Released: December 12, 1994

Songwriter: Craig Mack

Producer: Alvin Toney Diddy Easy Mo Bee

[Produced by Easy Mo Bee]

[Intro]
And bass up the track a little bit
'Cause I wanna hear that "boompsh, boompsh"
You know I'm sayin'?
Ahhh!

[Verse 1]
Now who got the flav' that comes a dime a dozen that keeps ‘em buzzin’
Thinking that they fat when they wasn't
Welcome to the world of Mack, or Mackman
Leave you small guys sayin', I eat MC's like Pac-Man
I'm incredible, better eats ya vegetables
'Cause, I does what I do you (Do it!)
I fake the roof off of soft suckers
Super smackin', mackin', full effect mike check one two
I'ma reign, reign forever
Rain like bad weather, reign like whoever, never
You can't bite my style
'Cause my style ain't a style that is a style so I can go buckwild
Bet you figured you got more funk for flow, it ain't so
Flava in Ya Ear letcha know
Now I'm about a second from the hook, dook
Scrap ya rap book, 'fore you get ya wet style shook

[Hook]
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?

[Verse 2]
The Mack's like a superintendent
Burning MC's leaves a foul scent
See, I'm like what ya call, king of yes ya'll
My style's rick, sick, I mean real sick
Shit's thick, I come with the ammo
The real whammo-slammo stuff that I be droppin'
And I'll wake the great, let's warm up the hot plate
I'm changing fate from the neck I'ma castrate
My rap loves to alienate
Shake ya ass to 'til it stank, you stomp, I dominate
See, I ain't scared of you mothafuckas
To me ya all suckers 'cause I make the ruckus
Don't try to buck us, we roll bulletproof
No cooth, on the roof, bitin' like a sabertooth
I pound on the ground when I get down
So let me get down, let me get down

[Hook]
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?

[Verse 3]
Can leap a tall building, crush the Earth for fun
But I'm sayin' ain't no fair, yo, when MC's run (Ain't no fair, ain't no fair)
The mic's now in the right hands
'Cause the Mack’s on the Earth just to spoil your plans
More pep than the pepper that's in ya pepper shaker
Ruff earthquaker, couldn't take me if ya mama make ya
I back up the funk that I bring with unknown to man slang
With bigger bite than the Devil fang
I ain't met who could hang, if ya testin' in ya lesson
Got me dressin' for ya funeral session
Man, it won't even matter no more
Craig in '94 just won the war
My style was definite to take ya over
Have ya sittin' lookin' over in a four door Chevy Nova (Why I oughta)
I figure its a slaughter
In the world of dollars, ya shit ain't nothing but a quarter
The name of the track is "Get Down"
So let me get down and pound other MC's in the ground

[Hook]
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?
Can I get down?
Get on down, can I get down?

[Outro]
Get down, boy (Down, down)
Can I get down? (Hah)
Can I get down? (Down, down)
Can I get down?

Craig Mack

Craig Mack (May 10, 1971 – March 13, 2018) was an American rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single “Flava In Ya Ear”, which was released under his real name. The remix of the single was the breakout appearance of The Notorious B.I.G., as well as one of the first solo appearances by Busta Rhymes. The success of The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album Ready To Die overshadowed Mack’s early success on the Bad Boy label.

In multiple interviews, Craig Mack has stated clearly that for him the real joy in hip hop is moving the crowd from his delivery of rhymes and rhythms. He has noted that for him the hip hop tradition includes inspiring the crowd to get up and dance.

Craig Mack passed away at age 47 having devoted his time to Overcomer Ministry in Walterboro, South Carolina.