The down beat Get on the down beat False alarm, there is no fire The smoke you're seeing comes from my Astonishing rhythm combined with the beat My voice is the smoke, my rhymes are the heat Correlated in sequence, ready to burst With flavor, a party saver But first, know my rhymes are potent, ready to combust Flammable to biters So, my advice is just to play it Get on the down beat If you wanna be down, you gotta get it down beat 'Cause if the pumped, then the rap's obsolete In order to be complete or solid as concrete You gotta funk 'em in public with the funky, funky down beat A down beat When the bass is kickin' And the hi-hats tickin' You're on a natural high because the beat is fly Captivating, stimulating, and nothing's semi And for the fresh-beat-lovers, we're granting your wish And for the biters, here's a brand new dish So, come on and eat it up I know you're hungry If you want a funky beat, then bone apatite The down beat The down beat When the bass is pumpin' And the snare is stumpin' Rhythm takes its toll, you're out of control, you're in a trance Gotta dance when you hear the funky drum roll That's your cue for you to do what you wanna do Continue to clap your hands and stomp your feet Because you can't help dancin' when you hear a funky drum beat The formula is simple, but unorthodox Don't worry 'bout the rappers, it's the beat that rocks And if you think of contrary, like this ain't the truth Look at the rappers today, they are the proof Or If you wanna get hot and feel the heat You got to go with the flow and change with the beat You gotta get up on the brand new sound But remember when you get up, the beat is down 'Cause it's the down beat Funky, funky down beat Break– break 'em down!