Il fût une époque où chaque groupe de Hip-Hop avait son propre style, son authenticité, #Whodini vient de cette ère, la 2nde génération du rap, celle de la fin 70 début 80.
Signé sur #DefJam, l’un de leur plus succès est « ‘Freaks Come Out at Night’ conçue au départ dans l’idée de faire un alter ego hip hop au hit de Pat Benatar. La chanson manquant de punch, le DJ (Grandmaster Dee) s’est tourné du côté des grands ensemble funk de l’époque (Rick James en filigrane) et de leur utilisation abusive du terme ‘freak.’ Pas besoin d’aller loin pour le groupe natif de NYC pour trouver l’inspiration, un simple regard sur la scène ecclectique de Time Square a fait le reste.
« The Freaks come out at night »
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(the freaks come out)
The freaks come out at night
Discos don’t open till after dark
And it ain’t till twelve till the party really starts
And I always had to be home by ten
Right before the fun was about to begin
Crowds of people lined up inside and out
Just one reason, to rock the house
But in the day time the streets were clear
You couldn’t find a good freak anywhere, cause[Hook]Verse 2 : Jalil
Now when freaks get dressed to go out at night
They like to wear leather jackets, chains and spikes
They wear rips and zippers all in their shirts
Real tight pants and fresh mini skirts
All kinds of colors runnin’ through their hair
And you could just about spot a freak anywhere
But then again, you could know someone all their life
But might not know they’re a freak unless you see them at night, cause
[Hook]
Verse 3 : Ecstasy
Now the party’s jumpin’, the place is packed
And when the crowd’s like this, I’m ready to rap
But before I could bust a rhyme on the mic
Freaks are all over me like white on rice
Freaks come in all shapes, sizes and colors
But what I like about ’em most is that they’re real good lovers
They do it in the park, they do it in the dark
But most freaks are known for breakin’ hearts
You could never tell what a freak was thinkin’ of
And you may never catch a freak without at least one glove
And they don’t walk, when they step, they strut
And nine times out of ten they drive you nuts
But take my advice, you don’t stand a chance
Freaks are so bad they got their own dance
So if you wanna live a nice quiet life
Do yourself a favor, don’t come out at night, cause
[Hook]
Hut one, hut two
Hut hut hut
[Hook]