Magic's Wand - Whodini

Somebody get a doctor!

Quick, man

She’s having an attack!

She said «Rap attack», man, not «Heart attack»

Oh, you mean she’s alright then, right?

Of course, man

You never heard of a Mr. Magic Rap Attack?

Where is this guy from, man?

Oh, I heard of a heart attack or a Big Mac attack

But what’s a rap attack?

Come here, man, I see I’ma

Have to explain it to you like this

See, a rap attack means

Deejays jammin' in the street

MC’s rappin' to the beat

The people downstairs sayin' they can’t sleep

'Cause the people upstairs are stompin' their feet

It’s not like they’re startin' a riot

«We'll call the cops, 'cause we want some quiet!»

There’s no need for them to get excited

They’re just mad because they’re not invited

(It's all in Mr. Magic’s Wand)

Oh see, now I understand what a rap attack is

Well, it’s about time!

All you had to do is explain it to me

But let me ask you a question:

«How long have they been rockin' like this?»

Well, rapping’s always been around

(Well, it says that it’s big time now)

Every neighborhood had its own crew

(That meant you against me) and me against you

(They would jam every weekend at the neighborhood center)

And charge a small price for the crowds to enter

(The parties would be packed inside and out)

To see who was best at rockin' the house

(It's all in Mr. Magic’s Wand)

Then Magic went on the radio

And everybody said: «What a way to go!»

The moment he went on the air

It was plain to see a new phase was here

He started out playing mostly rap

Then they all said: «Nobody's into that»

Well, they all turned out to be wrong

Cause rappin' on the mike had caught on strong

Some still say it’s not what’s happenin'

After 'Rapper's Delight' went triple platinum

The record world was in for a smash

Sugarhill, Kurtis Blow, to Grandmaster Flash

Blondie, Stevie Wonder, Teena Marie

They even made a rapper out of me

In no time at all, a star was born

And I think he owes it all to his Magic Wand

Now that you heard our rap and you caught a contact

(And by now you’re all to be blasted)

We want you all to know that we got to go

(But it was big fun while it lasted)

Hey y’all, but we’ll be back again, so tell all your friends

(Good things don’t always come to an end)

With somethin' innovative (To rock you all well)

From Ecstasy (And the Rapper Jalil)