with your bad breath onion rings Im Mike D and Im back from the dead A rumor going around during the hiatus between Licensed to Ill and Pauls Boutique was that Mike D had ODd, been murdered, killed by Run-DMC, or whatever version you heard. Chillin at the beach down at Club Med Club Med is an international chain of resort facilities. Make another record cause the people they want more of this Suckers they be saying they can take out Adam Horovitz Hurricane you got clout The first reference, lyrically to DJ Hurricane, who became their full-time DJ after Doctor Dre quit during the Together Forever tour with Run D.M.C. Since I have received some mail concerning this, I will rectify here any confusion: Doctor Dre should not be confused with Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre is the former NWA member and producer extraordinaire. Doctor Dre is the portly guy who used to host Yo! MTV Raps with Ed Lover. Coincidentally, in case you care: Ed and Dre are still together hosting a radio program in the NYC area. Other DJs hell put your head out A puppet on a string Im paid to sing or rhyme Or do my thing Im in a lava lamp inside the brain hotel I might be peakin or freakin but I rock well The Patty Duke Show, the wrench, and then I bust the tango The Patty Duke Show was television program that aired in the 1950s. Apparently, we learn later on Check Your Head that the Patty Duke is also a dance. The tango is a traditional latin dance where the partners strut cheek-to-cheek, very often the female has a rose clenched in her teeth. Think of Gomez and morticia Adams ;-) In this context, it is safe to say that the wrench then must also be a dance manuever of Mike Ds. Got more rhymes than Jamaica got Mango Kangols I got the peg leg at the end of my stump *Shake your rump* sample: Unity - Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown (1984). Im full clout yall, Im full clout yall And when the mic is in my mouth I turn it out yall Im full clout... Never been dumped cause Im the most mackinest Never been jumped cause Im known the most packinest sample: guitar sample for next few measures partially lifted from Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley (1980). Yeah weve got beef chief Were knocking out teeth chief And if you dont believe us you should question your belief Keith Like Sam the butcher bringing Alice the meat On The Brady Bunch television series, Alices boyfriend was Sam the Butcher. Like Fred Flintstone driving around with bald feet Calls to mind the famous image from The Flintstones animated television series from the 60s of Fred powering his car with his feet. Should I have another sip? naw, skip it In the back of the ride and bust with the whippets Whippets is a common name for small cannisters of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for inhaling purposes. Rope a dope dookies all around the neck *Whoo ha got them all in check* sample: 8th Wonder - The Sugarhill Gang (1980). Running from the law the press and the parents *Is your name Michael Diamond?* No mines Clarence From downtown, Manhattan, the village Manhattan and Greenwich Village in New York City. My style is wild and you know that it still is Disco bag schlepping and youre doing the bump The Bump was a popular and very easy disco step in the 1970s. Basically you just stood beside your partner and bumped your hips together to the rhythm. *Shake your rump* sample: Unity - Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown (1984).
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:33:48 +0000
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