Sonic Rush Music: Wrapped In Black

[@flukeknee]

7.8 / 10 - Too much black - Too much strong - Too much water IGN

[@marioordie]

i need that water for my noodles

[@jamestamsitt5806]

they actually referenced that in sun and moon

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

IGN sucks

[@Slazors]

>Drink a sip of coffee >Spit it out >"Whats wrong with it?" >2 BLACK >2 STRONG

[@MoonlightStatic]

Lol

[@bluedragonfan11]

Why does this not have more likes?! XD

[@TheLoneSojourner]

Lol

[@bifiankin]

Jebdndjdkms yes.

[@ggk912daniel]

I spit out my drink like a fucking hggsdgsdagsdf

[@bankikkiMV]

What do you do when Eggman is too black or too strong? You integrate it with Cream! Little do you know that's actually a major plot point.

[@alexman2970]

MetalPrimid Oh yeah... I see what you did there...

[@Magi_H2U]

I see what you did there.

[@taynaramelo1130]

MetalPrimid Eggman+2 black+2 strong= eggman negga

[@BabuBabu-ip6oh]

This could go a few ways... All of but one which are terrible and cursed.

[@bifiankin]

Nice.

[@sonicKAI]

It may say "extra zone" when selected, but right when the level start, it says "Exception".

[@juliofigueroa5567]

I’m looking at my DS right now and I approve this message

[@WannaTradePants]

"Too black, too strong" is actually a Malcolm X vocal sample, famously used in Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise"

[@mariosonicfan8312]

Lyrics: Too black, too strong, too black, too strong Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong Too black, too strong, too black, too strong Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong (choir: On the staaaars) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) (choir: On the staaaars) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) Too black (wrapped in black), too strong (wrapped in black) Too black, too strong, too black, too strong Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong Too black, too black, too black, too black Too black, black, black, black Too-too-too-too-too-too-too Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, (wrapped in black) wrapped in black (wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black) Wrapped in black Wrapped in black (wrapped in black), wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Wrapped in black, in black, in black, wrapped in black (wrapped in black) Too strong, too black, too strong, too black Too strong, too black, too black, too black Too black, too strong, too black, too strong Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong (repeats throughout)

[@roc_with_a_01]

WOAH

[@noodlegumm_]

its actually rappin' black

[@snowqueen24]

​@@noodlegumm_ Not really.😐

[@Sun_Paladin]

The level I never played when I was younger. Playing it recently made me feel like I was truly ending it all.

[@GPP.Artwork]

apparently the vocals were sampled by a Malcolm x speech!

[@supersonicricky8134]

the game was so freaking awesome I even beat the game but the extra Zone was hard but I still beat the freaking game

[@coolguy02536]

das edgy

[@starfrost6816]

malcolm x died in 1965 LMAO

[@katiem9128]

Yes! It's apparently called the "Grassroots" speech, I think. It's so wild hearing the clips in context.

[@conorneligan7694]

pretty sure the vocals in 'The Concept of Love' in Jet Set Radio Future were from that as well

[@pimp0412]

2 black 2 strong 4 me

[@CarryLarry]

I like my coffee like I like my men. Too black, too strong.

[@GameFreak64101]

SoHo Joe: "my ass is this big"

[@louiei.1552]

+Swift_Heracross is that a filthy frank refrence?

[@GameFreak64101]

Iridescent Garchomp yes

[@louiei.1552]

Swift_Heracross aw ye bby dats my f3tish

[@yupitellwhut]

wtf haha

[@TheFriendlyFoxyChannel]

It's the next Sonic game Sega are doing atm, and is called 'Sonic Unleashed'

[@juliofigueroa5567]

I’m from 12 years in the future you have to convince everyone the day formula is good before it’s too late

[@PhenomenalJec]

This comment belongs in a museum

[@Shadowlyger]

The real amazing part about this song is that it's on a freaking DS game. For a handheld, that's... insanely awesome.

[@alanwayne7643]

Had the volume up... Left ear: *TOO BLACK!* (0_o Right ear: *TOO STRONG!* o_0)

[@gibbyethridge6079]

my coffee is TOO BLACK, TOO STRONG! (I don't drink coffee irl)

[@greenbag8761]

Every time I go into a coffee place, I play this song on my musical apple device.

[@MarioMarioBW]

You should bring a miniature speaker and "accidentally" play it on full blaster for a few seconds lol.

[@MarioMarioBW]

MarioMarioBW WTF? I meant blast, not blaster :O.

[@taxisalad]

“You can’t be epic and funky at the same time!!” Hideki Naganuma: Imma make this man’s existence look like a Family Guy funny moment!!

[@yugimumoto1]

the lyrics are actually from a speech malcom x gave or something just to let you know.

[@taynaramelo1130]

yugimumoto1 and it was about coffee!

[@ArctosArcanum]

Sampled from a Public Enemy song which was sampled from Malcolm X's speech "A Message To The Grassroots" in 1963.

[@Zetagipp]

That's a very Hideki Naganuma thing to do.

[@ibm30rpg]

Malcolm X said "Too black, too strong"?

[@NukaWomble]

That Public Enemy - Bring the Noise sample though... can't believe it took me 6 years to discover this

[@20PieceChickenMcNuggets]

Why do I think about Godot when I hear this?

[@supermariobro93]

“Blaze! It’s closing in on you!” “I know...” “Sonic, it’s headed right for you!” “I got it!”

[@TheFriendlyFoxyChannel]

By Dark Super Sonic I assume you're talking about the form Sonic takes at the end of 'Sonic and the Secret Rings'? If you are, then FYI, he's called 'Darkspine Sonic'.

[@garnetisbestmom71]

god i love this game it was my first handheld sonic game too

[@fault3k]

and just look at the wonderful furry avatar it helped inspire today. hell at least you don't have a lewd crop like have the furfags on youtube

[@TheLoneSojourner]

Ugandan shadow knuckles? Lol

[@juliofigueroa5567]

It was my first ever Sonic game

[@KingChaos25]

I love Sonic Rush so much and I love this track so much. Rush is in my top ten soinc games.

[@VioletBandicoot]

This music sounds like telling you: There´s no escape, you cant beat him, he´s too strong for you

[@LoneWanderSpark303]

It's proof that ANYTHING can be converted into an epic form.

[@Varce]

Holy crap, that GIF. The dancing Vegeta goes so perfectly with the song!

[@Sparklette]

This is awesome! It's got this epic fantasy metal/industrial techno vibe going on :) Thanks for uploading it:)

[@SuperSonic7140]

Q: Whats too black and too strong? A: BLACK HOLE WITH COFFE SERVED IN IT!

[@garnetisbestmom71]

+La FBK Hope lol too black was referring to eggman's heart and too strong was referring to sonic and blaze's hearts

[@lkktiger]

I don't know what too black and too strong means. but if too black too strong means Black Hole, why doesn't Sonic, Blaze, Eggman, and Eggman Nega meet Black Hole, and they will fall into the Black Hole and get stuck inside forever?

[@Mezmerize4Tests]

Eggman : Prepare for trouble Eggman nega : And make it double !

[@hackerman203]

Classic eggman:make it triple

[@DaFroBroforeal]

When Obama walks into the room...

[@pimposki6232]

I found this funnier than I should of, because I imagined him not only with Eggman's moustache but with a black cloak flowing (anime style) in the wind and with a choir and violinists and the rest of the instruments behind him.

[@DaFroBroforeal]

GameFormers Omg that'd be perfect

[@Sodalemonz]

Did obama do anything for us?

[@TylerCWilliams]

@@Sodalemonz Not really. look at his visit to Flint.

[@coolguy02536]

@@Sodalemonz He had a good Twitter career.

[@cornonthejacob1342]

so many coffee jokes. . . . AND IM INTO IT

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

#TooBlackTooStrong

[@thepersonwhocomentz]

Hey I'm just a fan (15 years old mind you) who enjoyed Sonic Adventure 2 and happened to think that Shadow was the most baws creation of SEGA's since the inception of Sonic himself.

[@Pyro25100]

Lol, I love wearing headphones when listening to this song. It changes from each side. *on left* too black. then *on right* too strong. I love it! :D

[@MettanAtem]

The song being about coffee makes perfect sense! Too black: No milk. Too strong: No sugar. Wrapped in black: The cup is black.

[@DSMTheEditor]

"Here we go!" "It's time!"

[@yellowpig1026]

this is my "i need to take a dump in 5 min but i'm 10 miles away from the nearest toilet" theme

[@greenbag8761]

ikr

[@seraslain962]

I always thought it said "Captain Black" instead of "Wrapped in Black"

[@supersonicricky8134]

same here bro same here

[@coffee7644]

Lots of coffee jokes here. I think I'm ok with this

[@hboogy101]

in that case it's just strong enough

[@multifandomfangirl9664]

Your name though lol

[@haaxxx9]

*Too black...* TOO STRONG!

[@malcolm_thoms]

Can we just stop to honor how ancient this video is?

[@LHGeee]

GOOD MUSIC!

[@TubeheadSkinnymike]

@AnbuKakashiHatake007 I know, right? I wonder what goes through the minds of the composers over at Sonic Team when crafting their music. It's always so original, creative, and ear-pleasing! Not to mention also iconic to some degree.

[@Mir6669]

It’s just like when you’ve got some coffee that’s too black, which means it’s too strong. What do you do? You integrate it with cream, you make it weak. But if you pour too much cream in it, you won’t even know you ever had coffee. It used to be hot, it becomes cool. It used to be strong, it becomes weak. It used to wake you up, now it puts you to sleep.

[@The_D_ray]

When you are the Demoman, and the other teams calls you a spammer.

[@meapickle]

i constantly played the last boss and paused the game so i could sit back and listen to this song loop over and over

[@jettythesunfish]

I love this music. Especially the quoir and the violin.

[@ABCDEFGHdumbo]

no one ever comments on how well this uses the headphone/speaker exchange. i too only really noticed it listening to it through headphones where only the left side, pretty much leaving "too black", the "wrapped in black" whisper and even half the "too"s in when they repeat that a lot

[@anenglishpremierfootballer]

Now this here is my favorite!

[@flameninja3]

I was walking to work one time in the rain, it was a bad storm and heavy winds and I had this music playing with my headphones on.

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Those violins in the beginning was so epic

[@randomcontroller1723]

ooooohhh yyeeeaaahh, this song gets me so hyped all the time and i cant help but to sorta sing along

[@scruffstuff9903]

RandomController Yeah but I dance not sing

[@ale-co6gt]

Eggman: -Too black Eggman Nega: -Too strong

[@Flyntloch]

One of My Favorite Tracks from this game, Even with the Small audio Sampling with Malcom X, Including Back 2 Back also useing the same theme as Louie Louie

[@SonicTransit]

It blends well with express trains

[@sonicKAI]

It took a hell of a lot of perseverance. Is there any particular part of that stage you're stuck on?

[@LeafhopperV]

That put a bigger grin on my face than it should have.

[@TheSpark717]

blaze: sonic! it's headed straight for you- sonic: SHUT THE FXXX UP, DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT?!?!? blaze: 0_0

[@FeatherFallShow]

I was SO happy when I heard this for the first time. ^^ "Finally beat the dang Special Stages!!! YEAH!!!"

[@Trogdorbad]

Hideki Naganuma: Musical Genius I swear to god I will cry if the "beloved IP" that SEGA is going to "reinvent" or whatever isn't Jet Set Radio. I will cry even more if it is and Hideki Naganuma doesn't do some music for it.

[@SoaringSoul27]

did you know that your icon fits soooo perfectly with this song?

[@DaRushMan]

It's a relic of old KZbin, back before they removed the ability to put GIFs for your profile. The only people who have them now are those who kept them since that time.

[@TeddyPalcer]

Now i remember why I fell wit Sonic in the first place... Great music

[@dratinifan13]

Thanks! I used this song in my newest video, Sonic Humans Pt.4.

[@LILBUNNIE32]

I LOVE THIS SONG!

[@Metripleone]

This reminds of the fact that I could never get that last emerald.

[@Sanbonita1]

The violins I think at the beggining really catches me. Sega forever... Sonic forever.

[@Mrd122]

Holy Crap! I just realized this music piece is in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. It plays on the Result Screen in the Final Fortress courses.

[@Nightryderace]

This is my fav song!:) I listen to it for over an hour.lol.

[@sonicKAI]

You have no idea how right you are.

[@sonicKAI]

They did. It comes up once you've completed the game.

[@Blues2Dark]

This sounds awesome, judging from what I have read on the comments....I am not too sure on its meaning. it took me forever to get this stage unlocked! let alone get the 7th chaos emerald to unlock it ,STUPID MINES!!

[@Millenium-Mige]

About the words "Too black, too strong" it's a sample from the speech of Malcom X and it was orginally sampled by Public Enemy for their song "Bring the Noise"

[@AutoSonic7]

This song just goes too hard. It's SOOOO awesome.

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

That's what I read. On the Sonic News Network (I know, it's a fan wiki, so it's not that reliable), it states that, and I quote, "The concept for Blaze first originated in 2001-2002 around the development of Sonic Adventure 2, Blaze was supposed to be a rival for Sonic, but then it later turned into Shadow. The concept showed Blaze as black and red animal with black and blue fiery hair. The gem on her forehead was on her chest, her concept was very similar to that of Shadow's."

[@thepersonwhocomentz]

That sounds like a really PERFECT cup of Chaos.

[@maddiemiller7548]

I just want to get an S rank on the Exception!!! But the music is too good it distracts me!!!

[@randomcontroller1723]

Dammit, you too? I cant focus with this awesome song neither.

[@alexman2970]

RandomController The effect that this song has is too strong!

[@jamestamsitt5806]

I know that feel

[@Billyblue98]

I am moderately black and exceptionally weak. Do I get a song?

[@WHATISUTUBE]

Its because the guy that did the music for Sonic Rush also did the music for that game. The whole game is awesome, music wise.

[@revampedharpy09]

one of the first sonic games i owned, great game.

[@sonicKAI]

It's not out for you yet? In the UK, it was released last week.

[@BPhoenixProductions]

@Hedgehogstudioss Must be something with your headphones/speakers. There's major panning on this song for me.

[@MajinK]

I like this song. I'm going to download it. It could come in handy with an ani I'm working on.

[@iasonkokkonis7818]

it was a pain in the ass to get all the chaos emeralds

[@ht82smash42]

The boss was worse!

[@seraslain962]

especially the last one... I mean the first part of that special stage was insane! the second part was ok with all things considered

[@supersonicricky8134]

man you are a pain in the ass for me to get the freaking Chaos Emeralds

[@supersonicricky8134]

the boos to fuck ing easy for me man 😀😀

[@supersonicricky8134]

the boos to fuck ing easy for me man 😀😀

[@ZerudaChan]

I've always heard "too blank, too straw"... :v

[@tyronnebiggums06]

+Zeruda Chan It's from a Malcomb X speech, it is "Too Black Too Strong"

[@sonicKAI]

This is the version from the actual game. Truesonic1's version comes from the official soundrack.

[@caballerokebab]

@kyubihanyou They sampled the voice from Public Enemy. Public Enemy - Bring the Noise. That's Chuck D on the beat LOL. That's technically not Malcolm X's voice.

[@AnbuKakashiHatake007]

@TubeheadSkinnymike I had no idea they remixed this. I had thought they came up with it by themselves. Sonic OST is almost up there with FF series OST.

[@MadamDaniRhodes]

this is about either coffee or black tape

[@babydactyl]

This is the best song in sonic history.

[@V1LL4IN]

I think of Jet Set Radio when I listen to this. Did any of the composers for that work on this?

[@TheMadPacX]

This is pretty damn good!

[@azureknight625]

thank you, its pathetic how people will jump to conclusions without doing any research or using common sense :P

[@klxroly1]

oh men this is my favorite song ever since i watched Escape From Nevara

[@hunterkat1853]

Extra Zone Exception. On your mark... GO!

[@geekgo4]

Super Sonic the Hedgehog: Let's do it! Burning Blaze the Cat: You can't escape me! Extra Boss/True Final Boss: Egg Salamander Take This!

[@jettythesunfish]

My mom loves this song, and she doesn't know it's from a Sonic game.

[@sonicKAI]

Yes. The last emerald was easy for me, but I had trouble with the 4th.

[@hackerman203]

That damn 4th chaos emerald always sticks out of the rest.

[@SticksGazetteFan2005]

When I heard this song on my iphone x and i still find it weird but i cannot barely heard the other one in each speakers but this also happened to some headphone users when you listen to this.

[@awesomefacestuff4429]

One my favorite songs!

[@AdamSFM]

Hmmm.... in England, Generations comes out on Friday. Should I play through Sonic 1, 2, 3, Knuckles, Dash, and Advance 1&2 before then? XD

[@tomwatts703]

I beat the final boss, but i didn't know there was an extra zone, so I started the game up again and that excerpt of 'Wrapped In Black' that played at the title screen creeped me the fuck out.