Midwest Mayhem Anthem

Lyrics

[INTRO — BEAT STARTS IMMEDIATELY] [DJ SCRATCH] [RAPPER 1] Ayy! Turn me up! Illinois— we here now. Midwest Mayhem Promotions! First night. Big stage. One cage. You know what time it is. LOCK THAT GATE! [BEAT DROP] [HOOK] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole crowd up, make the whole floor shake! NO ESCAPE! RAISE THE STAKES! Midwest Mayhem— we came to change the game! M-M-P! M-M-P! When that cage door close, better know what it is! M-M-P! M-M-P! Welcome to Mayhem— LET'S GET IT! [VERSE 1 — RAPPER 1] Lights down low, cage lit bright Whole room standing, yeah, it's fight night Gloves taped up, fighters locked in Bell ain't rang, but you feel that tension Walk through the smoke, eyes straight ahead Months in the gym for the night that's ahead No shortcuts, you earn this stage Now it's two fighters and an eight-sided cage Crowd get loud when that walkout hit Bass hit hard when they step through it Corners ready, officials in place Look in their eyes— ain't nobody here to play This the Midwest, we built for pressure Round after round, let's see who's better New promotion, but we came in major Remember the name— MIDWEST MAYHEM! [BEAT CUT] [RAPPER] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [HOOK] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole crowd up, make the whole floor shake! NO ESCAPE! RAISE THE STAKES! Midwest Mayhem— we came to change the game! M-M-P! M-M-P! When that cage door close, better know what it is! M-M-P! M-M-P! Welcome to Mayhem— LET'S GET IT! [VERSE 2 — RAPPER 2] Okay— Everybody got a plan when they walking inside Till the ref say fight and it's time to collide Now the crowd on their feet, every eye on the cage This where skill meet heart under pressure and rage Hands stay ready, chin stay tucked One wrong move and your whole night done Shoot for the legs, come back with the hands Fight your own fight, better stick to the plan Hear that cage shake when the pressure get heavy Three rounds deep— who still ready? Who got heart when the gas tank low? Who still coming when the other won't fold? That's what we came for, that's what we want Real competition from the bell to the stop Illinois, put the whole state on notice M-M-P— yeah, the Midwest got motion [SAX RIFF] [DJ SCRATCH] [RAPPER 2] Bring that back! [VERSE 3 — CLEAR MIDWEST FLOW] Whole room live, everybody locked in Cage door shut— now the fight begin Jab hit clean, crowd make noise Kick land hard, you can feel that force Takedown stuffed, back to the feet Both still swinging, ain't accepting defeat Every round matters, every second count One big moment turn the whole fight around This ain't hype when the cage door close This where everybody find out who really wants it most No easy road, no easy way You came for the win— better earn it today First event, but we setting the bar Midwest Mayhem— remember who we are From the first walkout to the final exchange We didn't come to fit in the game— WE CAME TO CHANGE IT! [BEAT CUT] [RAPPER 1] ILLINOIS! [CROWD] AYYY! [RAPPER 1] Y'ALL READY FOR THE FIGHTS?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER 2] Y'ALL READY FOR MAYHEM?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] NO ESCAPE! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [RAPPER] LOCK THAT— [CROWD] GATE! [MASSIVE DROP] [FINAL HOOK] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole crowd up, make the whole floor shake! NO ESCAPE! RAISE THE STAKES! MIDWEST MAYHEM— WE CAME TO CHANGE THE GAME! M-M-P! M-M-P! Let 'em hear the name from the floor to the cage! M-M-P! M-M-P! Illinois— THIS IS OUR STAGE! NO ESCAPE! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [RAPPER] LOUDER! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 808s + SAX + BRASS] [RAPPER] Hold up... We got one more question. [BEAT CUT] KANKAKEE! [PAUSE] KANKAKEE! Y'ALL READY TO SEE SOME FIGHTS?! [CROWD ROAR] [RAPPER] I SAID— KANKAKEE! Y'ALL READY FOR MIDWEST MAYHEM?! [MASSIVE SAX RUN] [CROWD] M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! [RAPPER] ILLINOIS— STAND UP! MIDWEST— STAND UP! KANKAKEE— MAKE SOME NOISE! [FINAL BUILD] [RAPPER] CAGE READY? [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] FIGHTERS READY? [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] KANKAKEE READY? [CROWD] READY! [BEAT CUT — SILENCE] [RAPPER — DEEP, COMMANDING] Then... LOCK. THAT. GATE. [MASSIVE FINAL DROP] [CROWD CHANT] M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! M-M-P! [RAPPER] MIDWEST MAYHEM PROMOTIONS! [BEAT STOPS COMPLETELY] [DEEP VOICE] NO... ESCAPE. [ONE SECOND OF SILENCE] [LOUD FIGHT BELL] DING! DING! DING! [END IMMEDIATELY — NO MUSIC AFTER BELL]