These free-style raps were all performed by Dane Hoover (age 26) one evening with Sarah Brewer (age 22) in attendance, during the spring semester of 2008.
Text 1: On Dane’s life as an IU student
I can do anything you can do better
I can do anything better than you
That’s because I’m from 1982
IUSB! To IUB
Dropped an S and added a B
But left the B from the other D
Wait, what the Fuck is wrong with me?
Oh, here we go
Let me start again
I’m coming back fresh with the same old plan
This rap is uncensored as it would be in a more public setting, which is how Dane usually performs amongst friends and other IU students.
Text 2: On the Little 500 weekend
Don’t get down from IUSB
Instead I’m down In IUB
Where I’ll be representin’ all in my tee
‘Cept for that it is a long sleeve
Ya dig what I be sayin’ or ya dig what I see?
No? Well, fuck you and fuck me
IUSB, IUB it don’t matter
Lil’ 500 is a whole bunch of chatter
But I don’t see the fucking thing
It’s just a bunch of kids in tights
On fuckin’ bikes
Riding around be like, “yikes”!
They’re like “I’m fuckin’ drunk”!
And ‘ I’m all like “I thought you was ridin’ bikes, why you all skunked”?
They’re like “Aww shit man, waz up”?
I’m like “Naw get out Ima kick you in the butt”
I’m tired, I’m tired, I’m tired of this shit
It’s time to go coz my shit gettin’ – illiget
It’s like oooh, oooh, oooh
Woowa, woo, ha, ha, ha
This rap relies on the Lil’ 500 partying aspect and his opinions on that put this piece into the IU folklore context.
Text 3: On describing himself
My name is Dane and my raps are lame
I’m gonna give you what comes off my brain
It’s all gonna be a lil’ insane
But it comes from the straightness right here man
IU is where I go to school
I’m gonna graduate in May and act a fool
Except for one lil’ thing is true
I’m gonna have to find a job to support my boo
And my lil’ one too!
Everyone knows I make the best beef stew
And they’re gonna eat it up and love every bit
Everybody knows I spin and get legit
Coz I’m comin’ back quick and I’m comin’ back fresh
Everybody knows I act like David Koresh
And it’s the way I do, it’s the way I be
My name is Dane and I like ICP
And the things like that, and I think it’s funny
But I don’t know what coz you ain’t my honey
This text has a more comedic stand point and would be something more fitting to a public forum of friends or other students. It is an example of what other rappers at IU may also be performing.
Text 4: On his future
My name is Dane and Ima sing you a song
This song isn’t for you in the class room
Its for my girl, her name is Lacy, she’s my boo
We have a lil’ one too
It’s in her belly
Comin’ out soon and I’m helly-yelly
Gonna be like wh-wh-hoo
Smokin my cigar and get on, WHAT? WHAT?
And that’s how its gonna be
My baby’s gonna be like po-ppy!
She gonna be like dab-ba-dab-ba-da-ba, da-ba-do
I’ll be like, that’s my baby and I love you!
People think it’s crazy that I’m on here
You’ll see me around town and be like,
Was that guy the one that wasn’t even clear
When he said things to me, and said things to you
He cam back tellin’ us, Somethin’ bout his boo
I don’t know let me ask you
What do you think, where it from, how do ya do?
Waz up, Waz up, waz up
You see me say something or I’ll (smacks hands together)
And be like what, what-what, what, what
As can be seen there is overlap from some earlier performances, which shows how important these elements are to the artist.