Midwest Maelstrom Anthem

Lyrics

[INTRO — HARD DRUMS + BASS] [DJ SCRATCH] [RAPPER 1] Yeah! M-M-P! Whole room up. Lights on. Cage ready. You know what time it is. MIDWEST MAYHEM— LET’S GO! [BRASS HIT] [BEAT DROP] [SECTION 1 — BOUNCY RAP] Lights flash. Crowd rise. Two fighters walking with fire in their eyes. Hands wrapped. Mind set. Ain’t even started and you feel that threat. [SAX RIFF] Months in the gym for a moment like this. Every round earned. Every scar got a story with it. Walk through the smoke. Hear the whole room shake. Soon as that door close— NO ESCAPE! [808 DROP] [RAPPER 2] Okay! Big stage. Big pressure. Everybody came to see who want it better. No hiding. No talking. Once that bell ring, ain’t no more walking. Hands clean. Feet quick. One good shot make the whole crowd flip. Slip. Counter. Right down the middle. Hear that cage shake when they meet in the middle. [BEAT SWITCH — FUNKY BASS + SAX] [RAPPER 1] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] Say it again! [CROWD] M-M-P! M-M-P! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [SAXOPHONE RIFF] [BRASS ANSWERS] [DJ SCRATCH] [RAPPER AD-LIBS] Yeah! Let that horn talk! Turn that up! [BEAT FLIP — HARDER DRUMS] [SECTION 2] [RAPPER 2] This what you came for. Real fights. Real skill. That moment when the whole room stand completely still. Then somebody lands— [CROWD] OHHHH! [RAPPER 2] Yeah. Now the whole place wild. One second quiet, next second going crazy. Pressure on heavy. Nobody here to save you. One cage. Two corners. Everybody watching. When the ref step back— AIN’T NO MORE TALKING. [BRASS HIT] [RAPPER 1] Who brought the fights?! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] Who brought the Mayhem?! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] When that cage lock?! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [RAPPER] LOCK THAT— [CROWD] GATE! [MASSIVE DROP] [HOOK] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole crowd up, make the whole room shake! NO ESCAPE! RAISE THE STAKES! MIDWEST MAYHEM— WE CAME TO MAKE A STATEMENT! M-M-P! M-M-P! From the walkout to the center of the cage! M-M-P! M-M-P! WELCOME TO MAYHEM— NO ESCAPE! [BEAT SWITCH — SOULFUL PIANO + HARD 808s] [RAPPER 1] First night. But it feel like we been here before. Lights too bright. Crowd too loud. Still asking for more. Built it from the floor up. Now watch what it become. One event tonight— but this only number one. [RAPPER 2] We came with a vision. Came with a plan. Put the cage in the middle, now everybody stand. Every fighter got something they came here to prove. So when that bell ring— SHOW ’EM WHAT YOU CAN DO. [SAX RIFF] [DRUM BREAK] [RAPPER 1] Jab. [CROWD] HEY! [RAPPER 1] Kick. [CROWD] HEY! [RAPPER 1] Shoot. [CROWD] HEY! [RAPPER 1] SLAM! [CROWD ROAR] [BEAT RETURNS] [RAPPER 2] That’s the energy. That’s the sound. That’s the reason everybody came out. From the first fight to the last name called— We want action. WE WANT IT ALL. [DJ SCRATCH] [HOOK — BIGGER] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole crowd up, make the whole room shake! NO ESCAPE! RAISE THE STAKES! MIDWEST MAYHEM— WE CAME TO MAKE A STATEMENT! M-M-P! M-M-P! Let ’em hear that name! M-M-P! M-M-P! WELCOME TO MAYHEM— NO ESCAPE! [BEAT CUT] [RAPPER] Hold up. Y’all still with us?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER] Y’all ready for the fights?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER] Y’all ready for MAYHEM?! [CROWD] YEAH! [WILD SAXOPHONE RUN] [NEW BEAT — HEAVIEST DROP] [RAPPER 1] Cage lit. [RAPPER 2] Crowd loud. [RAPPER 1] Hands ready. [RAPPER 2] Stand proud. [RAPPER 1] No backing down. [RAPPER 2] No time to wait. [BOTH] Once that door shut— NO ESCAPE! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! NO ESCAPE! NO ESCAPE! [BRASS + SAX INSTRUMENTAL CLIMAX] [BEAT CUT] [RAPPER — LOW VOICE] Now... there’s one place we need to hear from. [PAUSE] KANKAKEE! [CROWD ROAR] [RAPPER] Nah... I know y’all louder than that. [DRUM BUILD] KANKAKEE! Y’ALL READY FOR MIDWEST MAYHEM?! [CROWD ROAR] [SAXOPHONE SCREAM] [MASSIVE DROP] [CROWD CHANT] M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! [RAPPER] KANKAKEE— MAKE SOME NOISE! [CROWD ROAR] [RAPPER] CAGE READY?! [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] FIGHTERS READY?! [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] MAYHEM READY?! [CROWD] READY! [ALL MUSIC STOPS] [RAPPER — DEEP] Then... LOCK. THAT. GATE. [FINAL HUGE 808 + BRASS + SAX HIT] [DEEP VOICE] MIDWEST MAYHEM PROMOTIONS. NO ESCAPE. [ONE SECOND SILENCE] [FIGHT BELL] DING! DING! DING! [END]