RAT TAXI 🐀🚕 (FULL ALBUM )

[@jjrpoektl1925]

The rats in my garage have been quiet since this dropped

[@Happycide]

theyre all takin a taxi to the rat party

[@ChristieFonseca]

LITERALLYYY

[@tommerstr]

ay man this funny as fuck

[@wildcloud420]

Quite

[@BBDog000]

🤣

[@samloos3531]

Be honest, you knew this had to be a banger before you clicked on it

[@badplaysdeadmeems6489]

Yeah.yeah I did

[@PauloR-mx5se]

Algoritmo, como eles fazem isso?

[@lucasasecas4231]

Indeed

[@ben-nv8ju]

I clicked it by accident but I am happy

[@El_Loracs]

I knew it only from the cover

[@Joltrat]

using the voiceover of the guy narrating a lab rat navigating a maze but instead it's the rat cabbie navigating the city streets... that's genius

[@elGonho]

Is that a known video? I´d like to see it just to enjoy the song even more

[@arthurbarros5189]

​@@elGonhoI believe it is some behaviorism study

[@lowintellecttrash6737]

All I could think about was Crazy Taxi with Rats

[@purplebunnysareevil]

I like it when he says ‘rat taxi rat taxi’ & ‘cheesey street’🤌🤌🤌🐀🐀🐀🐀

[@editorchief.mp4]

If you think I'm going to click on a video with the name ''RAT TAXI'' just because it has a mouse driving, you're right.

[@chrismalone8470]

he's a rat

[@mateocortanage]

Facts. Gives me vibes i don't quite understand yet and need to develop further

[@tappydani9378]

Guilty as charged

[@tr_aux]

fr

[@AJohnSmith]

Mice and rats are different species of rodentia.

[@Sloomp]

Fat KZbin W for recommending this to me randomly out of the blue. Literally the first five seconds of this album and it was already clear that this is a instant classic. Even the album art is perfect. The vibes are immaculate.

[@MikeArtuso]

This just happened to me. God bless the algorythm.

[@thevillainvin]

KZbin been randomly recommending some bangers lately, always a pleasant surprise

[@VexaVivi]

brothers in random music. the only time ill say thank you youtube

[@animegirlIRL]

Fat W for youtube recommending me a channel with 1m subs

[@SlyBalto]

DUDE YES same thing happened to me!!

[@cleanhotelroom2906]

Ok, hear me out. What if Rat Taxi was a '90's adventure game developed by Sierra and these were originally midi level songs. It was about a rat cabbie who, in the search of a guy who bilked him on a fare, uncovers a plot involving a gang selling a drug called 'blue cheese' and a plan to assassinate mayor Gorgonzola?

[@saladsaladsalad239]

This is canon to me now

[@wk_kluessoup]

magic

[@_warframe_2070]

I literally imagine the same plot except the names

[@Akira-Aerins]

Bro here's the real question: Why not make it yourself? even if it takes years. You clearly have an audience. just need a little time and a little sharpening and a whole lotta patience, I'm working a full time job, a side gig and balancing gamve dev with gameplaying and socializing rn, but I'm making weekly progress even if its minscule because I'm learning as I go. Just let us know in five years when its done, k?

[@zdog6147]

​@Akira-Aerins good on ya man as someone who does some game design stuff in my free time it's tricky to want to keep going amd actually make progress

[@s0ldhers0ul]

youtube randomly be recommending me some heat

[@dragonhunter4592]

"In this city, being a taxi driver isn't a slice of cheddar." I love how this music made me nostalgic for a game that never existed, but still an absolute blast.

[@chavezgringoochavezgringo1890]

Someone has to release it anyway

[@blakejames9743]

It's a top-down GTA 2 clone that plays like Crazy Taxi. I can visualize it now..

[@FourMileFox]

@@blakejames9743 I'm considering developing this...

[@constantine5]

Same, bro 😂

[@blakejames9743]

@@FourMileFox If you do, lmk. I'm studying web dev/game design as well, so I'd love to contribute!

[@jurno3067]

I clicked simply for the Rat Taxi. I left with a life changing experience

[@Obsidian_Oblivion]

This is my allotment of seratonin for the next week or two, will be on replay till I get sick of it, very life changing haha

[@TomtheFanboy]

"Float like a butterfly, sting like BRIE" omg im dead

[@FuroskiGoRawr]

Light on my feet, i sting like a bee.

[@hotdogwater0131]

This got me sipping slow😮‍💨

[@thaitranvan8646]

Shit caught me off-guard

[@-ICITRONSI-]

"float like a BUTTERfly, sting like a BRIE get that bread, give it a grill, jeez"

[@asumjessen2013]

This sounds like the OST to a PS2 driving game about rats. I wish it existed.

[@Megnevezhetetlen]

ikr i kinda wanna put everything aside and start working on a rat taxi game

[@xunk16]

@@Megnevezhetetlen Tell me there is gonna be a punk rat taxi driver with a green mohawk poking out the window!

[@JS-kn4tq]

YES!

[@alyssavandyart]

I was thinking the same thing, especially with Dumpster Disco

[@asumjessen2013]

@@Megnevezhetetlen Gonna work on one now. Like the idea too much.

[@anthraxaddict7431]

ratatouille but instead of being a cook Remy is involved in the plot of Drive

[@mauri-mattiaslaanesaar5305]

True!

[@unknownunknown5121]

he's cooking up bangers

[@JackdotC]

"I cook"

[@spacebassist]

@@JackdotC the ending of the film has him slowly climb up to the lady's face and rub his snout on her lips as an attempt at a kiss, then he jumps over to the other guy and starts fucking burrowing into his eye and eats his brain

[@colinkennedy]

Odd Taxi vibes

[@Sly_Wyvern]

I figured it out In a game where you work as a rat taxi driver, you earn money by driving other rats, while investigating and taking down a local Mafia ruled by a rat called Fromaggio 1. Traffic Jam - Reveal trailer, MCs Main Theme Music, Chase Runs from Mafia 2. Cheesy Streets - Story Mode Trailer 3. Basement Boogie - Drive, Basement District (Level 2) 4. Rise & Shine - Appartment (Game save, Calls to/from NPCs, Settings) 5. Rush Hour - Urgent Client (Any level) 6. Home Bass - Garage, Tuning Shop, Car Dealer 7. Dumpster Disco - Dumpster Disco (Level 3) 8. Recess - NPC dialogues 9. Park Drive - Park District (Level 1) 10. Sewer Swing - End Credits

[@josephcavera7298]

I was legitimately surprised to learn this wasn't a sleeper hit video game, but actually just a fire album. Can you imagine how sick a game this would be? Like crazy taxi but with animals and bizarre quests. Maybe you uncover a cabbie conspiracy, that goes all the way to the top- or bottom... (because you're rats)

[@kitsunekage12]

You legit got a whole main character concept. Cheezy Street kind of outlines the protagonist as an escaped labrat (it's hard from the lab to the city, smarter than the average rat you see, the audio sampling of the scientist) who is using the conditioning/training they got from the experiments to navigate the 'maze' of the city in pursuit of cheese and freedom. Like, there's genuinely a *lot* that you could do with that.

[@Quisiprod.]

Who knew rats could be so groovy?

[@ChristieFonseca]

This! ‼️

[@Greatsword585]

my guy, rats are _always_ groovy

[@lelmasterextras]

Jerma, still tho this album goes hard af

[@mx.lexdarco2616]

rats love music they think it's magic

[@user-tk4gr9zo7t]

Right???? Chuck E Cheese has been real silent these days 😂

[@_itsmissing]

rise & shine is such a gentle track... it's like a private, tender reprieve from the hustle and bustle of rat city...

[@sporkspawner4.10]

or even the rat race, if you will

[@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLE]

Mr freeman

[@ChristieFonseca]

Yes!! I totally agree 😍

[@pipluve1]

What are the odds that your profile is a rat commenting on a rat album. Propaganda!!...ratoganda!!

[@NoVIcE_Source]

@@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLE hell yeah!

[@lenarose3190]

this has my smoothing my whiskers

[@punishederic4761]

That's how you sell an album. Two word title, the album cover is said title. I saw Rat Taxi, I read "Rat Taxi" I click on Rat Taxi. I really enjoyed my time with this music, Favourite tracks were Rise & Shine, Home Bass, and Recess really surprised me, it took a while to get into it but it grew into something so much more as it went on, keyboards gave me streets of rage vibes which is NEVER a bad thing. I clicked on a whim and will be listening to this one again.

[@gomaxaxe]

Bro for real Rat Taxi just fuels my imagination and I can't stop thinking about the Rat Taxi adventures. I feel this is something very present in your work and I truly enjoy it. You make really special stuff, thank you so much for your work.

[@MacCraeToons1214]

Louie, please make a vinyl record. I’m a collector, and I’ve always really loved your music. I would buy this in a heart beat. You the best, Louie.

[@NinjaSushi2]

I'm very particular on the vinyls that I'm willing to spend money for but I would definitely love to own the vinyl to this and stick the album cover on my wall.

[@B4DDHero]

Agreed, I'd be proud to own this on vinyl

[@soulslur]

Second that. This would be a gem

[@mauri-mattiaslaanesaar5305]

Agreed, this seems like the highlight of any collection

[@OsbroJones]

A yellow splatter, cheese-lookin’ vinyl would go so hard, would buy

[@nosauce]

This is the music Chuck E Cheese's cool uncle makes

[@ongrossita]

Bahahahahah

[@godisdeadandwememedhim4174]

Biggie cheese side project

[@Karl]

Cheezy Street had no right being that good

[@kazacademy9703]

hey arent u the mr beast fella

[@INeedHeals]

​@kazacademy9703 it appears so, should we ask him for money and fame?

[@BasicallyEdgy]

Wild seeing you here karl

[@bibo2445]

give me 1000 dollars

[@jabezjeon584]

oh flip nice

[@GlassShardBallPit]

This is the most engaging concept album I have ever listened to. This thing should be in the damn louvre. Someone get the melon on this

[@EmrlsCommunity]

I saw a rat and taxi emoji, suspicious looking mouse cover, and 1.2M views. The horns upfront sold me. Incredible

[@EliTheGleason]

WE MAKING IT OUTTA THE PANTRY WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥💯

[@VirsaTylePlays]

This is exactly what Ratatouille would have been if Remy gave up the chef life and starred in Taxi Driver. What a masterpiece. You rock fam. I'd buy a vinyl immediately.

[@lichofthewoods1132]

I just had the worst day I've had in YEARS, started listening to this album and immediately started smiling. Thank you louie!

[@nubeflotantee]

bro unlocked my chidlhood memories playing rat taxi with all of my friends, rat taxi is truly timeless

[@beastyboyrob]

This is a soundtrack in need of a game 🐀🚖🎮

[@VerySmartPerson]

All of his music is. He's that good.

[@juanalejandrojimenezgarzon4907]

Everything in this album has insane quality, production its crispy, bass sounded from underneat earth itself, composition and samples are on point, i feel some cassiopea references(traffic jam/home bass), some alfa mist too (Rise an shine), dnb and jungle beat (rush hour) and more. Dude the variety of styles and sounds is crazy. For being an album about a rat cabbie, i sure want to be in this ride listening to all his rat taxi stories. thanks for the great music :^D

[@Morrisseyi75]

I just learned the bassline for Home Bass and played it for 30 minutes straight, non-stop. Thank you louie for the bloody fingers and unstoppable funk groove

[@Crep35]

Cheezy Street lyrics: Mozzarella, I write rhymes in a box of Nutella Fight crime cuz I got no Burrata Did time cuz I caught some Feta Not good enough to sub for Cheddar I want cheese I’m a decent fella In a sewer don’t worry ‘bout weather Rat pack in your basement cellar, yeah Master Splinter taught me ‘bout cheese Cooking like Remy in Ratatouille Float like a butterfly, sting like Brie Trapped in a rat race tryna be free Parmesan, Cheddar Jack, even Colby is the only kinda currency that works for me Life gets hard from a lab to the city where the grass ain't green and the streets ain’t pretty (Oh-oh, that’s the jackpot, he’s got it. He wins the prize, an aromatic chunk of cheese, yum yum. Well, we let him try it over and over again, just tripping through the maze, and the more often he tries it, the quicker he makes the right turns, he gets to know his way around) Aww, Rat Taxi, Rat Taxi Got cheese on a trap lookin’ at me Rat Taxi, Rat Taxi I got cheese on a trap lookin’ at me Yeah, the pesticide to the side won’t fool me I’m smarter than the average rat, you see Arise from the sewer, I’m finally free And man, I’ll be walking down Cheezy Street, yeah Aww, Rat Taxi, Rat Taxi Got cheese on a trap lookin’ at me Rat Taxi, Rat Taxi I got cheese on a trap lookin’ at me

[@JJJackson777]

Beretta*

[@Crep35]

@@JJJackson777 Burrata is a cheese

[@JJJackson777]

@@Crep35 oh shit, the more you know

[@DavidOBravo]

thanks for the lyrics, my dear salty cheese partner

[@samuelthompkins8508]

These lyrics cheese me greatly. Tighter than a rat trap and with all the bite.

[@customercareskeleton]

IT'S 8 MONTHS LATER AND I STILL LOVE RAT TAXI. RAT TAXI IS SO GOOD. THANK YOU LOUIE.

[@rashodmasters4299]

Damn, all I saw was the cool artwork. Wasn't expecting the album to be THIS bumpin'

[@WheezyLiam]

I'm so envious of your ability to consistently, quickly, and seemingly effortlessly create such quality works of art. You have such a gift.

[@MaruHieta]

I'm a rat cab driver in a city and I didn't know I need this 🚖💎

[@TheFuzzyOcelot]

Something about the composition of these tracks almost gives them a similar "funky" feel to something you might hear out of Jet Set Radio (Minus the vocal sampling/mixing focus, of course), and I am all here for it. Banger after banger on this one.

[@fourcreatures]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[@sorem4168]

Agree

[@dictatorputski5053]

Traffic jam is your best work yet.

[@grillonbleu]

It’s the rat race if you know what I mean. Everyone’s out to get some. The gouda. The emmental. Heck, Gorgonzola my friend. The cheese wheel, it’s what makes the world go round.

[@lucensei]

YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO PICK A FAVOURITE SONG IN YOUR ALBUMS ALL OF THEM ARE JUST TOO GOOD but if I had to pick a favourite it would have to be rise and shine it feels like eating something with jelly texture on your way to an appointment when the sun hasn't come up yet but it's still kind of light out

[@forestfamiliees]

This description is so wonderful

[@megavbyte]

My favourite part is when the rat taxi said: "It's rat taxing time!"

[@KittyKat2648]

And then taxied rats all over the place

[@Descriptor413]

Let the rats pay the rat tax! I pay the Homer tax!

[@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLE]

Oh no the taxi became Taxes!!!

[@jplveiga]

oh nooo!

[@AngelEmbertson-le2gp]

Stawp 😂😂😂😂

[@simontemplar.8668]

"What will we do tomorrow, Brain?" "We will try to conquer the world, Pinky... BUT until then we listen to some groovy tunes."

[@MissingNo8888]

In a world of AI generated music playlists with AI generated cover art, I am thankful for artists like Louie. Thanks, Louie. Keep doing your thing.

[@DaChimpster]

You know a song is properly named when I can think to myself “I bet this one is called rush hour” based off how it sounds and it is. Bravo🙌

[@charlesbennett7484]

This is prob'ly Rizzo's favorite album. "Hey, Gonzo! Turn the volume up! This is my jam!!" 🧀🐀

[@DrizzyB]

rizz🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@mintymelancholy]

pepe the prawn pretends not to like it in front of rizzo but he cant deny how good it is

[@tmortis001]

All the Muppets find it catchy in their own way

[@jakesho1877]

Bro this is so good i started crying at Basement Boogie for no reason...

[@jakesho1877]

Maybe i just miss her

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

​@@jakesho1877Pull yourself together mate. Fucking crying over Rat Taxi, come on. Sunlight and exercise mate, will sort you right out. Maybe a martial arts class. 💪🏻

[@matthewosterman9030]

Me and the bros tripped mushrooms hard to this album

[@4WheelsInMotion]

@@matthewosterman9030if i could rediscover this while tripping holy shit my man i’d lose it

[@primalturtwig2032]

I've listened to this album like a half dozen times at this point. I don't know how you encapsulate 10 different vibes for "Rat Taxi" and together they become greater than the sum of their parts. Love this album.

[@algernonsblackwoods5859]

Algorithm be praised. This is insanely dope.

[@kierancaspian4942]

I've had this in my watch later for 6 months. I now regret the last 6 months of my life

[@espicelmecanicodecombustio1632]

I clicked because the whole aesthetic captivated me and I didn't know what to expect music-wise, but 3 seconds into the album and I must admit if there ever was a rat taxi it would 100% sound like this

[@Lavarpsu10]

15 seconds in, fucking KILLER Louie!!! You gotta have one of the best hit rates of "Hey guess what it's a banger and you know it immediately" out of any artist I've ever listened to.

[@KirbyLinkACW]

My drive to work is gonna be fun today.

[@devmann123]

an absolute banger 🐀🚬 🧀

[@jeffleecity]

im late but somehow right on time for this! Dope project and concept

[@sporkspawner4.10]

OM WAHLKIN' 'ERE!!

[@moussetache1815]

Yeah I definitely could see and hear Dustin haha

[@Kaarl_Mills]

I like how the accent was so thick Google tried to translate it

[@ilovetubedisaster]

I’m scurrying here

[@Rev_Erser]

RATS RATS RATS RATS

[@marachime]

i would love to see you do a collab with Worthikids some day

[@hopefullywholesome1955]

I was literally just thinking about that!!!

[@gavinwatkins1978]

imagine a music video for the second song animated by worthikids XD

[@nogtogler2514]

so i wasn't the only one who thought of friends in low places during basement boogie 😅

[@FuroskiGoRawr]

quem é worthikids na fila do pão?

[@sebastienlabbe4647]

Or 2 Mello perhaps?

[@whinemax]

The video had been in my recommended for a while. Didn't feel like it at the moment, but finally clicked it and oh boy I'm blown away!

[@scarlokian]

The rats in my pantry have been jamming 24/7 to this and I've been jamming with them

[@irkalla100]

Took me down from an anxiety attack. Talk about chill vibes. Rise and Shine and Recess both instant classics to me. The whole album is a work of art and I'm so happy to have stumbled upon it.

[@mrnoodlesthemaster]

This is one of the biggest bops that you've ever dropped Louie, every track has a perfect vibe and those chord changes (OH my goodness). Plus the collaboration with Dante NK was just amazing!

[@fruitsalad5802]

louie zong you absolutely blow my mind. so prolific and so creative and so talented and you just CHURN this stuff out with consistency and extremely high quality. nothing but love

[@kamrynm9780]

Completely agree with you, fruitman

[@timvinci9918]

7:12 am. August 2nd. 2024. I found this on my KZbin for you page amidst a time where I’m going through spiritual changes and stuff. That’s got nothing to do with rat taxi. It’s just a vibe. The sun is out

[@transfern7]

This is still one of your greatest albums to date

[@resetti-spaghetti]

New Louie zong album on my birthday 🐸 it's a groundhogs day miracle

[@MK-moth]

happy bday! ✮⋆｡°✩ ✮

[@sporkspawner4.10]

happy birthday!! :D

[@lucensei]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

[@MagicalBread]

Happy birthday!!!

[@quailron1581]

Happy birthday!

[@perotekku]

Man, when the bass kicks in at 0:21? I was immediately hooked.

[@aracelipascualjover678]

YES

[@Ryan-dz4si]

Much like the sewers of mystery, the lore of Louie's rat-related music deepens

[@weabootrash6025]

immaculate, this is gonna age like fine cheese

[@Woody576]

I think we’ve finally cracked the algorithm, to be recommended this banger you gotta be doing something right

[@Johnjohnjohnjohnjohnj0hnjohn]

2:40 we’re going into the sewers for this one.🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DarkMage_scrab]

This is without a doubt my favorite Louie Zong album (previously it was Funky Friends). I love how the vibes shift a lot, one moment you’re listening to something inspired by Jet Ser Radio, and the next you’re listening to Dumpster Disco’s amazing blend with chiptune elements that sound like it could’ve come from a video game, even a hip-hop esque track which I wasn’t expecting. And yet switching up vibes makes listening through the album refreshing imo. Every song in this does not miss. Louie does not miss.

[@demi1k454]

sunday morning exactly 10 am, i boot up my pc and hop on youtube, this is the first thing recommended, thanks youtube, thank you Loui Zong

[@bucket_of_chicken8774]

Home Bass is just so mmmmmmm. I love it. This whole album is *chef's kiss*. Well done 😎

[@PlumeriaObtusa]

Finally!! Its relieving when youtube recomend something actually real and not AI generated 1 hour crap playlists. Incredible album man

[@algierfsfi]

dumpster disco is my absolute favorite, theres just something abt it that tickles my brain so good i can listen to it 9 times non stop without it getting repetitive (also i find it ironic how traffic jam seems to be at a faster bpm than rush hour, when yknow, traffic jams are so goddamn slow and tedious)

[@ekuude]

I think it's a more frenetic pace to represent the /feeling/ of being in a traffic jam. You're right that traffic is slow crawl but inside the taxi I'm bugging out slamming my paws on the steering wheel and pulling my whiskers out

[@algierfsfi]

@@ekuude fair point

[@YoungsterJoey151]

MY GOD what have i stumbled upon? Only on track 3 "Basement Boogie" and I'm absolutely loving the vibe of this album. This track takes the cake so far.

[@Moewenfels]

This is exactly what i hoped "RAT TAXI" would sound like. I am amazed.

[@cook_it]

KZbin recommended this to me when listening to the Buckshot Roulette OST and damn, I'm happy the little cheese lover in my brain made me click this, because damn this is a jam! So glad I can buy this on Bandcamp, THANK YOU!!!

[@eyoung1683]

One mouse learns the maze Another rat climbs over Bats have earned their wings Haiku

[@Gojirilla]

I thought this was a soundtrack for a video game I'd never heard of at first. Either way, fuckin love this album

[@Xkkltda]

So heartwarming to read all these positive messages. God bless you all.

[@DR.LOSSUS]

at this point i might become religious and start praying to the youtube algorithm gods bc they have been blessing me!!

[@jumperhighpd]

Incredible. I was successfully baited into clicking by the title and picture and it did not disappoint

[@niknaheartatak]

Songs 1-3 and 7 are timeless. 2 and 7 will make you want more.

[@Shark20167]

Oh I love the cover art, this is going to be sweet

[@TallTrees420]

0:55 Ron Burgundy coming in on the flute HARD!!!!! I love this whole dang album

[@sindri.]

Hey Aqua Lung!

[@stizanley3987]

Rat Taxi takes payments in cheese and subway floor pizza only. Great album!

[@buttondefine4988]

Ugh I hate that I saw this video and avoided clicking it until now. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS MISSING OUT ON! Peak stuff, my man 👌

[@JettRadio]

here I was complaining about my KZbin algorithm not showing me enough random bangers... then this wise guy pulls up in his preem yellow cab banging this, I couldn't resist the aura.

[@edreay]

Imagine a 2D pixel game where you play as a rat taxi driver racing through NYC dropping people off at stops with this as the soundtrack for the game. Basically Initial D but with rats and in NYC Basement boogie for SURE is tutorial music Rush Hour is time trial against your nemesis Home Bass is a cut scene Dumpster Disco is for when you upgrade your car / race against that super funky eclectic boss Sewer Swing is credits

[@pardumis]

4:15 OHHH RAT TAXI, RAT TAXI

[@billdecompsa4705]

Got cheese on a trap lookin at me

[@chavesa5]

All my rat friends are pleased with this representation

[@kg30004]

Did not expect it to go nearly this hard

[@tcrowley]

This album is so boss, omg. Best thing that's happened to me in YEARS. Thank you 🙏

[@mhm6]

After listening to a song about how it feels to be a caterpillar, I knew this was going to be another banger

[@baldbeardedbassist]

Turns out Louie Zong is what I was missing in my life 🕺

[@epiczeven6378]

Damn, What an amazing find :))!! Fantastic work

[@zetton1374]

This is like the 4th Louie Zong album ive just randomly stumbled upon and listened to pretty much the full thing. Serious talent.

[@LumpyWumpus]

I was so excited to hear this 100 times i never commented... Phenomenal stuff❤