Rhythm King from Alabaster by Andrew Huang

tango to fandango
slang got sugar like a mango
produced with an ear like van gogh
turn the gain up, turn the mains up
make it clip, you know i’m tryna mess some brains up
drum boss from the blocks to the taiko
ah, turn the lights low for the maestro
ah, amped on the drum machines i pillage
king through the cab, 66 was the vintage

chieftain with a tongue like an arrow
rhythm king, tempi emperor, swing pharaoh
overdrive, burning through the night, no bolero
rhythm king, tempi emperor, swing pharaoh

do the black mamba mambo in a rondo
ground shakes, level the hospitals and condos
i’m so lit up repping toronto
there’s no tomorrow, just get what you want go
i can put that swing on anything
noise that i bring, sounds that i wring like wrestling
tag teams vs my middle finger in the ring
watch them all fall to the beat
i’m the rhythm king

chieftain with a tongue like an arrow
rhythm king, tempi emperor, swing pharaoh
overdrive, burning through the night, no bolero
rhythm king, tempi emperor, swing pharaoh

• Experimental
• Toronto