Channel: Tom Richey

Category: Education

Tags: ap euro wap parodywarm water recordswap ap euroruling absolutely waptom richeywap parodytom richey wap

Description: Louis XIV and Peter the Great team up for a WAP parody rap about their exploits during the Age of Absolutism. I hope that AP Euro students (past and present) enjoy this! This is a cover of WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Beat Credit: Produced by Dices Versailles Photos: Portraits by Holly (portraitsbyholly.com) (There's some royals in this house) (There's some royals in this house) I said, certified king Look at all that bling Ab-so-lutely Nobles kissing my ring woo Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, I’m ruling France so ab-so-lutely Got no time for Huguenots Ruling ab-so-lutely All this sovereignty I got Ruling ab-so-lutely In the Fronde, nobles tried to charge Shut ‘em down it wasn’t hard At Versailles, built a new place I run up debts like a credit card Take a tour, come on inside The Hall of Mirrors, it’s tall and wide Nobles flock by my bedside They all want favors I won’t provide Protestants, y’all better hide Tol-er-A-tion is denied I want all the HU - GUE - NOTS to Disappear like some sort of mirage Did ballet, legs so lean I wear tights, not blue jeans Greatest king France has seen Louis le Grand You can call me Sun King (ayy, ayy) Peter the Great, Russian Tsar Might’ve heard of me Warm Water Port, yeah That’s what I’d like to see European Tour going west, wanna come with me? I’d sooner die ‘Fore I have a noble running me Shave that beard, show me them lips Better grab a hammer ‘cause I’m building ships ‘cause he’s building ships Sail ‘em down the river In the Azov campaign Turks couldn’t hold the place after I came I got a Warm Water Port Ruling ab-so-lutely I wear French fashions in my court Ruling ab-so-lutely Yes, that’s me in that book you’re readin’ Ruling ab-so-lutely Defeated Charles XII of Sweden Ruling ab-so-lutely When it comes to kings, I ain’t mediocre In Western Europe, I’m the power broker Dutch Republic, I’ma run you over With English allies, Treaty of Dover Charles needed money, he was indebted All those mistresses, Ruined his credit Nobles with swords? I ain’t sympathetic I make new nobles, and they ain’t genetic Get me some art, make it Baroque Edict of Nantes, I’ma revoke I want ONE KING ONE LAW ONE FAITH That’s what I said you can quote My war game is fire, The Spanish Succession The Grand Alliance don’t like my aggression They thought they could win but they couldn’t outshine me Go to Utrecht and now they wanna sign me, woo Westernizing Russia with-out ceas-in’ Taxing beards, revenue I’m rec-EIV-in’ Orthodox Church, The religion I believe in When I lose a battle, I’ll go back and give a beatin’ Locked up my sis, ‘Cause I didn’t need her When I break a glass, I’m a culture leader Absolute is my demeanor I could make you die before I ever meet ya If you don't hang, make my axe clang You rebelled against me? Hope you like pain If you come to Russia wonder, "Whose is it?" Pay my city a visit, where I spelled my name Ah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, we out here ruling ab-sol-utely Got no time for Huguenots Ruling ab-so-lutely All this sovereignty we got Ruling ab-so-lutely A patriarch there is not Ruling ab-so-lutely Traitors heads, watch ‘em drop Ruling ab-so-lutely Our wars don’t STOP, STOP, STOP Ruling ab-so-lutely Feudalism this is not Ruling ab-so-lutely, huh (There's some royals in this house) (There's some royals in this house)