Released: April 7, 1987
Songwriter: Clarence Deforest Holmes Will Smith
Producer: Dana Goodman
[Intro: Fresh Prince]
Ladies and gentlemen, fly girls and fly guys
My name is the Fresh Prince
And I've come here to introduce someone to you
His name is the Human LinnDrum Ready Rock C
And we came to tell everyone that
[Verse 1: Fresh Prince, Ready Rock C, Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
When we rock the house there is no doubt (Is no doubt)
That me and Ready C will turn it out (Turn it out)
We're down with the DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jazzy Jeff)
And you know that we are def (That we're def)
And you should not settle for less
Than the undisputed best
That's right, we are the best
Everywhere we go, every time we do a show
Everybody wants to know how we make em say ho, ho
The way we do is not a magical trick
It's a lotta def rhymes and beats like this
[Interlude: Fresh Prince]
Somebody yell, "ho-oh"
Ho-oh
Say, "ho-ho"
Ho, ho
[Verse 2: Fresh Prince]
I'm just havin' a little fun with the rest of my crew
I just have a little fun with the rest of my crew
So take the chill and just relax
Yo, Ready C, pretend that you're a DJ and scratch
Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock
Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock
[Verse 3: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
Alright now, bust the move
And get the hell out if you're tryin' to bust the groove, 'cause
We came to party all through the night
And we're excommunicating those who don't act right
This is a party, so grab somebody
Drink some Bacardi and dance with everybody
The feeling's good, some people think it's great
Get on the dance floor and let your body gyrate
In cadence with the beat, just move your feet
While the Prince is on the rhyme Ready C is on the beat
[Verse 4: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
My beatbox rocks everywhere we go
Gettin' utterly respected at every show
No other can beat me, no girl can out-freak me
Man, I'm gettin' tired, Ready C, give me a beat, please
He does a lot that others cannot do
Ready C and the Prince, the toughest two man crew
We're comin' out rockin' and we're takin' what's ours
Ready C is the man, and the suckers, he devours
Beat after beat he gains respect
Ready C is the man that's keepin' others in check
I like to rock with him, side by side
Me and Clay cold chillin' with the utmost pride
So if you're not down by law to rock the spot
Then get the hell out, 'cause we're never gonna stop
My beatbox
[Verse 5: Fresh Prince]
We been rockin' kinda hard ever since we begun
Yo Ready C, man, play Sanford and Son
Now play it under water
How 'bout a fresh beat
A fresh beat
Ready C, how 'bout a fresh beat
A fresh beat, bust it
Well, his name is Ready C, and I'm tellin' you
He can play a beat forwards and backwards too
Play it backwards
(Go Ready Rock) Bust it
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock) Backwards
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock)
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock)
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock, go, go, go, go)
[Verse 6: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
Do you know where you're goin' to
And do you like the things that Ready C is showin' you? (Showin' you)
Where you're goin' to? (Goin' to)
Do you know that we are down by law?
We want you all to know that we're primal of all
And when we rock the house there is no doubt
That me and Ready C will turn it out
Do you know where you're goin' to
And do you like the things that Ready C is showin' you?
Ladies and gentlemen, fly girls and fly guys
My name is the Fresh Prince
And I've come here to introduce someone to you
His name is the Human LinnDrum Ready Rock C
And we came to tell everyone that
[Verse 1: Fresh Prince, Ready Rock C, Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
When we rock the house there is no doubt (Is no doubt)
That me and Ready C will turn it out (Turn it out)
We're down with the DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jazzy Jeff)
And you know that we are def (That we're def)
And you should not settle for less
Than the undisputed best
That's right, we are the best
Everywhere we go, every time we do a show
Everybody wants to know how we make em say ho, ho
The way we do is not a magical trick
It's a lotta def rhymes and beats like this
[Interlude: Fresh Prince]
Somebody yell, "ho-oh"
Ho-oh
Say, "ho-ho"
Ho, ho
[Verse 2: Fresh Prince]
I'm just havin' a little fun with the rest of my crew
I just have a little fun with the rest of my crew
So take the chill and just relax
Yo, Ready C, pretend that you're a DJ and scratch
Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock
Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock
[Verse 3: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
Alright now, bust the move
And get the hell out if you're tryin' to bust the groove, 'cause
We came to party all through the night
And we're excommunicating those who don't act right
This is a party, so grab somebody
Drink some Bacardi and dance with everybody
The feeling's good, some people think it's great
Get on the dance floor and let your body gyrate
In cadence with the beat, just move your feet
While the Prince is on the rhyme Ready C is on the beat
[Verse 4: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
My beatbox rocks everywhere we go
Gettin' utterly respected at every show
No other can beat me, no girl can out-freak me
Man, I'm gettin' tired, Ready C, give me a beat, please
He does a lot that others cannot do
Ready C and the Prince, the toughest two man crew
We're comin' out rockin' and we're takin' what's ours
Ready C is the man, and the suckers, he devours
Beat after beat he gains respect
Ready C is the man that's keepin' others in check
I like to rock with him, side by side
Me and Clay cold chillin' with the utmost pride
So if you're not down by law to rock the spot
Then get the hell out, 'cause we're never gonna stop
My beatbox
[Verse 5: Fresh Prince]
We been rockin' kinda hard ever since we begun
Yo Ready C, man, play Sanford and Son
Now play it under water
How 'bout a fresh beat
A fresh beat
Ready C, how 'bout a fresh beat
A fresh beat, bust it
Well, his name is Ready C, and I'm tellin' you
He can play a beat forwards and backwards too
Play it backwards
(Go Ready Rock) Bust it
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock) Backwards
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock)
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock)
(Go Ready Rock, go Ready Rock, go, go, go, go)
[Verse 6: Fresh Prince & Ready Rock C]
Do you know where you're goin' to
And do you like the things that Ready C is showin' you? (Showin' you)
Where you're goin' to? (Goin' to)
Do you know that we are down by law?
We want you all to know that we're primal of all
And when we rock the house there is no doubt
That me and Ready C will turn it out
Do you know where you're goin' to
And do you like the things that Ready C is showin' you?
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Rock the House (1987)
- Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
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- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Summertime
- Parents Just Don’t Understand
- Boom! Shake the Room
- A Nightmare on My Street
- Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble
- You Saw My Blinker
- Brand New Funk
- I’m Looking For The One (To Be With Me)
- Can’t Wait to be With You
- Boom! Shake The Room (Street Remix)
- Ain’t No Place Like Home
- I Wanna Rock
- Scream
- Code Red
- Shadow Dreams
- Twinkle Twinkle (I’m Not A Star)
- Everything that Glitters (Ain’t Always Gold)
- Somethin’ Like Dis
- Numero Uno
- Jeff Waz on the Beat Box
- The Reverend
- The Girlie Had a Mustache
- Too Damn Hype