Being heavily influenced by old school hip hop, they conform to the original basics of rap music; turntablism and MCing. Their DJ, Young Einstein, forms the backbone of the group; he is renowned for performing very complex scratches both on the record and live, unlike in most modern rap where the DJ has been pushed to the back in order to emphasize the MC. He is also the owner of a famous 'Dookie Gold Chain' which is the subject of the groups song 'Eye On The Gold Chain' and is donned by Einstein during most live performances of the track. They are renowned for their live shows in which they perform various antics on stage and interact with the crowd getting them very hyped and affording them the reputation as brilliant live performers.
Their song Smack was featured on Tony Hawk's Project 8, In game and also as skater Paul Rodriguez Jr.'s Footage Soundtrack.
In 2012 group member Dizzy Dustin appeared on UK Hip Hop artist Ricta's debut album Snacks & Deception.
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Turn It Up
Ugly Duckling Lyrics
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Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
[ VERSE 1 ]
Watch your ears, we're gonna drop the bomb
Plug it in, turn it on, turn it up, come on
Yo Greg, put us in the red, shake a leg
Cause we gotta get it loud enough to wake the dead
Even in a library or an old folks home
We raise the low tone till the speaker's blown
Overloaded to the max, song one to the final track
On ten and eleven is a spinal tap
When you rock just let the fiber optics
Pound so they can knock you down like drop kicks
Your head spinnin, your heartbeat's irregular
Eardrums ringin, so words don't register
It's not classical, jazz or easy listening
This one is to be blasted like nitroglycerine
Don't be a shamed, let the bass sustain
Then press the ( ? ) till people complain
We gonna..
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
(And I like it, and I like it)
(Louder and watch your watts explode)
(Turn your radio up loud)
[ VERSE 2 ]
Now there's only way to play it, that's (louder)
Loud enough to turn your brain to clam chowder
We find levels that others overlook
To push and make the system overcook
I had a heavy metal neighbor, it used to be torture
My mother told him turn it down but he just ignored her
So I turned our speakers till they cornered his house
Turn it up to ten and now he's movin out
When I'm in my room I pump the volume
And play it so loud you can hear it on the moon
See, my sound system is world renowned
Until the cops come around, then I turn it down
Cool, it's okay, go 'head and press play
He gave his little speech, now he's drivin away
When the people next door say they heard enough
Pretend you didn't catch that, turn it up
We gonna..
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
Louder, louder
LOUDER
(And I like it, and I like it)
(Loud music for your neighbors)
(Turn your radio up loud)
(And I like it, and I like it)
(The music comes on, strong, slammin)
(Turn your radio up loud)
The lyrics of Ugly Duckling's song "Turn It Up" are about the importance of listening to music loudly and celebrating the power of music. The chorus is a repetition of the phrase "Turn it up, turn it up" and "Louder, louder" emphasizes the idea of turning up the volume on the stereo. The first verse talks about the importance of getting the perfect sound and volume to listen to the song, by raising the tone and making speakers overloaded until the final track. The song is not just a song; it is a call to maximize the experience of the song.
The second verse is about a heavy metal neighbor who plays loud music, and the singer turns up their sound system to compete with him, forcing him to move out. The lesson here is that music has the power to change people's lives, their preferences, and even their minds. "Turn it up" encourages people to embrace their love for music and to listen to it loudly, even if society considers music as noise.
Overall, "Turn it Up" is an empowering song that encourages listeners to celebrate music and emphasizes the power that sound has to shape our emotions and identity.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn it up, turn it up
We need to increase the volume of the music
Louder, louder
We need to make it even louder than before
Watch your ears, we're gonna drop the bomb
Be careful, the music is about to get really loud
Plug it in, turn it on, turn it up, come on
Let's start playing the music and turn the volume up
Yo Greg, put us in the red, shake a leg
Greg, increase the volume to the maximum level quickly
Cause we gotta get it loud enough to wake the dead
We need the music to be so loud that it will wake up even the dead
Even in a library or an old folks home
We don't care about the surroundings, we want the music to be loud everywhere
We raise the low tone till the speaker's blown
We will keep increasing the volume until the artists break
Overloaded to the max, song one to the final track
We will play the music at maximum volume from the beginning to the end of the playlist
On ten and eleven is a spinal tap
The volume level of ten or eleven is like a spinal tap, extremely loud
When you rock just let the fiber optics
The music will be so loud that it will shake and vibrate the fiber optics
Pound so they can knock you down like drop kicks
The music will be so loud that it will knock you down like a drop kick
Your head spinnin, your heartbeat's irregular
The volume level will cause dizziness, and your heartbeat will be abnormal
Eardrums ringin, so words don't register
The sound will be so loud that your ears will be ringing, and you won't be able to hear words clearly
It's not classical, jazz or easy listening
This music is not meant to be played softly, like classical, jazz or easy listening music
This one is to be blasted like nitroglycerine
The music should be played very loud like a blast of nitroglycerin
Don't be a shamed, let the bass sustain
Don't be embarrassed, let the bass keep playing loudly
Then press the ( ? ) till people complain
Keep increasing the volume until people start complaining
Now there's only way to play it, that's (louder)
The only way to play the music is to make it louder
Loud enough to turn your brain to clam chowder
The music needs to be loud enough to make your brain feel like clam chowder
We find levels that others overlook
We will increase the volume to the levels that others ignore
To push and make the system overcook
We will push the volume levels so high that the system might overheat
My mother told him turn it down but he just ignored her
Even though my mother asked him to turn down the music, he refused to do so
I had a heavy metal neighbor, it used to be torture
My neighbor played heavy metal, and it was unbearable for me
So I turned our speakers till they cornered his house
I turned our speakers towards his house, and the music was so loud that it cornered him inside his house
Turn it up to ten and now he's movin out
The volume was so high that he had to move out of his house
When I'm in my room I pump the volume
When I am in my room, I turn up the volume to the maximum level
And play it so loud you can hear it on the moon
The volume is so high that you can hear the music on the moon
See, my sound system is world-renowned
My sound system is famous worldwide
Until the cops come around, then I turn it down
I have to turn down the volume when the cops come to avoid getting in trouble
Cool, it's okay, go 'head and press play
It's all good, go ahead and start playing the music again
He gave his little speech, now he's drivin away
The person complaining about the music left after giving a little speech
When the people next door say they heard enough
When the people next door complain, saying they've had enough of the loud music
Pretend you didn't catch that, turn it up
Ignore their complaining and turn up the volume
LOUDER
Make the music louder, even than the previous maximum volume
(And I like it, and I like it)
The artist enjoys playing loud music
(Loud music for your neighbors)
The music is played loudly even for the neighbors to hear
(Turn your radio up loud)
Encouragement to listeners to turn their radio up loud and enjoy the music
(The music comes on, strong, slammin)
The music starts playing loudly and energetically
Lyrics © KEITH SYKES MUSIC
Written by: TODD SNIDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
non plus ultra
Man, I used to listen this in high school.. class of '05.. unbelievable how it holds up to this day
chitalker
I found this song after 8 years by searching "I used to have a heavy metal neighbor it used to be torture." It's all I could remember. Too cool
ronnie.c
dropping this comment to remind you of this dope track!
Danila Stasiuk
@ronnie.c fucking legend
MYkoKow
this song should always be listened to on max volume
TonyZed68
Til you can hear it on the moon
Drew McAvoy
Still a badass song!!!
bboymonk3y
damn real music right here!
elijah neibergall
This is my breakdancing song!
Bames Joley
this is what hip hop should