Ethan Kim
CANS 1.0 - The Response
[Intro: Nick Syracuse]
Oh, hello. Didn't see ya there, come on in. Take a seat. We're gonna talk about hunger; it's a real problem today. It's happening right in front of us: one in five people in the Carolina's suffer from food insecurity. And it doesn't take much to donate: cans, dollars, spare change... any donation is worth it. It's for a better cause; one bigger than all of us. You know, this song is not supposed to tell you why you need to listen, this song is to tell you why you need to act. Also, Providence has been calling us out for seven straight years. I think it's time for a response, don't you think? Hope you enjoy

[Interlude 1: Tito Knight]
This Knight man, everybody be this, this, and that like they ain't got a plan. Shut up and bring in some cans, ya hear me? Haha

[Verse 1: Tito Knight]
Donate to the drive
Just know that you saving some lives (Drive)
You don't need to bring lot
Just bring in some peas and some pods (Pods)
And if you bring some cans
We give the poor a better chance (Chance)
And look where we stand
I know bunch ya parents making' bands (Bands)
Donate to the drive
Just know that you're saving some lives (Lives)
You don't need to bring lots
Just bring some peas and some pods (Pods)
And if you bring in some cans
You give the poor a better chance (Cans)
And look where we stand
I know bunch ya parents making bands (Alright)
Think about the people we can feed (Feed)
'Cause at Elon Park they help the streets (Oh, yeah)
These kids in elementary (They are)
They give canned elements to eat (They do)
I'm telling you I got the green (I do)
I got the formula we need
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'Cause I bought the sauce, the recipe (We do)
We gotta beat the Panthers, but I rep black power, too (Oh, yeah)
I got the answer bring some cans when you come down (Let's bring it in)
I'm talking Green Giant, bring some to Ardrey Kell (I'm talking green)
I'm talking cans of ravioli if I'm talking shelves
We've got a mission to beat Providence and help the children
Tito the knight, that drive the mission, the rest your decision (Knight)

[Interlude 2: Ethan Kim]
Y'all just heard Tito call me Papicito
Omae wa mō shindeiru
Kage bunshin no jutsu

[Verse 2: Ethan Kim]
Knights in armor royalty, top hat feel like Boyardee
Too many cans you're spoilin me
Killin' with these lyrics and you know I'm 'bouta phase ya
Nice try, Aniketh, but you know I'm ruling Asia
So you know I cannot praise ya and our focus is like laser
Cringey parodies killin me; money moves like Cardi B
Support us, now we walking free
But more importantly we tryna feed the hungry
Open a can, try to give a bite, open chest, pull a SCAR in Fortnite
Yeah my dad about call up a medic
Got the soy sauce and you know it's authentic
Thought you could win, but you're trippin', I'm livin', I'm livid
While sippin', and dippin' on food I was given, the roll is so vivid
So don't be a critic and follow the movement
The cans you can use it I'm makin' some music to make it all fluid
My flow is so stupid, and lastly

[Interlude 3: Tito Knight & Ethan Kim]
We do it as a school, and we do it as a group
If we do it Ethan hit you with that ramen noodle soup
Yeah this was papi
Yeah you know droppa
Yours sincerely, call me Yellow Mamba

[Verse 3: Nick Syracuse, Ethan Kim, Nick Syracuse & Ethan Kim]
You know we 'bouta land this drive, we on approach
Just follow my lead, you can call me coach
This is a rap they're gonna hear around town
We winnin' this drive with a million damn pounds
Presidential, in charge of the land
Executive order: bring in all the cans
None of the rules broken I am committed
Call me Bill Clinton 'cause I got acquitted
AK 'bout to do it like ya never seen
You kids at Prov', y'all just fiends
Thought we're gonna hack our video for the views?
Russian collusion, y'all better lose
Not trying to annoy, not trying to bother
But before I go in I need to bring in my father:
Koreans on the beat and
You know just how you do it
Two thick daddies just makin' some music
And you know just how we use it
And our skills we don't abuse it and our bars we do infuse it
You know we killin' the beat, part of the council we takin' the lead
Throw a hook in the mix, and we planted the seed
And I'm not trying to beg, and I'm not tryin to plead
But remember the cans, the cans are the need
Those cans you know we need those
Help the culture just like Migos
So I'm sorry, Providence, but you know I had to end this
So goodbye, farewell, see ya, student body, yeah, we need you
We just did it for Korea

[Interlude 4: Jackson Dumas]
Mmm, I like that. You know no one was really expecting this. Providence threw out a lot of trash, but I don't think they were prepared for this original beat. You know, actually, Tito, I think I need to go on a little harder; we might have to change this up a little bit. Stop. One, two, ready go:

[Verse 4: Jackson Dumas]
Welcome to the residence, call me Mister President
Heard yo can drive strugglin', yeah, that much is evident
Prov' started this tradition but that 6.0 edition
Got me sick of the repetition, so we on this can drive mission
With this Ardrey Kell rendition, put you on trial; deposition
Use these bars as ammunition, cookin' up rhymes up in the kitchen
And you're tryin to see the vision, but just take a seat and listen
Take a break from all this dissin', 'cause I swear I think y'all trippin'
Callin' AK out 'cause your feelin' pretty bold
But why you talkin' trash when you drownin' in that mold?
Hit him with the sound, well they'll feel it in the ground
And they'll scramble up for cans runnin' all over town
Groundbreaking year and they callin' it profound
AK bringing in record-breakin' pounds
Second Harvest Food Bank don't mess around
Can't call me Providence 'cause I got the rebound
Community invested ya'll becomin' spellbound
You can call me Can King, 'cause they handin' me the crown
Switch up the flow this how we go
You weren't expecting this that much we know
That what we do, we put on the show
We planted the seed, and they watch it grow
Ending this war, almost ready to go
Year of '18 and were finishin' first
Historical beat is the least of your woes
Feelin' presidential, you can call me Woodrow

[Verse 5: Zack Shail]
Hit the store, get some cans, throw 'em in the backseat
Camera in the corner like I'm sittin' in a taxi
Got some canned goods hangin' on my shelf
Before I go in it's time to introduce myself
Walk up to the beat, name is Z. Shale
With my shorts up, legs are pretty pale
By know you probably know the hunger drive is on
We'll stack a bunch of pounds 'cause you know I'm not wrong
You gotta get some cans, at least about ten
If you give more, you get a night with Harabin (Yeah)
Can drive, we only tryin to thrive
I'm swimming in this soup and I might take a dive
Like Tito already said, some parents got them bands
3200 students so we have a chance
We racin' to the top, so now we cannot stop
It's been time to donate, it started so you late
This magic not a curse, I made a sub-par verse
These rhymes are almost done; we make these schools run
It's AK on the competition and you know we just all dissin'
Donate, I know you are smart, we made the time so play your part

[Interlude 5: Jackson Dumas & Nick Syracuse]
Oh, welcome back; hope you enjoyed
You know, Nick, we're not done yet. Throughout this video we've called out Providence a lot, but after seven years of being dissed, we had a lot of dissing to respond to. But where are the other schools? East Meck Butler, Myers Park, Independence, where are your videos? Where are your raps? South Meck, Charlotte Catholic, Marvin Ridge, you're not even competing this year. What's up with that? Consider this your call to action: We're stepping up our game, so your step up yours. Hit it, Nick

[Outro]
Collectin' cans we need some mo'
Chef Boyardee come through the doors
Raising my can when I'm making a toast
Wait holdup let me get back on the beat
Bringing in cans, stacking up beans
Prov' is suspicious, they called the big P
Can't stack them up, it's impotency
Bands on these cans, popping like collars
Eatin' that pain 'cause you know i'm a sponsor
Helpin' the hungry it's been an honor
Hop on the beat like I'm playing some Frogger
Drop cans in the bucket, so I feel like a baller
Got the frames on and you know I'm a scholar
But we need cans, and you know we need dollars
Bring in some cans so we stay to the mission
Just stick to the plan and there's no competition
These other schools blind
They ain't see the vision to win the food drive
There's no proposition to win the food drive
Our only position you say take an L, that is not a decision
You cannot catch up to our drive
We cannot waste up on our time
We send a message so please just reply
They say I'm write the beat, I cannot deny
This is an original by Haygen Fry
No sound engineer, I've been mixin' the vibe
We're recognized well, Prov' had a nice try
But I know y'all ain't heard 'bout Tito Night