The Devil Went Down to Hip Hop by Crypt (feat. Vin Jay & No Life Shaq)
The devil went down to hip hop and he was looking for another soul to snatch
And even though his bag was overflowing with rappers from the past
You know he wanted more in his stack
You see the devil was greedy and he needed more people to heed to his name
And start leaving the steeples
Cause he is so evil and very deceitful
He fiends on the minds of the ones who are feeble
Flowing his way through the rap game
Looking for an end that doesn’t have fame
Then he strolled across an independent man writing rhymes in a bar with a pen in his hand
And he devise a plan for his eternal soul
We go bar for bar, we go toe to toe
So he walked up to the one that they call Cryptic
Put a gold microphone to his lips and he said
[Vin Jay]
I bet you might’ve guessed it but I am quite the spitter myself
I spent a lot of times writing rhymes and let’s say in hell there’s a lot of help
I got heavy rap, gained sole in exchange for fame and wealth
And I’d love for you to save name boy and that’s the deal that I’ve dealt
[Narrator]
And Crypt said:
[Crypt]
Do you one better, you can keep everything that you just mentioned
But when I win this battle, leave that microphone at my feet and begin your descension
I’m not like the rest of these rappers that you promised fame and shiny jewels
You’ve done lost two to God once, now it’s time to make it 0 for 2
[Vin Jay]
Round one, you better come with the best punchlines that you’ve got
Second round you gotta put it down, we gonna bring the flows and just chop
Round three, you better bring the speed if you chose to go for that gold
Cause if you lose the devil gets your soul
[Narrator]
The devil tapped on his microphone and said “I’ll start the show”
And fire flew from his putrid lips as his words begin to flow
He said “Don’t you worry son, I’ll be sure to make this one quick”
Then the instrumental played and the devil spit something that went like this
[Vin Jay]
Bout to burn ’em, no Hiroshima
Y’all don’t want that smoke, call it emphysema
So you really wanna battle? Tell me what the point is
When your raps need work, fuck unemployment
Heads going up like I’m knocking ’em out
You don’t get the picture like private accounts
Really no biggie, no rocking the crowd
I said there’s no Biggie like Pac is around
[Crypt]
Get you a coat because my flow is polar
Spit it so cold that hell itself done froze over
Like a [?] toaster, you ain’t got no heat
The last time you battled the god you spent eternity up in
A hell hole, no bars like a cellphone that was owned by a broke hoe who can’t pay those fees
Now you’re battling me, the madder emcee
With those initials standing for mission complete
[Vin Jay]
Spit that flow [?]
I’ve been that dope and you’ve been never getting
No conversation, an abomination
A little wake-up call, you are not the greatest
[Crypt]
This asshole doesn’t care what you say
When I bust you’ll be dust
When I rap that flame
[?] Rip it off like I’m weak nail
Impale you in the ass now the devil’s in the detail
[Vin Jay]
Nice try but they can’t compete
You gotta pick it up a little but the man’s a beast
What’cha plan to beat?
The man coming with the rapping heat?
I bet its boutta be a fast defeat
[Crypt]
If you think you’re winning this battle, the answer is nada
How I’m supposed to be your friend of someone who only wears Prada
[?] Father this shit [?] the condom don’t stop him
But now I’m slicing through this beat like I’m a katana
[Vin Jay]
Came here to kill it, pursuing the mission
To body the beat and put you in submission
[Crypt]
It’s hot like fission ain’t no homie hotter
Cause my flow is divine like some holy water
[Vin Jay]
Wanna be the best you don’t got the patience
You will never be the topic of a conversation
[Crypt]
When I spit it’s acidic to any foundation
Making all hell break loose with my bass thuds
[Vin Jay]
You will never win, got the weakest talent
Just standing back while I’m reeking havoc
[Crypt]
Better ready the hearse when I deliver the verse
I put the fear of God in you when I sent you to church
[Vin Jay]
Got the power y’all can’t control
I’m a devil, a rapper, I been snatched your soul
[Crypt]
I’ma give you a riddle and you can [?] slow
You done lost a fiddle, time for that microphone
[Vin Jay]
Come and get it with a faster pace
But knowing any no competitor will crack the case
And bash your face come follow in the path of things
And bitch you better get ready to feel the wrath of pain
Got ’em looking like a bit of a joke
You’re looking like another rapper that I’m finna provoke
But I can’t be stopped when they give ’em a dose
You really wanna beat the devil, bring a different approach
Everybody wanna compete with both [?]
I’m a demon in the shadows of the streets I dwell
Come get a better look at all the beats I melt
You are dealing with a D-E-V-I-L
Get ’em pulverized, step back and I blow your mind
They got a rhythm and the flow divine
There no surprise I win and better close your eyes
And now the battle’s won, bitch, your soul is mine
[Crypt]
Listen up devil
You don’t wanna battle me with speed impractically [?] can’t be beat
So grab a seat
You’re not imagining what is happening
I am actually battling half ass and ravaging your wack ass on a track
And if you tried to rap this fast you’d have an asthma attack from the lack of breath that you have
I’m going savage mode and yes I know rapping fast won’t give me the gold
But hold the phone, listen close
I delivered the punchlines a couple times when I rhyme, fast or slow
I ain’t permitting the boat
But you just flow with the beat and stay surface level
I done dug so deep that I found a new devil
So if it came to a vote about who boasted the most and who is the more talented musician
The answer is me cause I’m a fucking G who who won’t [?] on the talent that was God given
[End: Narrator]
The devil dropped his chin cause he knew that he had been beat again
He rapped as fast as he could but sacrificed substance, he could not win
Then Crypt snatched the microphone from his hands and said “I will be taking that and turn it to scrap cause now you know that gold doesn’t help any motherfucker rap and that’s a fact.”
[Closing Scene: Crypt and No Life Shaq]
[Crypt]
And that’s where this came from
[No Life Shaq]
That’s tough
[Crypt]
Yeah, Shaq’ that is tough
‘The Devil Went Down to Hip Hop’ Released on June 28, 2019
