SHOCKWAVE - Empire State of Mind Our Hit Parade 3-24-10

[shadowledge]

Crazy dope!!!

[luisdante]

epic!

[rasputinsghost]

Jon Braman!!!

[rabbirapper101]

this was fucking amazing

[gasb911]

Daaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnn

[smartmoron62]

Shockwave: Putting drums everywhere to shame.

[guitarfreak0131]

anyone know shocks real name?

[BriShain]

@guitarfreak0131 It's actually Chris Sullivan.

[xfactor801]

da guy playin da piano sounds like hes playin dat stupid rap song

[arthurthefourth]

@xfactor801 I am! :)

[Kirkhamstyle]

Wow.....thats all i have to say

[Charlie124ish]

the guy in the piano is amazing and the look on shocks face when the piano cam in was 2 funny.thumbs up if u like this

[BroadwayBabe102]

he is so amazing. :)

[UltraShocks]

Woooooow Only 2 people are gay!

[sibilaiton]

@UltraShocks I'm gay, voted "Like" and added it to my favorites. Did I just blow your mind?

[UltraShocks]

@sibilaiton Not my problem pal ! :P

[MovieRose0101]

Personally, I think Arthur sings this better than the original artist! And you couldn't even tell it was beat boxing, Shock sounds so for real!

[EntenWahnsinn]

best ive ever seen

but im german :D

[Timmychanga93]

This is so freaking badass.

[AkiraMusic]

Shock is a monster.

[MookieSays1Love]

shocks fuckin nasty

[vitormontro]

GREAT!!!!

[operative123]

WHO DISLIKED THIS.

[fefaxx74]

That lyrics is not the original version, is it? Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics of that song?

[Lootnscoot]

They should release this as a single, it's an improvement. The lyrics are hilarious- 'How could a city so filthy be so motherfucking expensive'. Genius! The same could be said about London actually.

[fefaxx74]

@Lootnscoot

Hi... I'm trying to find that lyrics. Can you help me?

[jonbraman]

Here's are my verses (copyright jon braman 2009)

verse 1:

yeah i'm from the burbs/ no sense in beating around the forsythia, but i crossed the bridge like terabithia/ live in the capital of the world but go figure/ probably 20 cities out in china now bigger/ still, city's a magnet, nobody plans it, but one day the pull's too strong and you can't withstand it/ maybe your girlfriend got a scholarship to NYU/ or you had a buddy with a place in brooklyn thought it'd be cool [see next post]

[jonbraman]

so you show up, memorize the subway route, but after six months still sleeping on your buddy's couch/ he didn't quite throw you out, sorta just pulled you aside, said 'you know the city's a million things but one of 'em ain't a free ride'. or maybe you were born here, didn't come chasing a dream, living somewhere like flatbush or sunnyside queens/ or your grandfather swam off the williamsburg bridge way before the epidemic of hipster kids...

[jonbraman]

verse 2:

really there ain't that many lights in the middle of the night in the middle of prospect park/ or riding my bike up the west side after dark/ and the GW bridge shining through the mist like the city at my back doesn't even exist/ all my battles and my wars/ they take a break till i walk through those subway doors/ on which i lean even though it tells me not to/ and yeah i hold 'em so my baby can walk through/ you shoulda told em/ cause if you see something, say something... [see next]

[jonbraman]

i saw these kids break dancing on the A or the 1 train, I can't remember/ but i'll tell you one, i'll say one thing/ i love that place on eldridge st. we used to get dumplings - 8 for two dollars and fifty cents/ but tell me how can a city so damn filthy be so mother fucking expensive/ my cousin had a place on christopher st. about the size of a shoebox, i kid you not, no heat/ and to top it off was infested with bed bugs/ rent was $1800/month and a pint of virgin blood/ if i wasn't working what

[jonbraman]

would i do to get by? well i don't know but new york city ain't the place to try...

[twiistedXfate]

@jonbraman you, sir, are a genius.

[twiistedXfate]

THIS TRIO IS INCREDIBLE!

jon is unbelievable.

arthur and shock are incredible; beyond what i expected!

[gigio211]

Fantastico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[ICEchubby]

WOW!!! i really love this version!

[comubatente]

grande bosta hein? dormi 3 vezes aqui.

[Gonk]

I prefer that guys rapping over Jay-Z

[gilseone]

WooooooooW

[ERidolfii]

Great video.

This guy is amazing

[victop46]

somebody has te music to download?

[rmaisel]

anyone know the name of the song ?

[Liigeirinho]

Empire State of Mind

[davilf]

realy better than original gongratz folks u rock

[medlei08]

the guy on the piano sings amazing! who is he? (3) muito foda o caraaa

[offbook]

@medlei08 Arthur Lewis: arthurthefourth(dot)com

[bonespirit]

The guy on piano is Arthur Lewis. O cara do piano e o Arthur Lewis .

[billshiza666]

@medlei08 thats Arthur the Geniuses i think they call him but hes apart of freestyle love supreme. damn aha sorry if u already got the info though :p but yea and also sorry if im wrong aha. good show wish i coulda seen em in person

[Fooz989]

@medlei08 Arthur Lewis apparently :) Its in the comments

[bonespirit]

@medlei08  Arthur Lewiso nome dele

[GlassCheerios]

@medlei08 Arthur the Genius

[GabiKammerP]

The guy on the piano sings amazing !! Who is he?? [2]

[offbook]

@GabiKammerP Arthur Lewis: arthurthefourth(dot)com

[A33476]

why better than original lol

[nicoleteaaa]

the guy on the piano sings amazing! who is he?

[offbook]

@nicoleteaaa Arthur Lewis: arthurthefourth(dot)com

[nicoleteaaa]

@offbook thanks :]

[bluemagicuk]

ron weasley turned into a bad muthalova!

[G2naarea]

Holy shit , i love it man

[medlei08]

niiice guys :D

[Esquillo]

better than the original :D

[luisdante]

absurdo de bom! Amazing!

[wasenbr]

Very Very good!! Congratulations guys!!

[HatofDoom]

This is the best thing I've seen in the long time.

[marcgalera]

amazingly fantastic!

[thereallalake]

Awesome! Just awesome!

[KJS34]

wow

[mspres07]

amazing!

[Frailtyy]

3:50 :)

[303501]

Amazing!

[wonderweirdo]

I honestly like this cover better than the original song.

[thirty3bluelines]

This is absolutely stunning!

[StefoFizzle]

One more reason to finally take the plane and visit this "concrete jungle where dreams are made of"! I love Shockwave, I love Freestyle Love Supreme, I love NEW YORK! :D

[lordofdrakknor]

Excellent job! Go hit parade / everyone!

[TheBengtw]

i like it butt the real song is better

[Hayliz425]

lol this is awesome!

[latr]

wow,, i have to tell you,,, 5/5 all was perfect,, the beatboxer cool,, and the cover was on time,, has rythm,, all is cool,,,XD..

[lostonezxz]

i wana learn

[mikelwagan]

so awesome... fun to watch and listen to...

[xoihearthatxo]

The rapping was surprisingly awesome.

[krisandadamluvr]

Omg this is cool... Haha first to comment!