a Rap Up
by Baba Brinkman
YOU KNOW YOU CAN JUST
NOD YOUR HEAD BACK AND FORTH WITH IT
LIKE A DAYBREAKER DANCE
OH THERE WE GO
WHEN YOU HIT A SETBACK
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHEN DISRUPTION COMES
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHATEVER COMES AT YOU
“OH GOOD!”
THAT’S HOW WE PIVOT
WHEN LIFE THROWS HOOKS
WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHEN YOUR REVENUES CRASH
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
YOU FALL STRAIGHT ON YOUR FACE
“OH GOOD!”
AND THAT’S HOW WE PIVOT
WHEN LIFE THROWS HOOKS
OH GOOD, ANOTHER ALCHEMY RAP
WITH THE FAT RHYMES
FEELING THAT ‘INSTIMACY”
THANK YOU, DAN KLEIN
IMPROV HIP-HOP
DISRUPTING FUNCTIONS, HEED IT
TELL YOUR LIFE STORY THREE TIMES
NO INTRODUCTIONS NEEDED
NO REPEATED WORDS
LIKE THIS RAP
ALL NEW WITH THIS
THAT’S HOW WE ANTHONY GERACI
AND WE ‘MOVE YOU BIZ’
SITTING OUTSIDE WRITING BARS
I’M A DISRUPTOR
TAKING CHANCES
A PRODUCT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES
BUY SNEAKERS
NOT BECAUSE I CAN
BECAUSE PASCAL THINKS
I LOOK GREAT ON INSTAGRAM
AYO, DISRUPTING THE PAY LOW
INCREASE THE PESOS
SO IT CAN TAKE EONS
LIKE JEFF BEZOS
CONNECT TO COMMUNITY
WITHOUT THE CABLE
THE CUSTOMER GOT US
SPINNING OUR WHEELS
LIKE DREIDELS
SO TURN THE VISION INTO
STRAIGHT GOLD LIKE AN ALCHEMIST
FORGET ABOUT YOUR FIVE YEAR PLAN
PASCAL FINETTE
TWO RAPPERS IN THE HOUSE
LIVE, ROCKIN’ THE STAGE
THAT IS ONE MARKET DEMAND
THAT IS NOT GONNA CHANGE
THAT’S THE BUSINESS CYCLE
FOR THIS CRIT-RAP
CRISP RAP MUSIC
ANALYZED BY SOLYCO
AND CHRIS VAN DEUSEN
AND TO MY RUSSIAN FRIEND ANNA
I GOT YA
WELCOME TO DISRUPTION
DOSVEDANYA
BIG DREAMS FOR YOUR
FAMILY AND CHILDREN
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SCALE DOWN
A THIRTY-FIVE STORY BUILDING
ANNA’S STORY WAS MOVING
AND IT WAS VERY FUN
SHE MOVED TO THE BRONX
AND SHE COULDN’T
UNDERSTAND ANYONE
SO SHE BRACED, EMBRACED
AND THEN CHASED HER PASSION
IT WASN’T YOU, ANNA
THAT’S THE NEW YORK ACCENT
KOSHA, INTRODUCE MYSELF
THAT’S LIKE THREE LIFE STORIES
WE LISTEN TO EVERYONE
SO YOU CAN’T IGNORE ME
IMPROV SO GREAT
I WRITE DOWN NOTES
AND WHEN I WRITE MY OWN BOOK
PRETEND WE’RE FRIENDS
AND THEN WRITE JOKES
EVEN THOUGH WE JUST MET
WE DO LOTS OF WORK
SHARED FAKE MEMORIES
YOU REMEMBER THAT USHER CONCERT?
IF YOU DISRUPT IT, PLEASE
LONG TERM, CARRY ON
100 MILES LIKE JAMIE METZL’S
ULTRA-MARATHON
TECHNOLOGY CAN TWIST US UP
INTO CRAZY PRETZELS
SUPERCONVERGENCE
HACK THE BODY, JAMIE METZL
JAMIE GETS THE CROWD
ON SIDE WHEN HE SPEAKS
EXCEPT WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GET THE DIGITAL CRISPR GENES
BRINGIN’ THE ANSWER
JAMIE’S DAD ON CHEMO
MIDDLE FINGER TO CANCER!
BUT NOW THE EXCITEMENT
IS PALPABLE
WITH ALPHA-FOLD
DEVELOPING NEW DRUGS
DIGITAL ALCHEMICAL GOLD
IMPROV CLASS FROM STANFORD
WITHOUT ME ACTUALLY
PAYING TUITION
I SPEAK IN FRONT OF CROWDS
BUT NO ONE’S ACTUALLY WISHIN’
FAKE STORIES ARE BETTER
THAN REAL? GREAT, HOW?
THE NEXT EO CONVENTION
AT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE?
USE IMPROV, LIKE AS A
LITERAL TOOL
LIKE, HEY DAVE BACON
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DIDN’T I MEET YOU
AT RABBINICAL SCHOOL?!
I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNIER
YEAH, I’M A HUSTLER
PUT YOUR HANDS UP
DAYBREAKER, YEAH THAT’S THE
BUNDLE UP, IT WORKS!
YOU KNOW WE HIT THE DRUM BEATS
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MAKE IT LYRICALLY FUNKY
LIKE CAM MOCHAN
I’M JUST A PEER-GROUP JUNKIE
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THIS IS NOTHING BUT A
CELEBRATION OF MAD HIP-HOP
A CELEBRATION OF
DEDICATED MOMS
LIKE DAN SHEMTOB
LIKE TUPAC, DEAR MAMA
THANKS FOR KEEPIN’ ME ON TRACK
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT
$25,000 CATERING CONTRACT
SO THANK YOU TO THE
ENTREPRENEURS WHO FILL THE ROOM
KEEP IT MOVING WITH THE
CHALLENGES, NO MILDEW
AND THANK YOU TO JEFF GOODELL
FOR THAT REAL VIEW
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL
AND YES, THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU
BUT HEY…
WHEN YOU HIT A SETBACK
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHEN DISRUPTION COMES
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHATEVER COMES AT YOU
“OH GOOD!”
THAT’S HOW WE PIVOT
WHEN LIFE THROWS HOOKS
WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHEN YOUR REVENUES CRASH
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
WHEN YOU FALL ON YOUR FACE
IT’S “OH GOOD!”
AND THAT’S HOW WE PIVOT
WHEN LIFE THROWS HOOKS