Back That Thang Up - An External Harddrive Parody
[VERSE 1]
GIRL YOU WORKING WITH AN ASS HUH?
HE BAD YEAH
MADE A IGGA CLEAR HER CACHE, YEAH
ON HER MAC, YEAH
H.R. CRACKING DOWN YEAH
THEY MAD, YEAH
OLD GENE FROM I.T. CAME
TO WIPE YOUR MUSIC CLEAN
YOU FREAKED AND MADE A SCENE YEAH
REALLY MEAN YEAH
DIDN'T E'EN HAVE A CHANCE TO
GLEAN THE GOODS FROM YO' MACHINE
I'M A GEAR-HEADED FIGGA YEAH
I'M TRIGGERED, YEAH
IF YA HAD A PLACE TO SAVE YA sh*t
YOU COULD FILL IT YEAH
I GOT ADVICE YEAH
ITS KINDA NICE YEAH
A DEVICE FOR YOUR
ILLEGAL VICE YEAH
HOOK IT UP LIKE MICE YEAH
IT'S A HEIST YEAH
A SMOOTHE LITTLE DRIVE YEAH
A DRIVE YEAH
TO KEEP DATA ALIVE YEAH
IT AINT JIVE YEAH
YOU CLAIM YOUR sh*t IS ZAPPED YEAH
THAT'S SOME sh*t YEAH
SO IF YOU GOT THE MONEY
THEN SPEND THE MONEY YEAH
ONLY $495 YEAH
'AT BEST BUY, HAINA?
[HOOK 1]
GIRL YOU LOOK SCARED, WON'T YOU BACK THAT THANG UP
IF YOU GOT MP3S YOU NEED TO BACK THAT THANG UP
CALL UP GO DADDY AND BACK THAT SITE UP
GIRL, WHO IS YOU GAMING WITH, BACK THAT THANG UP!
NORTON WON'T CLOSE ‘TIL YOU BACK THAT THANG UP
ALL THE FILIPINOS KNOW TO BACK THAT THANG UP
IF YOU LIVE IN LA YOU NEED TO BACK THAT THANG UP
THOSE DAMN ROLLING BLACKOUTS MAKE YOU BACK THAT THANG UP!
[VERSE 2]
YOU GOT TO FILE SAVE YEAH
SAVE AS YEAH
MAKE A IGGA PUT A NEW NAME
ON THE NEW BRAIN YEAH
KEEP IT UNCONSTRAINED AS YOU
DRAG IT AWAY
AND NOW THERE AIN'T A LOTTA THINGS
ON THE MAIN TAKIN' SPACE
1000 MP3S RIGHT
GETS KINDA TIGHT, SO
GET A TERRABYTE YEAH
TO KEEP THE LOAD LIGHT, YEAH
IT ACTS LIKE AN ARCHIVE
A DEEP SEA DIVE
GOTTA GO DEEP
WITH MY SEAGATE DRIVE
OR YOU COULD DO LA CIE YEAH
YA SEE? YEAH!
IT'LL HOLD 6 HUN
DC YEAH
DC MEANS 6 HUN (600)
GIGABYTES YEAH
PC'S ALSO TAKE EM
THROUGH THE FIRE WIRE
WANNA BRING IT TO MY HOUSE YEAH
NOT THE COUCH, YEAH
I'LL DRAG AND DROP IT OUT
AND ERASE YOUR DOUBTS, YEAH
EXTENDED WARRANTY YEAH
HELPS YOU GUARANTEE
‘CASE A b*tch FLIPS A SWITCH
ON THE ELECTRICITY YEAH
[HOOK 2]
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE YOUR sh*t IF YOU DON'T BACK THAT THANG UP
YOU'SE A DUMB MOTHERfu*kER, WON'T YOU BACK THAT THANG UP
YOU KNOW ITS GONNA CRASH SO JUST BACK THAT THANG UP
WHEN I DOWNLOADED FLASH, I SHOULD'VE BACKED THAT THANG UP
IF YOU'VE GOT A PORNO STASH BACK THAT THANG UP
CUZ ITS ALWAYS IN THE CACHE, BACK THAT THANG UP
JUST EMPTY OUT THE TRASH, BACK THAT THANG UP
AND CLEAR YOUR DAMN COOKIES, BUT DON'T BACK THAT THANG UP
[VERSE 3]
DON'T HAND IT
TO THE DATA BANDIT
MAKE IT A MANDATE
TO GET A BACKUP BANDAID
WE CAN GO GET IT Y'ALL
WE CAN SPLIT IT Y'ALL
PARTITION UP THE HARDRIVE SO THERE'S ROOM FOR ALL
IT'S EXTERNAL
THE HUM WILL LULL YA
TO TRANSFER IN YO SLEEP CUZ IT WORKS NOCTURNAL
TRUSTY LIKE A JOURNAL
HOT LIKE A KERNEL
BUT GOT ITS OWN FAN SO IT DON'T GET INFERNAL
AND IN THE MORNIN', DON'T BE ALARMIN'
OR YOU HARM IT
LIKE VARMINT
EJECT IT RIGHT OR GET THAT LITTLE RED WARNING
DRAG THE ICON TO THE TRASH LIKE YOUR NAME WAS CARMEN
[HOOK 3]
GEEK SQUAD IN YO HOOD SAYS BACK THAT THING UP
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS SAY BACK THAT THANG UP
IF YOU'RE USING LINUX, YOU SHOULD BACK THAT THANG UP
EVEN HOES WITH IPHONES KNOW BACK THAT THING UP
SYNC WITH YOUR ITUNES AND BACK THAT THING UP
OR YOUR MOBILE ME CLOUD JUST BACK THAT THANG UP
DON'T CALL ON BIG DADDY JUST BACK THAT THING UP
DATE A SOFTWARE ENGINEER SO HE CAN BACK YOUR THING UP!
START ME UP WHEN IM IN SAFE MODE
U-U-U-UP ALL NIGHT DOING LINES OF CODE
START ME UP WHEN IM IN SAFE MODE
U-U-U-UP ALL NIGHT DOING LINES OF CODE