t's been a long journey for the Lordz of Brooklyn ever since their 1995 Ame… Read Full Bio ↴t's been a long journey for the Lordz of Brooklyn ever since their 1995 American release "All in the Family." Mike 'Kaves' McLeer and his brother Adam 'ADM' McLeer form the core of the group. Like House of Pain before them (and closely influenced by Mike's friendship with Danny Boy) the Lordz merged their ethnic identity with their love for hip-hop music; all the while overcoming the adversity of losing their mother and little sister to a tragic case of vehicular homicide in 1994 (to date their killer has yet to be caught and prosecuted).

Despite their honest forthcoming approach to rap music and a "Saturday Nite Fever" song and video which cleverly referenced John Travolta, the brothers found that the road to success was much narrower for them than groups like the Beastie Boys and 3rd Bass before them. After poor sales American released the group and the brothers have been doing projects on their own ever since. They cut an indie release with Freddie Foxxx, ADM produced a remix of the Busta Rhymes/Ozzy Osbourne "This Means War," and shopped around for a second shot at recognition. With the help of Tunnel Vizion and High Times Records in 2003, the Lordz have made a comeback to a second full length distributed nationally in "Graffiti Roc," eight years after their ill fated debut.

In today's market, the Lordz of Brooklyn will probably fare much better amongst an audience familiar with rock groups with rappers like Linkin Park's own Mike Shinoda. The group gravitates between this and the more hip-hop end of the spectrum, often finding an Everlast-like place in the middle. No surprise then that the aforementioned rapper/singer appears on "Sucker MC," the group's tribute to Run-D.M.C. and the fallen Jam Master Jay:

Everlast: "Chillin at a party, b-boy stance
Rockin on the mic make the girls wanna dance
Fly like a dove, come from up above
Rockin on the mic you can call me E-Love..."

ADM: "Yo we hit you with the one-two-three, three-to-two-one
My name ADM, yo Kaves, make 'em {*Run*}
We do it in the place with the highs and the bass
Rockin to the rhythm, writin graff' on the trains
Go uptown and come down to the ground
You sucker MC's, boy you sad-faced clown
You a five dollar boy and I'm a million dollar man
You a sucker MC, and you're my fan"

Kaves {singing}: "Got a big long Caddy and I like a Seville
And written on the side, is dressed to kill
If you see me cruisin, step aside
Ain't enough room for ya all to ride
It's first come and a first served basis
Coolin out girl, take you to the def places..."

It's a fresh interpretation, bringing the rappers who loved rock full circle through a folksy sound and jammin' guitar. As with most of the album's songs it's an ADM production, although guest stars do occasionally collaborate. Rampage co-produces the updated "Wild for Da Nite" which reinvents the song into something Limp Bizkit might jam to, while DJ Scratch makes a surprise appearance on "ForgetBoutItBoutIt" with Rampage's fellow Flipmodian Busta Rhymes guesting on the cut. And there are more surprises in store if you're not familiar with the Lordz and their respect in hip-hop circles: the "Lake of Fire" remix features Lord Finesse and O.C., and "Misery" features Freddie Foxxx. "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" references the Nice & Smooth classic for the chorus but is a whole new intenvtion, as is the Korn remix of "White Trash" which rounds out this album.

How listeners will approach this album is ultimately hard to say. A traditionally grounded rap fan might at first be put off by the group's rock tendencies, but can hardly argue with the number of hip-hop veterans and rap tributes on the album. On the other hand, rock fans are probably not that familiar with the Lordz of Brooklyn, and may not at first relate to the hip-hop sensibility these white New Yorkers bring to their own version of today's guitar rap. Between these two though is a happy median that the oft-overlooked L.O.B.'s straddle quite nicely, and it's an album that may surprise people who wrote them off as an industry fluke almost a decade ago.

Under The Boardwalk
Lordz of Brooklyn Lyrics

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"You see, everybody knew that if you fucked around with one of the Lordz of
Brooklyn, you'd be taken a one way ride to Phoney Island
And chances were, you weren't coming back."

[Scotty Edge]
Shake them down, take them down with the wood Louisville
Out the hood Coupe De Ville
"Lordz of Brooklyn get ill"

Like Machine Gun Kelly blow them up like a mortar
The Lordz give the order you'll be floating in the water
I rub them out I bump them off I paying off the rookies
Doing numbers on the daily like the neighbourhood bookie
It's the button man they call me Bugs Moran
Edge the Brooklyn knight
Yo I put them on ice
I said I blast two fools plaster their shoes
Make youz an offer that youz can't refuse
Take them to the boardwalk and throw them in the sea
Send the fish in the mail if you fuck with LOB

[Chorus X 2]
Under the Boardwalk – Is where the body was found
Under the Boardwalk – Is where it lay facedown
Under the Boardwalk – Is where they're floating around
New York, New York – it's one hell of a town
[ADmoney]

Yo, you just scored a double so roll again
Cause your good frigging life is about to end
When you mess with a Lord, you pulled the wrong card
You the Reading Railroad straight from the yard
And landed on the Boardwalk damn you're fucked
Yo, I'll tell you right now you're shit out of luck
You're all washed up sinking in the sand
Drowning' in the surf catching dead man's tan
With the weapon in my hand life as a thug
Smelled the cotton candy on the day you got robbed
So don't make me laugh Pizon I'm just smiling'
I got a favourite spot down a pier on Coney Island
Under the boardwalk down by the sea
You really wanna snitch on an L.O.B?

[Chorus X 2 ]

[Kaves]
I'm the king of the hill I'm the A number one
The stranger in the night I'll break your legs for fun (Ha Ha Ha)
The Kaves, is crooning for them suckers that crossed me
So I busted out my style like I'm fucking Bing Crosby
( Doo bee, Doo Bee, Doo Bee, Dooo)
It's the Lordz
Cheap wine, crap games, and a bunch a fine broads you know
Broads, dames, them chicks they play me kooky
Punks place your bets cause Kaves is the bookie
The loan shark the vig I'm gonna take your life
The ladies call me Mack the Knife
When the shark bites - with those teeth you know you got beef

[Chorus X 4]

That's right
Yea
New York
Right in your face

Shake em' down

Take em' down
Shake em' down, take em' down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lordz of Brooklyn's song "Under The Boardwalk" are a fictional account of a ruthless gang operating in Brooklyn. The song glorifies gang activities and tells the story of gang members taking revenge against those who mess with them. The opening lines of the song explain that messing with the Lordz of Brooklyn would mean risking one's life, and the chorus suggests that the boardwalk is the ideal place to dump the bodies of enemies. The verses are filled with imagery of violence, with lines such as "rub them out," "blast two fools," and "break your legs for fun." The chorus repeats the phrase "Under the Boardwalk" four times and suggests that the body was found and left facedown.

The song is meant to be a sort of urban ballad, romanticizing the idea of being a "tough guy" in Brooklyn in the late 1900s. It is important to note that the song is not meant to be taken literally, as it's more of an imagined narrative inspired by similar stories that were common in the media at the time. Lordz of Brooklyn's "Under The Boardwalk" feels like a gangster film, in which the listener is taken on a journey to the dark side of Brooklyn.

Line by Line Meaning

You see, everybody knew that if you fucked around with one of the Lordz of Brooklyn, you'd be taken a one way ride to Phoney Island And chances were, you weren't coming back.
If you messed with a member of the Lordz of Brooklyn, you would be in big trouble. They would take you to Phoney Island and you would most likely end up dead.

Shake them down, take them down with the wood Louisville Out the hood Coupe De Ville "Lordz of Brooklyn get ill" Like Machine Gun Kelly blow them up like a mortar The Lordz give the order you'll be floating in the water I rub them out I bump them off I paying off the rookies Doing numbers on the daily like the neighbourhood bookie It's the button man they call me Bugs Moran Edge the Brooklyn knight Yo I put them on ice I said I blast two fools plaster their shoes Make youz an offer that youz can't refuse Take them to the boardwalk and throw them in the sea Send the fish in the mail if you fuck with LOB
The Lordz of Brooklyn are not to be messed with. They are ruthless and will use violence to get what they want. They have connections and will pay off the police to do their bidding. They will kill anyone who crosses them and dispose of the body by throwing it into the sea.

[Chorus X 2] Under the Boardwalk – Is where the body was found Under the Boardwalk – Is where it lay facedown Under the Boardwalk – Is where they're floating around New York, New York – it's one hell of a town
The Boardwalk is where the Lordz of Brooklyn take their victims to dispose of their bodies. It is a dangerous place to be, and New York City is not a safe place to live.

Yo, you just scored a double so roll again Cause your good frigging life is about to end When you mess with a Lord, you pulled the wrong card You the Reading Railroad straight from the yard And landed on the Boardwalk damn you're fucked Yo, I'll tell you right now you're shit out of luck You're all washed up sinking in the sand Drowning' in the surf catching dead man's tan With the weapon in my hand life as a thug Smelled the cotton candy on the day you got robbed So don't make me laugh Pizon I'm just smiling' I got a favourite spot down a pier on Coney Island Under the boardwalk down by the sea You really wanna snitch on an L.O.B?
If you mess with a member of the Lordz of Brooklyn, your life is over. You have pulled the wrong card and landed on the Boardwalk, which is where your body will end up. You will be drowned and washed up on the shore. If you try to snitch, you will end up dead, and the Lordz of Brooklyn will have a favourite spot to dispose of your body, under the Boardwalk at Coney Island.

[Chorus X 2 ]
The Boardwalk is a place of death, and New York City is not a safe place to be.

I'm the king of the hill I'm the A number one The stranger in the night I'll break your legs for fun (Ha Ha Ha) The Kaves, is crooning for them suckers that crossed me So I busted out my style like I'm fucking Bing Crosby ( Doo bee, Doo Bee, Doo Bee, Dooo) It's the Lordz Cheap wine, crap games, and a bunch a fine broads you know Broads, dames, them chicks they play me kooky Punks place your bets cause Kaves is the bookie The loan shark the vig I'm gonna take your life The ladies call me Mack the Knife When the shark bites - with those teeth you know you got beef
Kaves is the leader of the Lordz of Brooklyn, and he is not to be trifled with. He is violent, and will break your legs for fun. He has a smooth style like Bing Crosby and is a powerful figure in the criminal underworld. He is a loan shark and will take your life if you don't pay up. He is also a ladies man, and is known as Mack the Knife. Crossing him will get you in serious trouble.

[Chorus X 4] That's right Yea New York Right in your face Shake em' down Take em' down Shake em' down, take em' down
New York City is a dangerous place, and if you mess with the Lordz of Brooklyn, you will be taken down. They are ruthless and will not take kindly to anyone who crosses them.

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