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Brand New Funk Lyrics by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper (Expanded Edition)

1987

[Intro]
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
[Verse 1]
It's new, it's out of the ordinary, it's rather extraordinary
So yo, bust this commentary
A literary genius and a superior beat creator
Have come together and we made a
Musical composition which we think is a remedy
To cure all the dance floors that's empty
You wanna dance? We got what you want
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince bustin' out with the brand new funk
[Interlude]
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Get down
Brand new funk, funky (Hit it)
Funky
[Verse 2]
It was kind of an accident, the way that it happened
One day I was rappin' and on the beat, Jeff was backin' me up
And all of a sudden, he brought in a cut
And I dropped my microphone and said, "What the—
Hold up, Jeff, wait a minute, play it"
He just smiled and said (Yeah, def, ain't it?)
It was (Funky), it made wanna (Get-get down)
And we knew almost at once it was a (Brand new funk)
So we continued to listen to it
And we knew it was def when I started rappin' to it
So I gave a hi-five to Jeff
And without hesitation, popped in my cassette
I took it home that night, and analyzed it
Rewound the tape over and over, and memorized it
That Friday, we went to the club
And out and out cold tore it up
You shoulda seen the people dancin' and shakin' and movin' and jumpin'
And spinnin' and clappin', while the beatbox was groovin'
And screamin' and yellin' while on the microphone I was flowin'
Fresh rhymes I was showin', the people say, "Yo keep goin'"
So I continued to rock, while Jeff was on the beatbox
Special assistance from my homeboy Ready Rock
People fought just to get up front
To get a bird's eye view of what we call the brand new funk (Get down)
[Interlude]
Get down, get, get-get down (Hit it)
Get, get down, get, get-get down (Funky)
Get down, get, get-get down (Hit it)
Get, get down, get, get-get down (Funky)
Get down, get, get-get down (Hit it)
Get, get down, get, get-get down (Funky)
Get down, get, get-get down
Get, get down (Get down)
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat)
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat)
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat)
Beat
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat)
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat)
Yo, Jeff (Rock the beat with your hands)
Now get funky with the beat (Get down)
Hit it
Now turn it all around
[Verse 3]
The most original, amazing, astounding, miraculous
Remarkable, startling, sensational, stupendous
Music that has ever been created
Is ours, but believe me, it was complicated
But we have done it, so now we can breathe
A long awaited sigh of relief
This isn't a publicity stunt
It's the raw, untouched, pure, hard brand new funk
[Outro]
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Funky
Rock the beat with your hands (Hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hi—)
Rock, rock (Funky)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Rock the beat (Brand new funk, funky, hit it)
Rock the beat (Hit it, get down)
Credits
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

About “Brand New Funk” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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