Class Project Revisited: "Blue Flowers"© Steve Juon
Apr 18, 1999
It's been a long time since I've seen anybody post an "ebonics translation" of somebody's rap. The most infamous example, Notorious B.I.G.'s "One More Chance", inspired BET's newest Rap City segment "In Othe Wordz". That said, here is an MC who is barely comprehensible in ANY form of written or spoken language: the one and only, incredibly demented, Keith Thornton - a.k.a. Dr. Octagon, Mr. Gerbik, Rhythm X, Kool Keith, HalfSharkHalfAlligatorMan, ahh to heck with it it. If this makes any sense *I* will quite frankly be amazed.
> Artist: Dr. Octagon (Kool Keith)
> Album: Dr. Octagonecologyst
> Song: Blue Flowers
> Typed by: dj.flash@pobox.com
>
> "Let me show you somethin" (2X)
>
> Dr. Octagon, paramedic fetus of the East
> with priests, I'm from the Church of the Operating Room
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Dr. Octagon, and I'll be your plastic surgeon for the evening. I've been trained extensively on the East coast and although I may appear baby-faced to you, I can assure you I am thoroughly competent. In this place, you can think of my work as akin to that of
the reigning high priest at your church. All of the surgical staff will follow my lead.
> with the strike support, scalpels since the holocaust
> I do indeed in greed, explore meet the patients
> Back to brooms with the nurse with the voodoo curse
> Holding up office lights, standing at huge heights
Prior to today, I have worked with victims of World War II Nazi experiments so you can be sure that I understand facial deconstruction and that I am very proficient with a scalpel. Our floors are very clean thanks to my competent staff and we have changed all the light bulbs to assure maximum exposure on the subject, despite the danger in doing so. Some of the staff have strange religious practices but that's not important to what we're doing here today. Let us begin the surgery.
> Back and forth, left wing swing to North
> East and South with blood pouring down your mouth
> I come prepared with the white suit and stethascope
> Listen to your heartbeat, delete beep beep BEEP
> Your insurance is high, but my price is cheap
Do not be alarmed if this technique seems brutal. It is necessary to tenderize the facial area with a barrage of hammering blows in the same way you would prepare a fresh chicken breast in your kitchen. Eventually this will drain all of the blood from the teeth and gums and make our reconstructive
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