Cody T. Is Mayor (Co-Prod. by SCSI of Notable Electronic Sounds)

by Vadell Gabriel

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Man, this was a fun one to do. Thanks to some extra help from SCSI of Notable Electronic Sounds on the bass and scratches, we created a love letter to Capcom's classic beat em up series "Final Fight".

In the last few months, Cody Travers was revealed to not only be returning for Street Fighter V as part of a seasonal DLC, but he had also become mayor of Metro City, after having served a jail sentence between Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Street Fighter IV. Though I'm a bigger fan of Streets of Rage, I love beat em up games, so I had to do something in commemoration of Cody's new status as mayor. And what would be more fitting than a riff on the hip hop classic "Eric B. Is President"?

Give em hell, Cody.

lyrics

(verse 1)
I came in the door, I said it before
I'll never let the games magnetize me no more
But they're biting me, fighting me, inviting me to play
I can't hold it back, there's street punks to slay
Hit em with the Justice Upper, making thugs shudder
Leaving them knocked out cold inside the gutter
It's a pity Metro City got so gritty
I can't stand seeing my own hometown become so shitty
So I'll keep knocking out punks after the next one
And and when I'm done, Mad Gear will be on the run
Cuz I'm holding it down with my fists
So Cody T., beat em up to this

(verse 2)
Mad Gear be bugging out, straight acting ill
Causing all this chaos just for the thrill
Loc-ing out, saying nothing, yet talking loud
So I think it's high time I mow down the crowd
They try to rush me with a full on blitz
But they can't handle the power I hold in my fist
I make em bleed, and then proceed to throw more punches and kicks
Givin em all kinds of injuries no band-aid can fix
I keep throwing combos, till there's no goons left
Cuz when you fight on the streets, it's a fight to the death
Can't be weak out here, cuz there ain't no half steppin
So if you can't hang, then you're better off staying in-
Side, the city's overrun with crime
It's a daily thing for em at the same old time
But they know I'll be out to get the rest of them
Cody T. is on the cut, and much respect to Rakim

(verse 3)
Even the girls here are full of scorn
The total polar opposite of a quiet storm
Cuz they down with Mad Gear, and now they all hate me
Cuz broken bones is all I give em lately
Poison say she love me, and also tried to bank me
Gank me, shank me, cuz it gets her soft and wet
So naturally, I had to put her wild ass in check
And now she got the nerve to get all upset
MG girls get mad cuz they always get beat up
I wouldn't have to hurt you if you'd just ease up
But y'all always try to fade me, you must be crazy
Thought I was Garcia, and ya tried to Blaze me

credits

released August 21, 2018
Written and produced by Vadell Gabriel

Co-Production and scratches by SCSI of Notable Electronic Sounds

Original song written and produced by Eric B. & Rakim

Art by Jordan "Power of Passion" Reid: www.patreon.com/powerofpassion
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Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, I'm likely the only New Jack Swing artist you'll find here in the Great North.

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