Metal vs Hip Hop is the name of a single by the Drugs

The Drugs

The Drugs are an Australian alternative rock band from Sydney. Formed by Ian Baddley in 1992, they released their first single, "Pop Song", in 2000. Their debut album, Music's in Trouble, was released in 2002. Their second album, The Very Next Of, was released in 2004.They disbanded in 2004, but...

 off their 2002 album Music's in Trouble. An early version was released on the The Bold and the Beautiful single under the title "No Place with Hip Hop".

Themes

The song is a parody of the nu-metal genre. It begins with this short spoken piece:

Here's the nu metal checklist according to the Drugs!
You want your cap on back to front, check!
You want your wallet chain, check!
You want your 3/4 length pants, check!
Yeah, check this OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It then goes on to describe nu metal as similar to "mixing techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 up with the Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

" and calling Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...

 a soggy Sao (in reference to the masturbation game of the same name). It then refers to the Run-DMC collaboration with Aerosmith on a rap-rock version of Walk This Way

Walk This Way

"Walk This Way" is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the 1975 album Toys in the Attic. It peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977, part of a string of successful hit...

 then states the following verse:

"Now Mr. Durst

Fred Durst

William Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...

has rehearsed could you
put your cap on back to front
So your visor don't hurt my tummy
when you fucking blow me!"


It then ends with the lines "Yeah! If I had a dime for every time I saw a sucker, I'd have enough for an eyebrow ring! And then I'd be in! YOUR MOTHER....loves you very much. St(beep)cun(beep)ash(beep)nothin'(beep), big(beep)di(beep)fference.". The line from the Bold and the Beautiful B-side version is "If I had a dollar for every time I saw a sucker, I'd have about four dollars."

A music video was released showing the Drugs dressed as a nu metal band. The video ends with a Drug on a skateboard in an alley.

Tracklist

1. Metal vs Hip Hop
2. Metal vs Hip Hop (Radio Edit)
3. The Bold and the Beautiful (acoustic live)
4. Metal vs Hip Hop (Completely Beepless)
5. Plankton (live)