Andy Samberg
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I think that's probably what you had in mind.
I mean, I can't put myself in your shoes, but that was my guess.
But a distinction, in my opinion, re-listening to it, Akiva's really doing RZA.
Like, it's full-throated, yelling RZA.
Almost like Gravedigger's RZA, which did bleed into many early Wu-Tang recordings before he kind of smoothed it out.
Although sometimes he would bring that back.
But he contains multitudes.
Anyhow, as to whether or not it was our best pre-SNL song or pre-album song...
It's definitely one of the best.
When I first heard it, I remember feeling incredibly geeked and inspired and happy and laughing so fucking hard.
The only other one that I would maybe even put in the conversation with it is Stork Patrol, which is also 100% referencing Wu-Tang, not surprisingly, because that was some of our favorite shit around that time and still, obviously.
Stork Patrol gets a little gross in spots in ways that I think we wouldn't do now, but the flows are kind of impeccable, and that is...
Another one of my favorite early Yorn beats.
It goes, as Keeve likes to say.
But yeah, gun to my head, I'd probably take the heist and obviously the blueprint for Lazy Sunday and kind of everything we did from that point on.
It kind of cracked open what we could do with the form as dumb comedy guys and also sounds good and pro and you guys put time into the rhyme.
So yeah, I'll give it the crown and, you know, I'll be back.
Thanks for all those questions, Akiva.
I already answered most of them in my previous voice notes.