Sergio Mendes & Black Eyed Peas
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Sergio Mendes
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This particular version of Mas que Nada is a remix of a cover. The ORIGINAL song was by Jorge Ben. In 1966, Sergio Mendes released a cover of Mas que Nada with his group Brasil 66, him being the piano player.
This remix’s raps are all new lyrics, but the part in Portuguese is from the cover, which...
[Chorus]
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
Obá
[Verse 1: will.i.am]
Mas Que Nada
Black Eyed Peas came to make it hot-ter
We be the party starters
Bubblin' up just like lava
Like lava - heated like a sauna
Penetrating through your body armor
Rhythmically we massage ya
With hip hop mixed up with samba -
With samba
[Refrain: will.i.am]
So yes-yes y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
You know we never stop we never rest y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
The Black Eyed Peas'll keep it funky fresh y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
And we won't stop until we get y'all, 'til we get y'all sayin'
[Chorus]
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
[Verse 2: Taboo]
Peter Piper picked peppers
But Tab rocked rhymes-a
1, 2, 3, 4, several times-a
Heavy rotation played by every kind-a
Radio stations blastin' every mind-a
We crossing boundaries like everyday
To rock ya robbie bobbie beamer on the bay
We got we got Tab magnification Tab magnified
Like every day
[Refrain: will.i.am]
So yes yes y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
You know we never stop we never rest y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
The Black Eyed Peas'll keep it funky fresh y'all (Fresh y'all y'all)
And we won't stop until we get y'all, 'til we get y'all sayin'
[Chorus]
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá (Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)
O'ariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
[Verse 3: apl.de.ap, will.i.am & Gracinha Leporace]
Drop hot hot be my daily operation
Got to put in work in this crazy occupation
Gotta keep it movin' (That's the motivation)
Gotta ride the waves and keep a tight relation
With my team keeping moving, and doing it right
I've been in a lab every day 'til daylight
That's the way things move in this monkey business
(We took an old samba song and remixed it)
Mas que nada
Sai da minha frente
Que eu quero passar
Pois o samba está animado
O que eu quero é sambar
Este samba
Que é misto de maracatu
É samba de preto véio
Samba de preto tu
[Verse 4: Fergie and will.i.am]
Mas que nada, we gonna make you feel lil hotter
The Peas and Sergio Mendes heating up samba
Bada, bada, bada, baaa
Bada, bada, bada
[Pre-Chorus]
Sérgio, play yo' piano... Sérgio, play yo' yo' yo' yo' yo' piano
Check it out!
[Chorus]
Oariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá (Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)
Oariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá (Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)
Oariá, raiô
Obá, obá, obá
[Gracinha Leporace]
Este samba
Que é misto de maracatu
E samba de Preto Velho
Samba de preto tu
Este samba
Que é misto de maracatu
E samba de Preto Velho
Samba de preto tu (Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)
Mas Que Nada was written by Jorge Ben Jor.
Mas Que Nada was produced by will.i.am.