FREE hyphy download – “I’m So Dumb” by Erk Tha Jerk.

2008 May 30

Heard this on 106 KMEL on Wednesday and found it hilarious. They even played it twice! I wrote to Erk Tha Jerk and he has since uploaded “I’m So Dumb” as a free download on his MySpace page. If you like self-referential comedy or making fun of stupid things that rappers do, download it now!

Here are the best verses of the lyrics, in case you work in a stodgy box of cubicles and can’t blast your music through your headphones at the proper hyphy scraper level:

Dumb
Shakin’ my head*
Brain fell out an’ I’m damn near dead**

Mama on crack
Daddy is too
I don’t go to school

I’m so
Dumb
Stupid stupid stupid stupid…***

I don’t go to work
My brotha smoke purp****
Sippin’ on syrup*****
Kill myself dancin’ around******

* “Shakin’ my head” – Shakin’ them dreads, as made popular by E-40 and Keak Da Sneak’s “Tell Me When to Go.”

** “Brain fell out an’ I’m damn near dead” – I often wonder if this is going to happen. Watch the Architeckz nearly throw their spines out in “Tell Me When to Go.”

*** “Stupid” (Also: dumb, hyphy, retarded mang) – Contrary to popular belief, before Mistah FAB made “Stupid Dumb and Hyphy,” The Federation made “Go Dumb.” More hyphy lexicon credit ought to be paid to The Fed.

**** “My brotha smoke purp” – “Purp” is California’s marijuana, uniquely violet in hue.

***** “Sippin’ on syrup” – Syrup is no joke! It’s a mixed drink involving codeine and promethazine, and it killed Pimp C.

****** “Kill myself dancin’ around” – Or, you could just ghostride. But be forewarned – If you see a turf dancer, watch yourself! They move faster and cover more ground than vipers ready to strike.

Let the record show that I love hyphy music. 510!

9 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 May 30

    i *love* mistah fab’s ghost ride it, lol
    i moved from the bay area about three years ago and man…the hyphy music gets more and more wild as the years go on! that track from erk tha jerk is kind of ridiculous….

  2. 2008 May 30

    And by “ridiculous,” you mean, “wonderful,” right? :)
    Thanks for dropping by, April!

  3. 2008 June 2

    I like how I Googled

    “Mama’s on crack, daddy is too”

    and I come across your blog while I’m trying to figure out who raps this song cause all I knew was that it was called something DUMB and there’s like hella bay area rap songs with DUMB in the title. HAHA!

  4. 2008 June 2

    Ahahaha! Glad you found what you were looking for. :D Small world. :)

  5. 2008 June 24

    me too! thanks for the site content, i googled, brain fell out damn near dead, as that is what i could remember……and found it! thanks G!

  6. 2008 July 1
    Chuck Dee Zee permalink

    It’s about time an artist step up to the plate and address the nonsense. Hyphy has gone too far and too many bandwagon copycat rappers trying to make a buck on the trend ultimately led to it’s death, but the effects of going dumb still exist and it’s just sad. Props to Erk for using wit and humor to point out the silliness of it all and the direction we need to head in.

  7. 2008 July 1

    I still love some hyphy beats, but I’ve come to the conclusion that some music just isn’t meant to be taken seriously.

  8. 2008 August 14
    jdog permalink

    The song don’t need em is a joke. His lyrics sound like he’s trying to be like weezy with all the “I’m like… you’re …”. Weezy is always doing that kind of shit like “I’m rare, like mr. clean with no hair” etc.

  9. 2008 August 15

    Pretty much every rapper does analogies…

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