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The Cool Kids - A Lil' Bit Cooler

I'm in the crib Saturday night with my sega thass right
Playing a game of that street fighter, street fighter, street fighter
I guess that makes you think you cooler then me
But any girl you can pull I can pull em with ease

 

[Gorillaz]

I honestly can't think of specific games.

The most recent VG thing in general was hearing ADHD (again after so many years) with Kendrick mentioning playstation.


It's funny Rockstar deleted the playstation line in both PS3 and 360 verison's of GTA 5

 

[Mdot]

Tunes split the shitty Mortal Kombat sound,
The fateful step make the blood stain the ground. ~ U-God, Wu-Tang - Triumph

 

[JayEH]

"It's on like Donkey Kong..." - Ice Cube, Now I Gotta Wetcha

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

But I got that fire, bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim

 

[kai3345]

But I got that fire, bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim
Bitch I'm Dhalsim

came here to post this

 

[jokkir]

Not lyrics but I'm pretty sure this is an dancing Asian Dhalsim

[Crayon Pop] 크레용팝 '어이' Uh-ee

 

[Bosman]

The lyrical stylings of Eiffel 65:

"Tekken 3, Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil, Gran Turismo
Omega Boost, Bloody Roar
X-Files, all over the world
Come on
Ridge Racer
Oddworld
Winning Eleven
The game on the PlayStation"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdvpoRhQMo

 

[GameGuru59]

https://soundcloud.com/sammusmusic/power-ups-prod-sammus
"Power Ups" by a rapper named Sammus

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

The G.O.A.T hiphop track for video game references

Lyrics:-

This song is rated M for Mature

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture
Eyes low 'cause Igloo done rolled the perfect swisha
Hit you with the weaponry, tell your soldiers to back down
I'm Raw like W.E., you'll get Smackdown!
How you want it?
I clobber my opponents like Blanka
Boy, you Street Fightin' with a monsta
A-Town mobsta, blowin' smoke like Rastas
Pullin' out guns like in Contra
Mo' toys than Tonka
I'm a fuckin' problem, rob 'em
It's Grand Theft Auto, his burner's right beside him
Hollow points headed to your dome
Hollow points headed to your home
Your head of lettuce shredded from the chrome
It's ludicrous parents think I'm a weirdo
I'm a God of War, you a Guitar Hero
Let's box like Tyson, you'll get Punched Out!
Welcome to Luda's world, now bring the blunts out!

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

I'm liver than NBA, Luda's Super like Mario
That Playstation 4 shit, you older than Atari, hoe!
Flows that'll make MCs Go! like Diego
Call me the Master Chief, my life is like Halo
Fightin' off haters, I'm the best, ask Khaled
I'm at the Call of Duty plus my Metal Gear Solid
My Resident is Evil, full of Southside riders
I hope your Pac-Man, I got 6 Virtua Fighters
That'll Blitz ya like Madden '09
Or hit you with the Mac and four 9's
Then later sit back and blow pine like it's somethin' to do
It ain't pretty, the Final Fantasy, they think they livin' SimCity
But I'm a MechWarrior, try me and I'll damage ya
Holdin' a Soul Calibur or shoot you like Galaga
Have my Creed Assassin' ya
So clear the room before the shotgun helps you meet your Ultimate Doom

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

Whether 25,000 or 25 mil'
Survival of the fittest, either kill or be killed
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Doesn't matter whether it's 25 bricks or 25 bucks
Survival of the fittest, either stick or get stuck
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!


/Thread.

 

[motherxwolf]

he is legend - the seduction

can't find the princess, she's in another castle

 

[ItIsOkBro]

"Tryna tell you I can kick it like Liu Kang nigga
Got that Sub-Zero flow, how you want me ma'?
Make her get over here like Scorpion"
~Lil Wayne

Also what the fuck is up with that distinction between song and rap OP?

 

[LocalE]

Viktor Vaughn was the first thing that came to mind - maybe this skirts the game/console distinction, but whatevva..

"Never Dead" by Viktor Vaughn (feat. M.Sayyid as Curt Strifer)

"I'm bout to blow one of y'all monkeys out the frame
Whoever gypped my locker and took my Donkey Kong Game
& Watch, don't even try to put it back so I can find I later
Word to Koch, it's Vaughn against the ninth graders"

 

[PensivePen]

Hieroglyphics - See Delight

I'm about as swift as lightning greased
And I'm cold like Sub-Zero feel the deep freeze

Granted he could just be talking about sub-zero temperature. But I've always preferred to think it was in reference to MK.

CunninLynguists - Southernunderground

Make her say my name and hog her hedge like a SEGA game

 

[Currygan]

I see to reember a couple of them mentioning Mario Kart, but the name escapes me

 

[zenosparadox]

Childish Gambino has a song that references super smash bros. Cannot remember the title off the top of my head.

 

[nailbombxx]

The Mad Conductor has a verse that reads

I'm rap Shao Khan, I'll smash thou song

 

[Laieon]

Childish Gambino has a song that references super smash bros. Cannot remember the title off the top of my head.

Heartbeat

 

[Remark]

In Snoop Doggy Dogg's Who Am I? (What's My Name?) he says the line "Then I step through the fog and I creep through the smog". This is a reference to the Souls series of games developed by From Software, where stepping through the fog introduces new challenges such as a formidable boss or uncharted territory.

Source:Rap Genius

I see you ;3

 

[epmode]

Frank Black - Whatever Happened to Pong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeP2YkEpGOQ

My brother and me used to play it down at a bar
Taking money from guys more used to playing the cards

Paddle the paddle to side to the side
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Paddle the paddle to side to the side
Pong
Ball in the machine

Now virtually everyone's singing a popular song
But still I belive in the excellent joy of the pong

To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Paddle the paddle to side to the side
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Pong
Ball in the machine

Now if they take it H. G. Wells
Well I'll be on the first flight
To a time before a Kong
Whatever happened to Pong?

To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Paddle the paddle to side to the side
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Pong
Ball in the machine

 

[professor_t]

Tunes split the shitty Mortal Kombat sound,
The fateful step make the blood stain the ground. ~ U-God, Wu-Tang - Triumph

Doesn't another member drop a Shinobi reference in the same song?

 

[Ashtar]

The G.O.A.T hiphop track for video game references

Lyrics:-

This song is rated M for Mature

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture
Eyes low 'cause Igloo done rolled the perfect swisha
Hit you with the weaponry, tell your soldiers to back down
I'm Raw like W.E., you'll get Smackdown!
How you want it?
I clobber my opponents like Blanka
Boy, you Street Fightin' with a monsta
A-Town mobsta, blowin' smoke like Rastas
Pullin' out guns like in Contra
Mo' toys than Tonka
I'm a fuckin' problem, rob 'em
It's Grand Theft Auto, his burner's right beside him
Hollow points headed to your dome
Hollow points headed to your home
Your head of lettuce shredded from the chrome
It's ludicrous parents think I'm a weirdo
I'm a God of War, you a Guitar Hero
Let's box like Tyson, you'll get Punched Out!
Welcome to Luda's world, now bring the blunts out!

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

I'm liver than NBA, Luda's Super like Mario
That Playstation 4 shit, you older than Atari, hoe!
Flows that'll make MCs Go! like Diego
Call me the Master Chief, my life is like Halo
Fightin' off haters, I'm the best, ask Khaled
I'm at the Call of Duty plus my Metal Gear Solid
My Resident is Evil, full of Southside riders
I hope your Pac-Man, I got 6 Virtua Fighters
That'll Blitz ya like Madden '09
Or hit you with the Mac and four 9's
Then later sit back and blow pine like it's somethin' to do
It ain't pretty, the Final Fantasy, they think they livin' SimCity
But I'm a MechWarrior, try me and I'll damage ya
Holdin' a Soul Calibur or shoot you like Galaga
Have my Creed Assassin' ya
So clear the room before the shotgun helps you meet your Ultimate Doom

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!

Whether 25,000 or 25 mil'
Survival of the fittest, either kill or be killed
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Doesn't matter whether it's 25 bricks or 25 bucks
Survival of the fittest, either stick or get stuck
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on
Get ya game on playa', get ya game on

Yeah, press the start button
Tell these hoes to press the start button
Punch in your code and press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!
For anyone of these flows just press the start button
Tell my foes to press the start button
For a ludicrous show, just press the start button
And let the motherfuckin' games begin bitch!


/Thread.

I was going to post this !
Lupe has some good ones
Hotter than the fire that into which Koopa falls
But that's only if you super dawg
From Form Follows Function

Uh, momma raised a trooper
They tryna hit me in my head like Koopa
But I move like Super
With the hood on my shoulder like Bazookas,
- I'm Coming Freestyle
Koopa Trooper and super mario

 

[cyber_ninja]

^^^ Push the start button by Ludacris has the most references imo.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

For whatever reason, Liu Kang is the rap community's favorite video game character:

Wale

Now I kick that Liu Kang mixed with Wayne Rooney
First album sleepers, but second album groupies

A$AP Ferg:

Walk in this bitch with the new Wang, looking like Liu Kang

A$AP Rocky:

My shit, yeah, I'm on that Liu Kang
I ain't bragging but I do this, my shoes is Bermudas

Wiz:

And my eyes low
Like I'm Liu Kang

Chief Keef:

Bitch I got a 50 clip in my Lou Deng
I think I'm that nigga yeah, just like Liu Kang

Tyga:

She suck me off till I'm all drained
Kick her out: Liu Kang

Joey Bada$$

I'm a young Wayne, I'm going insane, Liu Kang

Smoke DZA:

give Liu Kang fatalities
I ain't never worry

Big Sean:

Kickin' it with my shirt off, on some Liu Kang shit

Migos:

The pack kicking hard, Mortal Kombat, Liu Kang

Gucci Mane:

Burr, Burr, Burr Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, jury freeze
All black diamonds just like pepper make me sneeze

The Underachievers:

Like Dan or Liu Kang
I rep beast coast the most elite clan

Ace Hood:

Cos that bitch go to kicking, Liu Kang

Weezy:

Tryna tell you I can kick it like Liu Kang

Method Man:

Wu-tang, Liu Kang

Big KRIT:

Shit changed, I Liu Kang, kick it wherever
Bottom feeders

T-Pain

Kick her out quicker then Liu Kang

Busta Rhymes:

After my money gotta kick the bitch up like Liu Kang

E-40:

Too many hoes up in this thang
For a nigga to be all in my ear tryin to kick it like Liu Kang

Action Bronson:

For Liu Kang, turn to a dragon then a raven

Redman:

Forward, forward, high punch and spit the flame
Like Liu Kang, burning your membranes when the wind change

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Big E "Juicy"

Verse 3:

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this
50 inch screen, money green leather sofa
Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur

 

[-PXG-]

Eminem is obviously a big gamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdS4ln9N3vs&feature=kp

This whole track (which is not some fan made remix, but an actual track by him) is on a soul calibur beat remixed. Complete with awesome STAGE OF HISTORY announcer quotes.

Yesssss!

One of my favs

 

[Mdot]

Doesn't another member drop a Shinobi reference in the same song?

Yep, Inspectah Deck, "swinging swords like Shinobi"

 

[Grakl]

Frank Ocean's channelORANGE starts with the sound of a PS2 booting up, and a certain game starting, not sure of the game though.

street fighter II

 

[sn00zer]

Awful Awful 'My Console' by Eifel 65
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdvpoRhQMo

We're gonna play the game the playstation all day,
With metal gear solid to tekken 3.
And from omega boost to resident evil
Just play for the fun
Cos we got it going on.

Tekken 3, metal gear solid
Resident evil, gran turismo, omega boost,
Bloody roar, x-files, all over the world
Come on
Ridge racer
Odd world
Winning Eleven
The game on the playstation

P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.


Tekken 3, metal gear solid
Resident evil, gran turismo, omega boost,
Bloody roar, x-files, all over the world
Come on
Ridge racer
Odd world
Winning Eleven
The game on the playstation

P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.
P. L. A. Y. S. T. A. T. I. O. N.

We're gonna play the game the playstation all day,
With metal gear solid to tekken 3
And from omega boost to resident evil
Just play for the fun
Cos we got it going on.
Ridge racer
Odd world
Winning Eleven
The game on the playstation

 

[Mozendo]

Not lyrics but still music related

Gatsbys American Dream has a song named Shadow of the Colossus. I do not like the song that much
Empire! Empire! (i was a lonely estate) has a song titled The Horror of Riovanes, Keith is a huge Final Fantasy fan

Bands named after video games
Suffer Like G Did - Really great Math Rock
Rival Schools
Raccoon City Police Department

And Light the Fuse and Run's 2002 album is named All Your Base Are A Belong to Us

Empire! Empire! (i was a small estate)'s 2009 Summer EP album artwork is video game inspired

 

[NinjaTehFish]

Aesop Rock has some awesome references:

Happy Pills

"Blockhead, this beat sounds like the theme song to the
Houston 500 Marathon Fuck-Fest
Get laughed at like dude last in line tryin' to fuck that's suspect
Who's ante's up next
Duck I'm buckin' with bonsai kinda big pimpin'
With less money and women, money that's slippin'
Now it's Golden Eye with sniper rifles in the temple"


Babies With Guns (my fave)

"Apply the details later and the clues will taper out
Unruley mayor souse, who piggy jammy happy shooting at the bladed mouth
Bazooka Tooth zoo-keep the paper route with janky funds and favors
Cradled by twelve empty Zelda heart containers"

 

[killu4what]

Lights ( Warning Explicit ) by Wazir Gray Music on SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/wazir-gray/12-7-22lights

"And they dicate what the contraband is/
All I ever is; is a kid playing contra at my Boys crib/
Looking for the code for the 40 lives..."

 

[Jagsrock]

XV has a lot of em.

XV mirrors edge
The entire song lol

XV- Controller
references Super mario bros, Donkey kong country, Sonic, Mass effect,Halo 3, miss pacman, GTA, Golden knight, Street fighter 2,crash bandicoot and MK,

XV-Boss Level
"Yeah, It's that King Bowser flow"
"Used to ball like EA, now I'm on that 2K"
"So just kick back like Liu Kang before a nigga pop at your toupee"

Chris webby Bowser

"So Mario should do his cardio and grab a flower
Cause you'll need to throw some fire balls if you gon' step to Bowser"

 

[ratzombie]

It's not a reference to a particular game, but it uses the Konami code as a source for a love song.

The Motion Sick - 30 Lives

Good song, fun to play in DDR.

 

[Niraj]

Chamillionaire-Game Gonna Cost a Fee: "I ride with bananas and shells like Mario and Luigi"

De la Soul ft Common-The Bizness: "whip anybody ass at NBA Live"

Redman-Rockafella: "are there any imitators in the house? There are no, bust like NBA Jam and you can have Chicago" "The new stuff, creaming brothers like Breyer's, 'he's heating up!' nah brother, I'm on fire!"

Lupe Fiasco-I Gotcha: "have you moving faster than that hog in the hedges"

That's all I could think of offhand that hadn't been mentioned.

 

[Lethal]

Lupe has a bunch more. From "...And he Gets The Girl"

"That just mean you not a punk/I like Thelonius Monk/ hes the wallpaper on my computer/ I love Final Fantasy, I hate first person shooters (me too)"

 

[adam2893]

It's not a literal reference but in Versace - Migos :

"Medusa head on me like I'm Illuminati"
Makes me chuckle every time. Especially since I listen to it ironically all the time.

yeah man, the best way to listen to music is ironically

Also, how can I forget this gem:

Charles Hamilton ladies and gents
The guy makes sonic music as a part of his Super Sonic Philosophy.

If you think he's a nobody he actually rap battled with Kendrick Lamar and produced a single with B.O.B

he is still a nobody, actually, he is a nobody with a drug addiction

 

[nns3d]

Another Lupe song

I love my city really hope that God bless it
Have my mind moving faster than that hog in the hedges

 

[Aaron-Lagann]

Lil b has a song with a sample from kingdom hearts.

He also has a song about Resident Evil.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Yoga Flame - Lupe Fiasco

Uh, meditate
On the floor, fold your legs, resonate
Breathing speed, regulate
Clear my mind till it levitate
Dhalsim, I beat the game
Level 8, Hella good
Never great cause God is great
So ain’t no goats, ain’t no gates
Fences see the rams ram, lambs let, sheep’s skate

 

[caleb1915]

Tupac- "I Wrote This Song A Long Time Ago (In '94)"



RUN UP IN YO' SPOT LIKE CJ
FROM SAN ANDREAS

 

[Vigilant Gambit]

Big E "Juicy"

Well.

I'm peacing the hell outta this thread right now.

So much disrespect.

R.I.P. Biggie.

 

[JBourne]

The line "hit you with a hundred slaps, nigga E. Honda" is in the song Ride the Wave by Heems. I'd post a link, but I'm on mobile. Good song.

I will go through the trouble to link this, though: http://youtu.be/JZtDaba0Xm0

Thank You Mario But Our Princess is in Another Castle. A beautiful song by the Mountain Goats, written from the perspective of Toad as he waits for Mario. Probably in my top 10 favorite songs.

 

[Here For The Free Feed]

Hopsin - Ill mind of hopsin 4

'I say, "What you wanna do? " She say, "It's simple, Marcus
I wanna blow it before you put it in like a Nintendo cartridge"

 

[Mariolee]

"Hangin' in the islands, lookin' for Earl like Toejam"

Childish Gambino, "Bonfire." Remember this one because I had to go onto rapgenius.com to find out the non-video game meaning of the line.

Also, "Heartbeat".

She on time, but she late for they first date
Cause he went and tried out all new condoms
Slipped off in a threesome, good problems?
Right? Wrong
Askin' him if she gonna play games
With the super smash brothers, but none of them you
I miss the sex when you kiss whenever you through
Sixty-nine is the only dinner for two
I was wrong, but would you have listened to you?
Uh, you were crazy
I got a heart, but the artichoke
Is the only thing girls want when you in that smokin' light

Fake edit: beaten.

 

[Raoh]

Off the top of the head I remember these two..

Artist: Joell Ortiz
Album: The Brick: Bodega Chronicles
Song: 125 Part 2 (Fresh Air)

When I do it, they gon' stay hatin
Cause I'ma be on top of the game, both feet on my PlayStation

Hot 97 Freestyle W/ Buckshot & Joe Buddens

"deadin' your people. weapons to see you/
you searchin', lookin for guns.. this aint resident evil"

 

[Horp]

Ok not games, but gaming related.

The Streets - Has It Come To This:

...
Make yerself at home
We got diesel or some of that homegrown
Sit back in yer throne, turn off yer phone
'Cos this is our zone
Videos, televisions, 64's, Playstations
...

 

[Alfredo]

I'm surprised the Infogrames Song hasn't been mentioned.

http://youtu.be/522bVV-82qQ

It's Nascar Heat, Tonka Town
Stuntman makes my head spin 'round
Beachhead, Transworld, Freddy Five(?)
Unreal Tournament, Test Drive...

 

[kittens]

Yep, Inspectah Deck, "swinging swords like Shinobi"

This is the first one that came to my mind.

 

[ShineALight]

Cam'ron - More Reasons

But kept the fo-five, for wise guys with eyes low
Pick me up from fo-five, CL-55, whoa!
Playin' Grand Theft Auto, they like Diablo
My crews' the triad, Zeek, Santana, Capo!

Killa!