Canes-themed GameDay Playlist....
Seems every few months I see a slew of posts online asking about game day mixes for The U. My issue with most mixes is that they get too heavy regarding 'flavor of the month' type stuff instead of sticking to the game day staples.First off, if hip hop is your thing - remember you roots. This is The U. If you're gonna pop the trunk outside the OB and blare an iPod playlist, stick to local or regional artists. Your mix needs to be a Miami themed. Trick Daddy. Rick Ross. Pitbull. Old school 2 Live Crew. Opposing fans can hear Common or T.I. anywhere. Even our Marshall folk in West Virginia.
Smack up some opposing fans with that local flavor and some stuff that reminds 'em it's a Canes thing. Below are some of my game day faves:
Trick Daddy - "Let's Go" and "Can't F**k With The South" are game day musts. Same with "Shut Up". Any video 1) filmed in the Orange Bowl and 2) featuring a fresh to the NFL Edgerrin James is as big time as it gets. This cut is property of The U. Check the vid.
Pitbull - "Miami S**t" and "Born N Raised" are two musts from this product of the 305. I've also noticed that "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" flat out scares our ACC brethren as they're waking down 16th Avenue.
Rick Ross - "Push It" and "Hustlin" were national hits, but Ross is a product of Miami and both songs are as Dade County as it gets.
J.T. Money - "Who Dat" and "War" are classics. If you're feeling nostalgic, toss some vintage Poison Clan on there. I threw "Action" on my mix.
2 Live Crew - Anything off of "As Nasty As They Want To Be" and "2 Live Is What We Are" is destined to bring up memories of the Decade of Dominance, while also offending opposing fans. Good times.
Goodie Mob - "Dirty South" - Even though the Mob is from Georgia, this cut can apply to the MIA.
DJ Khaled - "B**ch I'm From Dade County" - Do I even need to explain this one?
Nate Brooks - "Hurricanes That's Us" - Not the best tune, but it's a former Cane rapping about the Canes. Judge it by it's content, not it's musical value.
No Good - "Ballin Boys (Canes Mix)" - The Miami-themed version of this song hit just before the Canes headed to Pasadena for the 2002 Rose Bowl. A classic.
Regarding bringing some rock and roll to the mix, I advise you to stay away from the cliche and played out stuff. Case in point, "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. Any tune used in a high school football movie (Varsity Blues) can no longer be taken serious on game day for the Canes. Same to be said for "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. Great cut, but Virginia Tech made it theirs so this one can no longer be played within 10 miles from the OB.
You get the point. Here are some choice rock cuts to throw into the mix:
Guns N Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle" - Mildly played out, but 'welcome to the jungle' fits with the Banana Republic feel down south when opposing fans enter Little Havana.
Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" - Great build up. In your face. Great for night games. Play at dusk. Another one which scares people.
Scorpions - "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Played out? Sure. But it has 'hurricane' in the title and was released in 1983, the year of Miami's first national championship. This tune isn't ever leaving the master list.
Metallica - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - Vintage Metallica. Great tune. Makes you want to run through a wall. Even non-metal heads now get this one after Miami fan 31SpoonerStreet used it in his nine minute highlight reel on YouTube. Check it at the 3:50 mark. This tune sends chills up the spine.
Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight" - Ray Lewis made this song his back in the mid-nineties and it's vintage Miami Vice era. Nothing better than hearing this one through the ratty OB speakers for a night game while the teams are warming up.
I also recommend people get online and download some audio clips. In my mix I've included Michael Irvin's speech from 2005, Santana Moss' "big time players" post-game speech from the 2000 win over Florida State, etc.
Toss in some Band of the Hour stuff like the University of Miami Fight Song and you have the ultimate Hurricanes-themed game day mix for tomorrow.
.:Canes305:.
posted by allCanes.com at
11:56 AM
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My game day hip hop mix consists of some Miami or Dirty South themed music. Believe me, when we put in our mix and turn up the speakers - it gets attention ... (especially from the females stopping by and dancing like they've worked a pole in a "gentleman's" club before, many many times). The mix also includes some other artists - the beats and lyrics in the songs just hit you.
DJ Laz - (1) "Mami El Negro" - old school, will bring a smile to your face ... (2) "Esa Morena" - this will get you jumpin because of the beat. The females can't resist moving when they hear it and show you just how fast they can shake their a** when they hear the beat
Splack Pack - "Shake That A** B*tch" - another old school song, but will bring a smile to your face
Uncle Luke - (1) "Doo Doo Brown" and (2) "Hydraulics" - Mr. Luther Campbell of the infamous 2 Live Crew, need I say more
Rick Ross ft. Dre - "Chevy Ridin High"
Lil Jon - (1) "I Don't Give a F**k" and (2) "Bia' Bia'" - turn these up real loud, watch your woofers explode and scare the living hell out of fans from the opposing team while you yell at them with these songs
Big Tymers - " #1 Stunna " - great lyric during the main chorus when they say, "I'm a hard stuntin n**** like Evel Knievel ... I'm the numba 1 stunnaaa"
Mystikal - (1) "Here I Go" - the main beat alone just gets your head bobbing up and down, and especially when Mystikal yells out "Ya'll motherf**kers ain't ready!!!", you can picture in your head players and fans from The U yelling that at opposing fans and players ..... (2) "Danger" - good song, females love to move to it also
Tony Yayo ft. 50 Cent - "So Seductive" - the intro and first minute of the song gets me jacked, if you turn this up and listen to it - believe me, it'll get you hyped also
Eminem ft. 50 Cent, Cashis and Lloyd Banks - "You Don't Know" - it starts off with the main lyric that is said throughout the song "Who run it? You know, you actin like you don't know. We run it! You know but you actin like you don't know" ... you can imagine the 'Canes dominating on the field and yelling this at their opponent
Method Man ft. Busta Rhymes - "What's Happening" - gets you in a good mood before the time you get to the serious music playing to pump you up
Cash Money Millionaires - "Shine" - good song to play after the 'Canes win, when you're chillin in the parking lot with your 'boys and females celebrating, watching the fans of the other team walk by pissed that they can't have a good time b/c their team just got curb stomped by the 'Canes
Trick Daddy ft. CeeLo - "Dro In Da Wind" - good song to play with the top down while you're driving home after a 'Canes win, while you're stuck in parking lot traffic
Those are just a few, there are others that I have such as some Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy (Welcome to the Terrordome is a classic song), Flavor Flav (Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man), and others.
I've found out that while listening to some of the songs from my game day rock mix in the car, I've noticed any speeding ticket I've gotten is because of me listening to some of these songs:
Rob Zombie - "Superbeast" - when speaking of making a highlight video to music like 31SpoonerStreet has, watching a video of the 'Canes D knocking people the f**k out set to this song would be nice
Marilyn Manson - "This is the New Sh*t" - 53 seconds into the song is when it hits HARD, they used this song for the Ray Lewis / Steve McNair intro when they're talking trash to each other before the Ravens/Titans playoff game ... you can watch it on Youtube, type in Steve McNair and Ray Lewis
Blur - "Song 2" - I yell as loud as I can when listening to this song
Rage Against the Machine - (1) "Bulls on Parade" (2) "Guerrilla Radio (3) "How I Could Just Kill a Man" - Rage's version of the Cypress Hill track, it's good stuff, especially blaring it at your tailgate party and yelling the lyrics at opposing fans passing by (4) "Calm Like a Bomb" - at around 1:05 into the song, the build up to the main chorus makes violence happen, it was the main music at the end of one of the Matrix movies
Ministry - (1) "Thieves" (2) "Burning Inside" - awesome build up in the beginning (3) "N.W.O." (4) "Stigmata" (5) "So What" ... these songs are just plain dangerous if turned up loud
Those are a few. I notice I use the majority of my game day mix when I'm in the gym. If there are some songs that I mentioned that you haven't heard before, then hop on Limewire or go to Amazon.com and type in the group .. their albums should pop up and you can get a quick preview of some of these songs.
-S.Woodward, a die hard 'Cane living in Tampa
"You know what happens when you come see me. Those bumps and bruises you feel - they only get worse. This game's about you HIT or be HIT - deal with it"
-Ray Lewis
What about King ding-a-ling and his crew?
Hey My Man...
Can you post some links to the sound clips you refer to?
The Michael Irvin speech gives me goosebumps and pumps me up every time...would love to hear more....
Thanks
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