INFINITE On Creating The Theme Song For The Iconic Video Game 'STREET FIGHTER III 3RD STRIKE'

[@CrimzonWolf777]

So he's the announcer too? YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE!!

[@NaamiMusic]

this right here!! 😂😂

[@BreakMan333]

Alright, that's cool.

[@ala-.-9768]

Enter the heat of battle, go for it

[@seandafny]

Lets go !!!

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

YEAH! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

I bet Infinite doesn't know how much he's contributed to many childhoods, incredible talent.

[@LxrdBreezy00]

Deadass. Need his flowers cause SF3rd Strike is fuckin nuts

[@GerudoRamirez]

Facts

[@eon001]

@@LxrdBreezy00 They need to get him to perform at evo or something.

[@eon001]

Imiko You can tell how casual he is in the interview he has no clue. I was geeking out throughout the whole interview.

[@JeromeProductions]

facts

[@sephytcd8349]

I wanna thank him for sayin' stuff like "YEAH THAT MAKES SENSE!" and "YEAH THATS WHAT I EXPECTED!" cause that shit's golden

[@pretzel6629]

that was him?

[@ironfist7725]

@@pretzel6629 You didn't know?

[@machewgun503]

"PREPARE FOR STRIKE, GO FOR IT"

[@hypersnake7904]

Fighters ready... ENGAGE

[@manrique_1984]

YEAH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

[@thesilentsociety3252]

Capcom needs to bring Infinite back for SFVI soundtrack & to be announcer

[@THE_CHOSEN_11]

My life would be complete

[@IlyaEgorov2004]

Yeah!

[@TheRandomGoofball]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY $

[@Duves]

#Capcom! Please heed this request! Bring back Infinite!!

[@_Mach3]

And they should bring back the art style for the characters. They went way too left. I'd buy that game 3 times

[@SidneyMosley]

Hey INFINITE, "We await your return, warrior."

[@veeetox]

Man, "Third Strike" in incredible. That song is PERFECTION. Easily the best fighting game main theme of all time

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

3rd Strike OST- Moving On By Infinite gotta be in the top 10 favourite tracks of all time 🔥

[@LxrdBreezy00]

@@Willesden_Rab1_TV definitely still play movin on

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

@@LxrdBreezy00 my kids dont even like the music i listen to .. but they like Movin On

[@raveshalight6282]

We await your return, Warrior

[@CDages]

Capcom chose to look for an artist in Canada because the company was already known to use Canadian voice talent studios to provide localized voice overs to most of they major IP's at the time (like Resident Evil). Even the actors who voice the English cast in SF3 are voice talent from canada. Amazing interview btw.

[@MrXabungle]

I believe the reason why Canadian voice actors were used at the time is because majority of voice actors in the US were unionized while most Canadian voice actors were not.

[@eon001]

Yea there was a period of time the voice acting scene in Canada was hot. The 90s x-men were all Canadian actors.

[@swarthybullxxx]

Did they work with Ocean Productions or a different company?

[@JackaLBLK]

And here I was just thinking that American rappers would've probably been asking for exorbitant amounts of money for this task so they were trying to avoid at least one hurdle, but this makes sense. Good lookin out on the info

[@boombox2ikik239]

@@eon001 and that’s how Capcom got them as well for voicing in the VS. games

[@terryindachat7296]

this guy infinite is the reason I fell in love with street fighter period! I was in the Arcade and we heard that character select theme and turned our heads around in slow motion like"this is street fighter?!"

[@joeill620]

That is such a dope story bruh 😭 I envy the old folks I was like two years old around that time 😩

[@neonthunder3261]

Must've been exciting to hear

[@OTRBRANDON]

Yeah, i ain’t gon lie this story was fresh

[@gemini4lyfe3001]

​@@joeill620 old? Wtf is "old" to you clown?

[@SidneyMosley]

Please bring this man back for Street Fighter 6

[@thaistomp]

3rd Strike is the still the greatest fighting game to date. The arcades were going crazy when it came out.

[@GarudaPSN]

Oh fuck yes. Its criminal that capcom never hit this man up again. The work him and the sound team did on 3 is the stuff of legends. "Alright, that's cool! Yeah, i got the picture"

[@Geferulf_TAS]

First time ever seeing this brought up in an interview. Would love hearing about this more indepth

[@ShinRaChamploo]

Me 2

[@brittislove]

2:39 - HE SAID IT!!!!! HE SAID IT! I didn't realize he was also the announcer

[@yano4473]

Damn this has the best announcer out of any SF game too.

[@shoryu87]

On par with the cvs2 announcer

[@adrenalinex4]

Alpha 3 announcer is good too

[@Un1234l]

​@@adrenalinex4 You can't give it up! Go for it, man!

[@luiscora7042]

​@@adrenalinex4Go for broke!!!

[@belkitoFUERTE]

Yooo seriously one of my favorite fighting games. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to the intro, character select theme, etc. 3s is still highly regarded as one of the greatest fighting games of all time. This man’s voice was heard by millions, and still heard to this day.

[@LuigiBeatz]

Very True! 💯

[@TyWerks]

facts man

[@rhombusroland]

ENTER THE HEAT OF BATTLE..GO FOR IT

[@5000KAITOSHION]

The character select theme is sooo good! Thanks man for making my childhood cooler

[@Paccyd33]

the fact that he wrote 3 songs in a day and they all bang is crazy

[@mikethespacecowboy1172]

And today we officially have the NYC Jazzy 24’ remix on stream today. Legendary.

[@PdotVamp]

Plz have this man make some heat for 6!!!!

[@mikekazz5353]

I love that he went in for just the theme song to writing 3 songs and being the voice for 3rd strike.

[@excaliburzx1134]

Infinite to me, is the voice of Street Fighter 3. I love hearing him as the announcer and it fit the game excellently

[@myst2536]

I can hear it in the way he talks... thats deffo him 😊🙌🏾

[@EternityEnd]

The theme song and the character select song, both are on point! I can say the 3rd strike OST is by far the best in the entire series. The lyrics man, “only one master’s going straight to the top!” This is amazing lyrics man!!!

[@genericsavings]

Jesus, This game is the definition of “Lightning in a bottle”. Best talents under insurmountable pressure. F’king legend.

[@Pewpewpew182]

I wish this was an hour long. 4:00 isn’t long enough to contain this greatness.

[@dimitry0315]

“ Yeah, that makes sense! “

[@Sune]

It's been said before, but LEGEND. thank you for making the music that helped get me into Street Fighter and even hip-hop as a whole.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

This guy looks way younger than I imagined bro.

[@trcsonic]

He did a very good job, i love the main theme from Street Fighter Third Strike.

[@PKshockwave]

He sounds like his people from the Caribbean. I love all his songs from Third Strike 😍 🎶 Make your first move, so what's it gon be? Your trapped in the new world of Street fighter 3 🎶 Free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee Yeaaaah!

[@KardiFan2000]

Most black people in Toronto have Caribbean parents or grandparents

[@nerothos]

I just want him to know how much that game means to a lot of people. Not only because of its stellar game mechanics, but also because it's dripping with absolute _style_ . A huge part of that is his work as an MC and the announcer voice acting. Absolutely legendary.

[@kadosho02]

SF3TS.. it's tough to believe it's been 20+ years ago. The game and soundtrack were just one of the best moments in gaming. To know more about the man that delivered lines, and sick vibes to take us on a journey back then. Seriously Capcom needs to bring Infinite back + the sick soundtrack style that 3S implemented. Thanks for this

[@philgibson3001]

“Make your first move so what’s it gon be, you trapped in the new world of street fighter 3”…INFINITE went too hard on that remix man. That man is a LEGEND in my book. Shout out to him FOR REAL

[@rasdiggle]

My favorite Fighting Music 3rd Strike SF3.

[@ShinRaChamploo]

♥️. LEGEND. NEED INFINITE TO DO STREET FIGHTER VI lol

[@slickyretro]

I agree with u homie I love to hear again the hiphop scene and soundtrack about our main game street fighter

[@myorangesarenice1122]

YEAH THAT MAKES SENSE!

[@LxrdBreezy00]

Legend. From the Theme song to the Credits "Moving On" was hard asl. Still play Moving On til this day

[@Dude902]

Capcom needs to bring him back as a commentator in SF6. I hope Capcom are listening. We want Infinite!

[@majindrebeatz3166]

Facts! I loved his commentary in 3rd Strike

[@PowerStunna]

LET'S GET IT ON NOW!

[@kwizzeh]

Capcom's connection with Canada goes way back starting from the mid-late 90s, they would cast voice actors based in Vancouver & Toronto and frequently contracted work with a third party dev out here called Genazea. RE2 was pre-Genazea, but they also assisted on MVC, MC1-2, Onimusha 2, RE0 and Outbreak.

[@kakarotto6544]

What a coincidence, I just covered Third Strike of Infinite! What a genius rapper, amazing song!

[@ROMSradio]

Yeah right bruh you Asian, came out the womb with a copy of 3rd strike in your hands

[@seandafny]

@@ROMSradio 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

@@ROMSradio SHEESH!

[@shattercross]

Holy shit, I recognized the voice instantly.

[@zenlee1109]

We await your return, warrior

[@snakeeyes5153]

capcom made the right choice,the soundtrack itself made the game a beast,and daigo the beast umehara certainly brings the game to legend levels👍🏻

[@neilross3758]

Yeah, I've been waiting for this.

[@truebiggirllover9301]

We Appreciate You.

[@adammajette2595]

Playing 3rd Strike now and came across this. I remember seeing Infinite on MuchMusic and hearing "One Day". Crazy he got this and Im so happy he did! I was even playing "Lets Get it On" in my car during college!!!

[@owencmyk]

We await your return warrior!

[@OmegaKatanaXIII]

Bro dude if he noticed that his contributions to the street fighter 3 third strike sound track made it one of the best in gaming but also how to implement rap and hip hop music in video games but back in the 90s barely anybody was doing it at the time.

[@ryuzxa]

INFINITE NEEDS TO BE THE NEXT COMMENTATORS FOR SF6!!!

[@noksookhao]

THIS GENTLEMANLY SCHOLAR GETS IT

[@mystic2689]

MAN YES!!!!

[@cl-vision5029]

"Yeah I was waiting for this!"

[@thelastcarnival]

I really cannot overstate how important Infinite is to the soul and the vibe of my favorite video game, both through the music and the voice over. 3rd Strike's art direction kind of gestures toward a darker, sharper, more adult street fighter, and I really think it would have fallen apart without Infinite and his flow and his amazing voice being a *constant* presence in that game. He is the voice of 3rd Strike, simple, hard and iconic. He lent legitimacy to 3rd strike's aspirations toward hip-hop and house music and jazz aesthetics, and while it sounds like it was just a job to him, I hope he knows that he completely stole the show. I was so happy to hear him at Evo this year. Canada's GOAT.

[@kmfdm5]

yes this is the best thing since discussing the music for the killer instinct 2013 soundtrack

[@OhNoJoshEdits]

I can never thank Infinite enough for creating the greatest character select theme of all time. #LetsGetitOnNow

[@gblikesnikes]

“WLCOME TO WORLD OF STREET FIGHTER 3”

[@dontever]

This man single handedly made my fucking childhood.

[@abzu5640]

ARE YOU READY? GO! 💪

[@buhshmuh]

"They paid me to make a generic east coast sounding rap. Like the film industry, they went to canada to find a great value version of american culture."

[@OmegaKatanaXIII]

To him it sounds generic but to gamers and street fighter fans it legendary like one of the best representation to rap and hip hop in all of video games still to this day.

[@rokmare]

This “generic” rap is better than what the industry is pushing out now a days lol

[@blacklivesorblackvotes2985]

The irony in him calling it generic is that it sounds more unique and original than today’s rap.

[@Nbreeniverse]

his voice WAS the arcade. sick.

[@king--kang.]

The song when you pick your character was fire

[@tino9117]

Just him saying "Capcom" filled me with excitement

[@Tomgames97]

They should've done this in sf6. For me, this video sums up exactly why 3rd strike was phenomenal. Not only the tracks but the voice overs were all amazing and with a lot of personality.

[@TheBanisher24]

So the man who did the best Intro and Character select for the franchise, was also the Announcer.... as he would say "YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE!"

[@Oracol]

One of the best damn soundtracks of ALL TIME on the best fighting game of all time

[@HarmonicVector]

Infinite defined SF3rd.

[@FedoraFlow]

ALRIIIGHT, THAT'S COOL!

[@cliffchampion5501]

Thank you Infinite for your legendary Talent.

[@helgenx]

Mad respect to him, but I wonder why they chose Canada instead of NYC. Alex AND Ken are from NYC, and Alex is supposed to be the main character.

[@buhshmuh]

Cheaper work

[@PatrickStus]

Alex's VA was also canadian lmao

[@Sune]

@@PatrickStus yep, all those english voice actors were I think.

[@StalinBrosef]

Great podcast, man. It's cool to see the legend INFINITE talking about his experience, thanks for giving us that opportunity!

[@inglewoodhylia5013]

Coldest rapper alive

[@coolzoky]

Never played SF3 but stumbled across the song and had to know what was up. Big props.

[@blacknerdtalks7921]

This needs more views. Just shared it, but gonna keep it in the back of my mind. I always wanted to hear this story, thanks for sharing my g's👊🏿

[@Butterfly_effext]

Infinite and 3rd strike literally made my teenhood experience better.

[@TheShockVox]

Still my favorite fighting game theme, and one of my favorite video game themes in general. Those three tracks really changed what I thought video game music can be, and I still blast the theme decades later

[@parkermaisterra8532]

Wait he wrote 3 bangers in less than 24 hours!? Absolute legend

[@ripamoramee14]

Still to this day Let's get it on now is the best fighting game character select theme of all time. Thank you for making such a badass theme and the absolute best vibe of any FG to date.

[@buhshmuh]

Naw tekken got some bangers

[@jerdure]

I have been listening to the OST CD for years since the game release only to realize now Infinite did all the rap and announcer voicing my mind is blown !

[@4g63t8]

Powerful voice and class act

[@juggernog_consumer]

Yeah that makes sense

[@BurgerSliderMan]

Aa soon as he said "capcom" my knees got weak bruh. He got that voice like i dunno. Put him in SFVI lmao

[@ShannonParkes]

One of the best OST ever. Too ahead of its time and it’s nice to see a face to the rapper

[@indieg0006]

damn this guys voice is embedded into my brain of endless memories and current ones too..i'm just baffled. thank you

[@Cyrx686]

How am I just now seeing this and how was this only done in 2020???? I'm so glad to have found this video.

[@IlyaEgorov2004]

Infinite for SFVI announcer!

[@nowayjose105]

I couldn't help but play through some Arcade Mode after watching this to listen in on the music. Had no clue that he also recorded announcer lines!

[@LuigiBeatz]

I dont think I ever seen a video with 0 dislikes (as it should be) for these Legends. That tells you something. Amazing interview Muscle. (Prepare To Strike!... Now!)

[@WaffleKrushaTTV]

This is dope! "You can't block my hits, the sky is no limit.."

[@rodrigopalmerin]

Bruh that mixture was gold I wished they made themed games again like this

[@r1konTheAutomator]

3:19 - I can totally hear it when he says "YOU LOSE", there's a bit of an accent. Man that's so fucking cool.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

THAT’S WHAT I EXPECTED!

[@_Mach3]

Best Street Fighter. Best rap in a game. Best voiceover. Legend

[@adlerjeramie]

That's sick! I had no idea he did all of that voice work. I recently got back into third strike and was curious. Mad respect

[@covereye5731]

Going to a foreign country and picking someone new to write 3 songs in less 24 hours, Capcom really brought their work culture with them.

[@CanOfSpriteFoundInNewYearsEve]

But he cooked even with that

[@sylent19851]

The 50 sec version of the opening to third strike was more than enough. I surprised they didn't bring him back for 6

[@LightUpDaBomb1]

Man I LOVE THIS. Easily my favorite game soundtrack ever and takes me back to the late 90s. Infinite is a dope ass rapper. I listen to it all the time till this day. PREPARE TO STRIKE.......NOW.

[@pasifikbwoy7278]

ENTER THE HEAT OF BATTLE… GO FOR IT

[@LieseFury]

I will never make fun of those lyrics ever again, that's an amazing achievement.

[@jenn5628]

I just can't stop listening to the hip hop in SF3rd Strike, I don't hate the hip hop in SF6 but I'm sorry 3rd Strike music crushes it. Infinite is a legend and part of my childhood

[@realamericannegro977]

The hip hop in sf6 sounds kinda like it's there cause it was in third strike so "why not?" It's good but I dont think it fits as well as they want.

[@jenn5628]

@@realamericannegro977 I agree, and I know it's fitting the urban style of the game but it just seemed like something is off with the music