Background
Two clips of new music were posted by Mike Shinoda on Snapchat on May 26. The first clip was an instrumental while the second was a clip of him rapping over a sample of "Piece Of My Heart" by Big Brother And The Holding Company.[1]
On May 30, 2016 the Los Angeles artist Jensen Karp premiered a new Hot Karl (Jensen's rap name) song during his Get Up On This podcast. He said the song is called "Like Riding A Bike" and, besides laying a verse down, Mike Shinoda did the beat. The song also features verses by Jensen Karp's longtime friends Ali Abnormal and Intuition.[2]
"Like Riding A Bike" was officially released for free download on SoundCloud on June 7, coinciding with the release of Jensen's new memoir "Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big".[3]
A slightly different version of the song was released for free download on Jensen's SoundCloud account on June 6 (instead of the previously announced June 7 date). Mike's first line was changed to remove "Damn Daniel" as the first two words of the song.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Like Riding A Bike | Like Riding A Bike | 3:49 | 2016 | June 6, 2016 |
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| Like Riding A Bike | 3:46 | 2016 | May 30, 2016 |
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Personnel
Lyrics
Damn, Daniel, like the founder of Spotify
Streamin' freemium heat / your wounds'll get cauterised
Right in front of every fickle fan that you're followed by
Like blackhat hackers, you'll be lookin' for compromise
Your man's laughin' while we're watchin' you backpedal
The crowd's cringin' / you can't win / your attack's mellow
I'm half-hopin' you'll still rap when the laughs settle
Bodied by a singer from a band that did rap-metal?
Shit / I digress / where to start?
('Cause) whether I'm the biggest or I barely chart
Count wins on the tracks and the mic and art
I'm a legend in three games like I'm Jensen Karp
So irreverent / I tip-toe up
And whisper that you're more irrelevant than "Real World" Puck
Have you up at night, countin' all the reasons I suck
And I would love to hear about it but I ran out of fucks
External Links
References
- ↑ Mike Shinoda shares clips of new music, May 26, 2016
- ↑ 246 Jensen & Matty de Get Up On This | Listen free on SoundCloud, May 30, 2016
- ↑ Hot Karl song w/ Mike Shinoda: "Like Riding A Bike", June 02, 2016