'Iron' breaks NEW ground as the first-ever hip-hop track to include LIVE Iron instrumentation! It's the lead single off the brand new Spotrushaz CD, It's Almost Time. Call 868-736-5453 to order ur copy NOW!
TRINIDADIAN TRIO WITH TIGHT FLOWS, RHYMES AND BEATS. URBAN FIRE WITH A CARIBBEAN TWIST! THE ULTIMATE PARTY MUSIC-MAKERS, WHO JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A COUPLE THINGS
FROM THE DEPTHS OF ITS MOST SOUTHERLY ISLE COMES
THE CARIBBEAN KINGS OF RAP!
URBAN FIRE BLAZING
WITH CARIBBEAN VIBRATIONS!
THE SPOTRUSHAZ ARE HERE TO REPRESENT!
Story behind the song
“Iron” brings the essence of the traditional Calypso “doo-doop” rhythm into the new millennium and thus completes the circle of creativity that began with the first calypso recording in 1914.
Since then, the ancient oral traditions first brought to the Caribbean by African slaves have spread across the globe and spawned many, many offspring, including: Reggae, Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Rapso and Soca. In 2006, Spot Rushaz has combined these elements to create a unique genre they have branded “Tiefhead Music”.
Lyrics
Announcer (Sammy Jo of 96.1 WEFM):
Carnival is ALIVE people…
and the steel-pan is the soul of sweet T&T!
In the midst of the action, however, our local hip-hop heroes, Spot Rushaz find themselves TRAPPED in a steel band…
BDangerous:
Granny say too much ah cook does spoil de broth/
And even Blackie know mook go spoil de sport/
So ah pleadin’ meh case, if it please de court/
She put she ting in meh face, down by de port
And ah had no recourse, but tuh record this retort
Free-wine fuh sale, so ah bought
Ah take ah little bit ah tickety-ting-ting-ting
And mix it wit ah little pickety-ping-ping-ping
And den ah get it in de swickety-swing-swing-swing
And had she d-d-d-d-doin de damn-damn ting!
But she man get vex and rush up on de scene
Try tuh push inbetween/ and intervene
She tell him: “Hold up boy! Yuh light ain’t green
Plus yuh broom too small tuh keep muh bedroom clean
All ah beg fuh de boy, she wouldn let him in
And she wine on muh iron til ah feel it in muh spleen!
Chorus:
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
Chromatics:
Well I’m... standing here on Victoria Square-square-square
Pockets broke and I’m fiendin fuh beer-beer-beer
Shorty sayin’ well, fix up and have some,
plus she got some best Vincy roll in ah magnum
bounce up muh boy Trav an’ he dip in he bag
he had ah nip ah Puncheon an’ we chase it wit Stag
but then, Von Don see me gimmeh somtin tuh consume
it was straight white rum wit two soak salt-prunes
and dis sexy-ass doctor, playin in Tribe
said she got some medicine that she’d like tuh prescribe
one sip ah de shit, start tuh bun muh inside
she try tuh gimmeh ah wine, but ah couldn keep time
so ah started drinkin water tuh ease de strain-strain-strain
all dem drinks start affectin muh brain-brain-brain
muh belly feel ah pain, ah drop in ah drain
but when ah done throw dis up, son ah goin again!
Chorus:
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
TIM Starr:
You know I’m back in d’ spot again
Movin d’ movement-ment
Same two-step, leavin d shoe-print-print
And I’m doin d do again, hopefully wit you and a friend
Called you up around ten
I’m horny round then, leave the lights on
She doh mess wit condoms unless the shit’s worn
Kelly-Kelly come home and I’m doin d-damn-thing-thing
Came first, round two ah the ding-ding-ding
Put her in the booth, go ahead: sing-sing-sing
Gave her jewels and a car: bling-bling-bling
And I’ll Peppy Le Peu things whenever my mood swings
Boom-badda-bing yo, whenever I do things
Chorus:
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
IRON! Gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, gimmeh, IRON!
