The Anthem
Sway & King Tech Lyrics

Wake up, wake up, wake up
Get up, get up, get up

One, two, one, two
Counting off, getting ready to start

We dedicate this one to the hip-hop culture y'all
This song is dedicated to the hip-hop culture

Brought to you by the world famous Wake Up Show
Presented by the renowned Wake Up Show

Bobby Steels, Staple' tails, MC's get your lips stapled
Bobby Steels is here to make MCs quiet down

Project Killa Hill is stamped on the map like the compass
The Killa Hill project is established and recognized

Sacred sword play tongue-twist, piercin' holes in you
Using skillful lyrics to attack and defeat opponents

You can't escape, seventy thousand kilowatts blast through your box
No way to avoid, powerful sound waves engulfing you

Grew up with alarm clocks, cars drivin', slow down the block
Grew up with the sounds of alarms and cars passing by

One stopped, parks, pops his trunk
A car stops, parks, and opens its trunk

Snare pops loud as Glock shots
Snare drum hits hard like gunshots

Bass like an M-80 in your face, cops stop, give us citation
The bass hits like an explosive, attracting the attention of the police

We pause for radio station identification
Taking a short break for the radio station to identify itself

Wake up, wake up (wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up)
Waking up and starting the show

When I woke up, I grab the mic and never chocked up
When I woke up, I immediately grabbed the microphone without hesitation

Busted a verse and all the G's in Cali loc'ed up when I was summoned
Delivered a powerful verse that impressed everyone in California

Styles were mixed like the Drummonds, Killer Clown is comin'
Utilizing various styles like a professional, ready to dominate

Look around, your town is crumblin'
Observing the destruction and chaos happening in your city

This Big Tech from the Midwest, leavin' MC's lipless
Tech is a skilled rapper from the Midwest, silencing other MCs

On the Wake Up Show, make up no, stories about my shake-up flow
On the Wake Up Show, we don't fabricate stories about my impactful flow

Put me off in a cipher? Patna, you can't fuck wit' the sniper
Don't challenge me in a rap battle, you can't compete with my sharp skills

Your flow's premature, clean your dirt diaper
Your rap skills are underdeveloped, you need to improve

Mic heister, psycho, alpha-schizo
Stealing the microphone, wild and unpredictable

Hypno, chryo-gat flow, guru and ain't nobody tighter
Captivating flow, cold as ice, expert in the rap game

Sway and Tech heard me flow and it's sealed
Sway and Tech were impressed by my flow and recognized my talent

Now I got Swedish women yelling 'Tech N9nes's vild'
Now I have Swedish women excitedly shouting 'Tech N9ne is wild'

This place is my house
I dominate and control this environment

I might as well erase my face wit white-out
My presence is so invisible, it's like my face is erased

'Cause y'all can't see me like Mase's eyebrows (where you at?)
Because none of you can see me, just like Mase's eyebrows are hard to see

Climbed out of a nice house
Stepped out of a comfortable home

Through the front window and heard this guy shout
Jumped out through the front window and heard someone yelling

'Hey that's my couch, bitch'
'Hey, that's my couch, you're stealing!'

Pull a nine out during a rhyme 'bout
Take out a gun while rapping

While I'm rippin' this shit, put a clip in it, spit five rounds
While I'm delivering my intense rap, load a gun and shoot five times

And murder you hoes worse than a convertible flippin' vertical
I'll kill you all in a more brutal way than a car flipping upside-down

Nose first with the top off landin' upside-down
Crashing with the front of the car first and the top off, ending up upside-down

You're tied down and duct-taped, fuck rape
You're restrained and tied up with duct tape, but I won't sexually assault you

I'd rather just hump a slut's leg with my nuts shaved
I'd rather engage in consensual sexual activities

It's Sway and Tech, two disk jockeys
It's Sway and Tech, two DJs

Breakin' so many friggin' needles, I wonder if they inject
Breaking a lot of needles while DJing, it's like they're injecting something into the turntables

Lo and behold, better than platinum and gold
Look and see, better than the highest-selling records

Yes, God bless success, never forsake your soul
Success is a blessing, but don't compromise your values

Xzibit take control, locked, loaded and ready to roll
Xzibit is taking charge, fully prepared and ready to take action

Play the upper hand, a man that's never gon' fold
Assert dominance, never backing down

'Cause your tape sucks, find a new hobby that you can take up
Because your music is terrible, find a new hobby to pursue

Or listen to my niggas Tech and Sway so you can wake up
Or listen to Tech and Sway's music to become aware and enlightened

The X-man, catch me doin' drills in the Danger Room
The X-man, find me practicing and perfecting my skills in a dangerous environment

Big game hunting, from high-noon to the full moon
Hunting for success and dominance, day and night

With synonyms, I get an adrenaline rush
Using different words, I feel a surge of excitement

From minimum thrusts, bust multiple assaults in small interims
With minimal effort, launching multiple attacks in short intervals

As horrid as Borris Kolaf was
As horrible as a notorious criminal named Borris Kolaf

When I cut your neck, leave a little piece of skin
When I slit your throat, leaving a small piece of skin intact

So the head won't fall off
To prevent the decapitation

Hauled-off, sawed-off shotgun blast, he asked
Using a sawed-off shotgun to shoot, and he questioned why

Why did he have to die like cast metal?
Why did he have to die in a violent and brutal way?

Oh, huh, see now like Omar Credle
Oh, huh, now you understand, similar to Omar Credle

We pone pedal at a high resolution
We excel and move forward at a high level

On the Wake Up Show wit Sway, Tech and DJ Revolution
On the Wake Up Show with Sway, Tech, and DJ Revolution

I sway the tech wit the Tech and Sway
I control the technology with Tech and Sway

Step away, wet and spray, rep the day
Move aside, causing excitement and making a strong impression

Who over debt to pay get swept away
Anyone who owes us money will be eliminated

Across the whole board like checker play
Dominating every aspect like a game of checkers

When I blaze your whole sect' arrays
When I attack your entire faction

Wake Up Show for those slept away
The Wake Up Show is for those who are unaware

Niggas that met the Trey, hit the deck and pray
People who encountered us, take cover and pray

DJ Revolution spinnin' like lead from out the heck-AK
DJ Revolution spinning records rapidly and skillfully

Tearin' your neck away, flood up the street with bloody we decorate
Ripping your neck apart, causing blood to flow down the street as a gruesome display

Until the head of Jake investigate
Until the authorities come to investigate the crime scene

What? Sway can give it to you, but what you gon' do with it
Sway can provide it to you, but can you handle it?

Tech can give it to you, but what you gon' do?
Tech can give it to you, but can you handle it?

Rev can give it to you, but what you gon' do with it
DJ Revolution can provide it to you, but can you handle it?

I can give it to you, wha-wha-wha-what-what
I can provide it to you, wha-wha-wha-what-what

Yo, yo, Chino makes the world go 'round
Chino has a significant impact on the world

Fuckin' up entire record companies like Harrel did to Motown
Causing havoc and destruction to record companies, similar to what Harrel did to Motown

Vominous talk, poison pen, ominous walk
Expressing deadly words, venomous lyrics, intimidating presence

What flow will I destroy wit this time, the most commonest thought
Which flow will I use to demolish this time, a thought that many have

The drama that's brought, caught us in a midst of sibling rivalry
The drama that arises, placing us in the middle of a feud like siblings

For instance, there's nothing born in existence that can survive wit me
For example, nothing can withstand and survive against me

Clone me like sheep, I clean house like Tony Randall
Copy me like sheep, I dominate and control like Tony Randall

With style filed for sexual harassment like Tisha Campbell
Using style that's so powerful, it's considered inappropriate, similar to Tisha Campbell filing for sexual harassment

You wack like Will Smith, your rhyme style is pansy
You're weak and untalented like Will Smith, your rap style is unimpressive

I fuckin' murder your young style like JonBenét Ramsey
I completely destroy and outshine your inexperienced style, just like JonBenét Ramsey's tragic death

Now who the master to beg? Your demo gets passed on the reg'
Now who's the one begging for attention? Your demo gets ignored regularly

You shouldn't have been signed if you had a white cast on your leg
You shouldn't have been signed if you were injured and unable to perform

I'm Wake Up Show reppin' wit Sway and Tech
I represent the Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech

My TEC's like Tekken, the industry weapon
My technique is like the video game Tekken, a powerful weapon in the industry

I'm Chino X, bring KRS in
I am Chino X, inviting KRS-One to join

De-de-de-da-de-de-de-de-de-da-di-day
De-de-de-da-de-de-de-de-de-da-di-day

KRS-One comin' wit' the Tech and Sway
KRS-One is coming with Tech and Sway

Yo, I rock up on the littlest set, and up on the biggest set
I perform on small stages as well as large stages

As ill as it gets, I still manage to wiggle your neck with sweat
Even at the highest level of illness, I make you move and sweat intensely

Never forget, the bigger the budget the bigger the debt
Always remember, the more money you have, the more financial burdens you face

You gotta be willin to rock in the middle of dry and in the middle of wet
You must be willing to perform under any circumstances, in both good and bad situations

But I'm willin to bet, on a sway and a TEC
But I'm willing to bet on the talent of Sway and Tech

They stay in effect, never been a pain in the neck, they gainin' respect
They remain influential and never cause trouble, earning admiration

Nevertheless I wreck you, now you know what Sway and Tech do
Nevertheless, I defeat you, now you understand the power of Sway and Tech

I'll be back but for now just sekkle
I'll return, but for now, just relax

Fresh, for ninety nine you suckas
Fresh, representing in 1999, you fools