Midwest Mayhem: Lock That Gate

Lyrics

[INTRO — HARD CHICAGO GROOVE] [DJ SCRATCH] [RAPPER 1] Yeah! M-M-P! Illinois— we outside! First night. Big stage. Whole room live. Midwest Mayhem— LET'S GO! [BRASS HIT] [BEAT DROP] [SECTION 1 — CLEAR RAP] Lights down. Cage bright. Whole room up— it's fight night. Hands taped. Eyes locked. Bell ain't rang— but the pressure don't stop. [SAX RIFF] Walk through smoke. Crowd get loud. Step to the cage— feel that sound. No way back. No safe place. Once that door shut— NO ESCAPE! [BEAT SWITCH — HARDER 808s] [RAPPER 2] Okay! One cage. Two names. Both came here to change the game. No excuses. No retreat. Bring that heart when you step through these. Hands up. Chin tucked. One clean shot can change your luck. Crowd on ten. Pressure high. Only one hand getting raised tonight. [BRASS BREAK] [CROWD] M-M-P! M-M-P! [RAPPER] LOUDER! [CROWD] M-M-P! M-M-P! [DRUM SWITCH — PERCUSSION HEAVY] [RAPPER 1] This the Midwest. Built for this. Cold outside— but the cage stay lit. Skill meet heart. Power meet pride. No place to run when they lock you inside. Jab. Move. Slip. Strike. Everything change when the timing right. Shoot. Sprawl. Back to your feet. You want that win? COME EARN THAT THING! [BEAT CUT] [SAXOPHONE TAKES OVER] [INSTRUMENTAL — SAX + BRASS + DRUMS] [RAPPER AD-LIBS] Yeah! Talk to 'em! M-M-P! Let that horn breathe! [SAX SOLO] [808 RETURNS] [HOOK — CROWD DRIVEN] [RAPPER] NO ESCAPE! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [RAPPER] LOCK THAT GATE! [CROWD] LOCK THAT GATE! [RAPPER] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] M-M-P! [CROWD] M-M-P! [RAPPER] Whole room up! [CROWD] STAND UP! [RAPPER] Fight night! [CROWD] TURN UP! [BEAT SWITCH — DARKER, HEAVIER] [RAPPER 2] Now it's different. Now it's real. You can feel that pressure when you step in the field. Crowd going crazy. Cage door shake. Everybody watching every move you make. No long talk. No big speech. Let the hands talk when you step in reach. First night out. But we came in strong. Midwest Mayhem— remember this song. [BRASS HIT] We ain't here just to be another name. We came here to shake up the game. Illinois— put 'em all on notice. M-M-P— now the whole room know us. [DJ SCRATCH] [BEAT CUT] [RAPPER 1] ILLINOIS! [CROWD] AYYY! [RAPPER] Y'ALL READY?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER] READY FOR THE FIGHTS?! [CROWD] YEAH! [RAPPER] READY FOR MAYHEM?! [CROWD] YEAH! [MASSIVE BEAT DROP] [FINAL HOOK] NO ESCAPE! LOCK THAT GATE! Whole room jumping, 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 that name! M-M-P! M-M-P! LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN! [INSTRUMENTAL SWITCH — SAX + BRASS + 808s] [SAX RIFF] [BRASS ANSWERS] [DRUM BREAK] [SAX RIFF] [808 DROP] [RAPPER] Hold up... One more time. [BEAT STOPS] KANKAKEE! [PAUSE] KANKAKEE! Y'ALL READY FOR SOME FIGHTS?! [CROWD ROAR] [RAPPER] I SAID— KANKAKEE! Y'ALL READY FOR MIDWEST MAYHEM?! [WILD SAX RUN] [MASSIVE DROP] [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 INSTRUMENTAL CLIMAX] [BRASS + SAX + 808s + HARD DRUMS] [RAPPER] CAGE READY?! [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] FIGHTERS READY?! [CROWD] READY! [RAPPER] KANKAKEE READY?! [CROWD] READY! [EVERYTHING CUTS TO SILENCE] [RAPPER — DEEP] Then lock... that... gate. [ONE HUGE BASS HIT] [DEEP VOICE] MIDWEST MAYHEM PROMOTIONS. NO ESCAPE. [ONE SECOND SILENCE] [FIGHT BELL] DING! DING! DING! [END]