2003 Hip Hop: Let’s Get It Started – The Black Eyed Peas
“Let’s Get It Started“, originally titled “Let’s Get Retarded”, is a song on The Black Eyed Peas‘ 2003 album Elephunk. It was released as a single in 2004.
The song was included on the soundtrack for the 2006 romantic comedy It’s a Boy Girl Thing and the 2010 comedy Hot Tub Time Machine. It gained popularity as the theme song for the 2004 NBA Playoffs on ABC and was performed live at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. The song is featured during the opening credits of the 2004 motion picture Barbershop 2: Back in Business (although it is not included in the film’s soundtrack album). It was featured in the film White Chicks. It was used in UK advertisements for the game The Urbz: Sims in the City. The song was remixed for The Black Eyed Peas’ fifth studio album The E.N.D. as “Let’s Get Re-Started”, it was also featured on their remix album The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection
“Let’s Get it Started” won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2005 Grammy Awards, and was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap Song. Let’s Get It Started – The Black Eyed Peas – Wikipedia
Let’s Get It Started – Song Lyrics
Artist The Black Eyed Peas
Album Elephunk (2003) Track 15
NRJ Music Awards 2005 (2005) Track 3
Genre Funk – Hip-Hop – Pop – Rap
And runnin’, runnin’ [7x]
In this context, there’s no disrespect
So when I bust my rhyme, you break your necks
We got five minutes for us to disconnect
From all intellect, collect the rhythm effect
To lose your inhibition, follow your intuition
Free your inner soul and break away from tradition
Cause when we beat out, girl it’s pullin’ without
You wouldn’t believe how we wow sh*t out
Burn it till it’s burned out
Turn it till it’s turned out
Act up from north, west, east, south
[chorus]
Everybody, everybody
Let’s get into it, get stupid
Get it started, get it started, get it started
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Yeah
[Taboo]
Lose control of body and soul
Don’t move too fast people, just take it slow
Don’t get ahead, just jump into it
Y’all here a body, the Peas are through it
Get started, get stupid
You’ll want me body, people will walk you through it
Step by step, like you’re into new kid
Inch by inch with the new solution
Transmit hits, with no delusion
The feeling’s irresistible and that’s how we movin’
[chorus]
Everybody, everybody
Let’s get into it, get stupid
Get it started, get it started, get it started
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Yeah
Runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’
And runnin’ runnin’, and runnin runnin’ and
C’mon y’all, lets get woohoo!
Lets get cuckoo (in here)
Lets get cuckoo
Lets get cuckoo (in here)
Lets get cuckoo
Lets get cuckoo (in here) ow, ow, ow
Ya, ya, ya…
[Apl.de.apl]
Let’s get ill, that’s the deal
At the gate, we’ll bring the bud top drill
(Just) lose your mind, this is the time
Y’all test this drill, and just bang your spine
(Just) bob your head like me, Apl.de
Up inside your club or in your Bentley
Get messy, loud and sick
Y’all mount past slow-mo in another head trip
(So) come then, now do not correct it
Let’s get ign’ant, let’s get hectic
[chorus]
Everybody, everybody
Let’s get into it, get stupid (come on)
Get it started (come one), get it started (yeah), get it started
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started
(Woah, woah, woah) in here
Yeah
(We) cuckoo
Let’s get cuckoo (in here)
(We) cuckoo
Let’s get cuckoo (in here)
(We) get cuckoo
Let’s get cuckoo (in here) ow, ow, ow
Ya, ya, ya…
Runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’
And runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’…
Music video by Black Eyed Peas performing Let’s Get It Started. (C) 2004 A&M Records
