Shake Your Rump Lyrics

[Verse 1: MCA, Ad-Rock & Mike D]
Now, I rock a house party at the drop of a hat (Yeah)
Now, I beat a biter down with an aluminum bat
A lot of people they be Jonesin' just to hear me rock the mic
They be staring at the radio, staying up all night

So like a pimp, I'm pimpin', I got a boat to eat shrimp in
Nothing wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'
Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float
My man MCA's got a beard like a billy goat

"Ooh-ooh" is my disco call
MCA (Ha-ha), I'm gettin' rope, y'all
Routines I bust, and the rhymes that I write
And I'll be busting routines and rhymes all night
Like eating burgers or chicken and you'll be picking ya nose, man
I'm on time, homie, that's how it goes

You heard my style, I think you missed the point

[Sample]
It's the joint!

[Verse 2: MCA, Ad-Rock & Mike D]
Mike D (Yeah?) With your bad self running things
(What's up?) With your bad breath onion rings
Well, I'm Mike D, and I'm back from the dead
Chillin' at the beach, down at Club Med

Make another record 'cause the people, they want more of this
Suckers, they be saying they can take out Adam Horovitz

Hurricane, you got clout
Other DJ's, he'll put your head out

A puppet on a string, I'm paid to sing or rhyme
Or do my thing,
I'm in a lava lamp, inside my brain hotel
I might be freakin or peakin', but I rock well
The Patty Duke Show, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango
Got more rhymes than Jamaica got mango
I got the peg leg at the end of my stump-a

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Genius Annotation

While “Hey Ladies” was the official first single from Paul’s Boutique, it was released as a double-single with “Shake Your Rump” as track 1 and “Ladies” as track 2, under the name Love American Style EP.

“Shake Your Rump” was recorded at Mario G’s and mixed at Record Plant. Here is the demo:

According to Mike D (in “Beastie Boys Book):
"All kinds of sampled funk bass lines and beats coming at ya in stereo at a super-fast pace and even a bong rip that we recorded at a fancy Hollywood studio.”

Samples include:

  • “Funky Snakefoot” by Alphonse Mouzon, from the album, Funky Snakefoot (1973)
  • Daddy Rich“ by Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack (1976)
  • Dancing Room Only“ by Harvey Scales, from the album Hotfoot, a Funque Dizco Opera (1979)
  • That’s the Joint“ by Funky Four Plus One from the single "That’s the Joint” (1980)
  • 6 O'clock DJ (Let’s Rock)“ by Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack (1976)
  • Born to Love You“ by Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack (1976)
  • Could You Be Loved“ by Bob Marley & the Wailers from the album Uprising (1980)
  • 8th Wonder“ by The Sugarhill Gang from the album 8th Wonder (1982)
  • Jazzy Sensation“ by Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five, from the single "Jazzy Sensation” (1981)
  • Tell Me Something Good“ by Ronnie Laws, from the album, Pressure Sensitive (1975)
    Yo Yo” by Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack (1976)
  • Supermellow“ by Paul Humphrey, Willie Bobo, Shelly Manne, & Louis Bellson, from the album, Supermellow (1973)
  • Get Off“ by Foxy, from the album, Get Off (1978)
  • Holy Ghost“ by the Bar-Kays from the single "Holy Ghost (1979)
  • Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin, from the album, Led Zeppelin
  • No Matter What Sign You Are“ by Diana Ross and The Supremes
  • Unity“ by James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa
  • Bong hit (“the big blue bong” according to Adam Yauch) and gun shot

Source: beastiemania

Shake Your Rump“ was performed in 232 known concerts.

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What songs were sampled on the beat for “Shake Your Rump?”
Genius Answer

DRUM SAMPLES:

The drum sample on the Intro was taken from the intro of Alphonse Mouzon’s 1974 song “Funky Snakefoot”:

The drum sample heard as soon as the the first verse begins was taken from Harvey Scales’ 1979 song “Dancing Room Only”:

Another drum sample that can be heard throughout the beat was taken from the Intro on Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo and Paul Humphrey’s 1975 song “Super Mellow”:

The drum fill sample heard at the end of the first verse was taken from Thin Lizzy’s 1976 song “Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed”:


INSTRUMENTAL SAMPLES:

The funky guitar riff sample that can be heard throughout the beat was taken from the Intro from Ronnie Laws’ 1975 song “Tell Me Something Good”:

The funky bass sample that can be heard throughout the beat was taken from Ronnie Laws’ 1975 song “Yo Yo”:

The other funky guitar riff introduced in the third verse was taken from Rose Royce’s 1976 song “Born To Love You”:

The low growling synth that can be heard after each verse was taken from Rose Royce’s 1976 song “6 O'Clock DJ (Let’s Rock)”:


VOCAL SAMPLES:

The vocal sample “It’s the Joint!” at the end of the first verse was taken from Funky 4 + 1’s 1980 song “That’s The Joint”:

The vocal sample “Shake your Rump-a” after the end of the second verse was taken from Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown’s 1984 song “Unity (Pt. 2 – Because It’s Coming)”:

The vocal sample “Just like this” heard near the end of the DJ scratch break was taken from The B Boys’ 1983 song “Rock the House”:

The vocal sample “Who-ha, got them all in check” in the third verse was taken from Sugarhill Gang’s 1981 classic hit “8th Wonder”:

Credits
Recorded At
Mario G's
Release Date
July 25, 1989
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