- Perfect 10 — Challenge from Ben Tarkus · LEX the Lexicon Artist · Mark Cooper
- Challenge Champion 9.2 / 10 avg across judges
- Full Package audio + art + lyrics + both writeups
TOTAL REACH — 16 plays rank 13 / 24
- VPC SITE 16
TOTAL LIKES — 4 rank 16 / 23
- VPC SITE 4
Brothers
Vocalist's challenge writeup
See lyrics.
Producer's challenge writeup
The chorus is intended to be the walk-out music for when The Cuck returns as his new persona The Chaplain. The sample is used throughout as the main beat.
Lyrics
The year is 1998. A new tag team pairing explodes onto the wrestling scene, rocketing up the rankings and delighting fans across the world… Give ME the chair, cos they call me the Cuck Coming up with the Bull in the ring going buck Wild, a couple’a smug smiles, trouble to- trouble to ref Two new additions to the WWF Meet the Bull, signature move the Mating Press Holds your legs back, Jack, keeps you pinned to the deck Check the Cuck, yo I build til I bust and I vent Immense popularity, we’re about to explode, when King of the Ring, a date with a death knell It was 1998 at the Hell in the Cell Top of the cage, Mankind, he got fucking propelled Onto the Bull, broke neck, brain splattered as well On the mat, now I’m kneeling and I’m praying to God On the mat, blood seeping, and it’s spraying oh Lord On the mat, Bull’s fading with his brains in my hands Fans on their feet in the stands Send me an angel CHORUS 5 years later, following a harrowing series of surgeries and life-saving interventions, our heroes prepare for a long-awaited return to the ring… 7am, tren, plug in the IV 26 eggs and a gallon of Hi-C HGH, test, oxy and slightly More baby oil than I’d like to be applying But you’re my boy, Bull, even when you’re stuck in a chair I don’t care what people say, I know that you’re in there Drooling on yourself, doctors say you’re not here, bruh I’m keeping you alive everyday with my gear, bruh And our career, bruh, it’s time, yeah we’re ready to go Set up the telly, point you at it, you’ll be watching my show Double-check the breathing tube, man, it’s all running smooth Top off the feeding tube, dude, now I’m on the move Lights, camera, action, the smoke pours out, and I’m back with a passion Revealing the Chaplain, reborn, the Cuck is gone In his place is a man of God, in my sanctum The ring, I’m am He, the Lord’s own fist Back at home, the Bull watches, the boy who lived Through the grace of God, risen and given the gift Of everlasting life, suddenly the TV flickers In his chair, the Bull twitches, he coughs, does he choke? in the ring, spreading my arms and climbing the rope Crucifix is my newest trick, dropping in quick A circuit blows at my home, power off with a click Call me the priest, man, the way that I’m fucking these kids up Or SIDS son, the Bull’s choking, throat is all filled up The crowd’s screaming, I’m beaming, you know that I’m bricked up The Bull can’t breath, he’s convulsing, he’s tits up Gravity pulling the food down in his throat His eyes darting, hes panicking, onstage I’m the GOAT Lifting the belt with a crowd of admirers While at home he expires Thinking CHORUS Following his victory, the Cuck AKA the Chaplain disappeared not just from the WWE, but altogether. Speculation was rife in the wrestling community about his whereabouts… Under the bridge, bröther, just found a new vein in my bicep 3:23am, getting in my reps Lift the syringe to my arm, time for the shot Shoot enough H to my veins and I see God Cold up the arm, feel it straight to my heart Where the Bull lives still and he lived from the start Here I come, sweet prince, on my way, feel the pull The return of the Cuck to the Bull Send me an angel
JUDGES' BREAKDOWN
Richie Branson
7.33/10 score rank #19 of 24VOCALS 7PRODUCTION 7CHALLENGE 8Synths give me 80s Miami drug kingpin wrestler vibes. Vocalist energy is good, and I enjoy the writing on this. Flow gets a bit out of pocket in syllabically dense parts, but otherwise, great effort. Send me an angel part is good, though the last folk-y iteration of that seems out of place with the rest of the track (despite being beautiful in its own right). Beat is dope, though maybe a pitched 808 would sound better on this.
Ben Tarkus
8.33/10 score rank #8 of 24VOCALS 7PRODUCTION 8CHALLENGE 10This is.... wild y'all. I cannot believe you subjected me to these shenanigans. Now that said.... The challenge is buttoned up tight. A full, realized story from start to finish. The chorus definitely works as walkout music for the context of all of this... the commentary in the background takes me completely out of it and I can't stop laughing. I don't think there's any points lost from that, but it was levity I wasn't necessarily expecting. I think so far this is your strongest entry so far and I hope you keep making me laugh for the next two rounds. Keep it up.
Mark Cooper
8.33/10 score rank #12 of 24VOCALS 7PRODUCTION 8CHALLENGE 10What a fun way to put this track together. From using story segways and comedy to jumping right back into the tracks describing the wrestler moves in a clever way. The mix was very solid which is great! great energy in the verses. only small parts were some sections the delivery was just a little rushed. Great lyrics but in the speed rap take your time recording. enjoyed the song overall.
LEX the Lexicon Artist
8.33/10 score rank #8 of 24VOCALS 8PRODUCTION 7CHALLENGE 10oh bröther, this was so much fun! Rapping was super tight, loving the complex rhymes and flows in this one. Very vivid imagery. I maybe could've used a bit more detail on the Cuck's origins and why he chose to become... like this. lol I like the hip hop synthwave direction you went for this beat. The chorus as an intro theme works amazingly. I can picture a wrestler walking out to 80s synthwave. One of the clearest narratives in this round for the rise and fall. I think you met the challenge perfectly.
Klopfenpop
7.00/10 score rank #13 of 24VOCALS 7PRODUCTION 6CHALLENGE 8Okay, I appreciate the vintage sportscenter vibe for the intro. I enjoyed the story, though the bars get a little wall of text toward the end. I think thinning out some of the syllables would have helped, for example, the last two stanzas of the second verse from getting a little too dense to track what you're communicating at speed. Production is solid. Big epic wrestling arena beat is spot on, but could have benefitted from a little more variance from the main groove looping. I do like the needle drops. They're incorporated well. The vocal mix sounds clean.
Audience score and rank
AUDIENCE SCORE
Aggregated from 74 ballots cast by the public.
AUDIENCE RANK
Out of 24 teams competing this round.
- 29 voters ranked them in their top 10
- 14 voters had them in their top 5
- 1 voter picked them as their #1 favorite
FINAL BLEND
The final score was a 7.10. The song received an average voter score of 4.80 from the community, and an average judge score of 7.87.
The display score blends the audience and judges' contributions at 25%/75%. Here's how Spandex Moose's 7.10 broke down:
(4.80 × 25%) + (7.87 × 75%) = 7.10
YOUR SEASON SO FAR
- Round 1 6.18 / 10 rank #17
- Round 2 7.03 / 10 rank #12
- Round 3 7.10 / 10 rank #16
- Round 4 7.15 / 10 rank #17
- Round 5 7.59 / 10 rank #16 PERSONAL BEST