Watch out: Foursquare just got its own rap.
Based on the M.I.A. song 'Paper Planes,' the Foursquare-themed hip-hop hit, called 'Badges Like Us,' details the perks and problems of Foursquare, a social networking service that allows users to register their location (called 'checking in') to connect with friends and learn about places to go or things to do in the area.
By 'checking in,' users earn points and unlock 'badges.' The highest-rated users can become 'mayors' (sort of like VIPs) with special privileges.
Two Foursquare 'mayors,' @borismsilver and @thenewb are behind the rap song, which includes lines like 'Show up at the Bar and I check in Right Away/Sent it to my Twitter cuz Im here to stay,' or 'Dont checkin to your house, thats just really lame/ Ill snatch up all your badges, call me David Blaine'
Watch the Foursquare rap music video and read the full lyrics below.
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Mr. Silvas in da building
Checkins by the hundreds, thousands, trillionzAyo I know its my first stop
Look at that leaderboard and see me at the topBouncin to new places, adding em quick
I know all the TO-DOs and I got all the tipsShow up at the Bar and I check in Right Away
Sent it to my Twitter cuz Im here to stayLooks like you got ousted welcome to the game
This is Foursquare bitch! Gowalla aint the same!!Now that Im the mayor, now that Im here
Gimme my free breadsticks AND my cold beer!!La la la la
How it feel to wake up and be the mayor of the city!
La la la la
Tryina get that Crunked badge, drinkin like P Diddy[Chorus]
Got a rock like this
Cant use an iPhone, AT&Ts a piece of shhhNo one on the corner had an app on this
So I used my mobile web, wasnt very quickYou can learn where to eat just by checking my feed
Checkin checkin my feed checkin checkin my feedFollow my lead its the road to success
Never need a reservation, they always say YESBut I cant teach you my swag
You can pay for a coffee but you cant buy a badgeSchool of social media Imma grad
I hope this hits techcrunch or else Ill be sadIts Newby
Checkin w/ the groupies eating lotsa sushiNewwwbyy
Bet you didnt know we could flow like thiiiiis[Chorus]
Lets talk about the knockoffs, they just imitating
They cant even compare and no were not even hatingCopyin foursquare cuz you lack innovation
How could you turn down Googles valuation?So let me say it now, let me be clear
Foursquare is the app that all you should fearHockey stick growth, all star investors
Lots of passionate users, all beta testersI add lots of value, Im a superuser
You cant spell your top venues, super abuserDont checkin to your house, thats just really lame
Ill snatch up all your badges, call me David BlaineYour checkins are fake, theres no way those are true
20 stops in one night? IM GONNA CATCH YOU!!And whats up with all these randos trying to friend me?
Im checked in off the grid like TIGER WOODS B!!!!!