04x04 - Switch That Beat

[bunniefuu]

[hip-hop beat]
[crowd cheers]

♪ I'm gonna start this song solo

Cos I have a point to make ♪


♪ Some people sleep on my rhymes

But the beats can shake 'em awake ♪


♪ The number one producer

She deserves the crown ♪


♪ Let me introduce the girl

Who has the best beats around ♪

[gasps, murmurs]
Uh… Switch? Where'd you go?

Has your best friend

ever been really mad at you?


[Karma]
Stick around,

I'mma show you what went down!

I can't wait for this weekend!
It's gonna be great! But I have to--
You're gonna love "Flow N' Tell."
I know! But I wanna--

Everyone performs songs,

then tells stories about them!

It's so cool!
Karma! You know what else is cool?
[gasps]
[both] The DJ Boom-tastic Beat-Maker!

I finally saved up enough money

helping at the Spin Shop to buy it!


We are gonna make so many

fire songs with this thing!


When we work together,

we're like macaroni and cheese.

The best combo ever!
[beat plays]
Oh, please! That Beat-Maker's so tiny!
But this… is the Beat-Boxer ,!

-[jangles, honks, and farts]

-Just gotta get the--


-[Keys' voice]
Oh, please!

-Huh?


-That Beat-Maker's so…

-Hey! I don't sound like that!


-That Beat-Maker's so…

-Stop it!


♪
Oh, Keys, it might be little like you ♪


♪ But the Boom-tastic Beat-Maker

Always comes through ♪


♪ Hooks and beats

Make it easy from the start ♪


♪ I love it so much

You can feel it in your-- ♪


-[loud fart]

-Fart! [laughs]


-[dogs howl and bark]

-Hear that? The dogs like it!


-[girls laugh]

-[howling]


-Keys!

-[girls laugh]


It's so great that you got

this Beat-Maker, Switch.

I know, right? Now I--

Now you can make me a new beat for my

Flow N' Tell performance this weekend!


Oh. I actually wanted to work on ideas

for the Spring Musical.

I'm in charge of composing the big finale.

But you've got forever to work on that!

And Flow N' Tell is this weekend!


-Macaroni and cheese, right?

-Mmm… Right.

[both chuckle]

Great! So my beat should have drums,

and a guitar, and keytar.

Have you heard of a keytar?

Ooh! And a sample

of something old school.


-But not too old school. Familiar.

-[sighs]

Oh. Uh… Is everything okay?
Uh… everything's great!
But I should probably get to work.

Uh, okay.

We can talk more about my beat later.


-See ya!

-[sighs]

[sighs] Hmm…
[beat plays]
Ooh! What is this?
Oh! Oh!

-[laughter]

-Girl, dembow does that!

Do you know about Dominican dembow?

-Nuh-uh!

-It's a type of music.


A little like Reggaeton,

but totally its own thing.


Very popular in the Dominican Republic,

where my family's from.


-You start with the heartbeat.

-[claps]

Then when you add the kick drum…

-[bass beat]

-…you get dembow!

[both laugh]

Would it be okay for me to sample this,

and try making a dembow beat myself?

Of course!
[beat boxing]
[slurps]
[shuffles]
[tapping, ding]
[footsteps]
Huh? Man, what is that?!

-Oh! Uh…

-[beat stops]

I was just experimenting with something.
Well, keep going! It's fire!

-Okay.

-[beat plays]


♪ Yeah, I hear the rhythm and the flow ♪


♪ Something about the beat

When you switch the tempo ♪


♪ Switch comin' with that heat

That's year round ♪


♪ Number one super producer, hands down ♪


-Aw! [giggles]

-This beat is next level!

No! Really? No.

Can I please-please-please

use that beat

for my performance at Flow N' Tell?

[sighs] You're probably already busy

making something for Karma.


No, no, I get it if you can't work

on a beat for me. [sighs]


I can make beats

for whoever I want.

I'm not Karma's personal DJ!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This is gonna be

the best Flow N' Tell ever!

[Switch giggles]
[door closes]

-[beat plays]

-Ooh, this is the truth!

It'd be perfect for Flow N' Tell!

-But… I, uh…

-[beat stops]


-Is something wrong?

-Um, nope! Never mind.


-Great! I just have a few minor changes.

-[groans]


[Karma] First, can you make it

so that the ringing is…

Okay, no big deal.

All you have to do

is tell Crash you made a mistake.


The beat's Karma's, not his.

[deep breath]


Dude, Switch is making me

the hottest beat for the show!

She's Dragon Breath Beats!
[sighs] Because her beats are fire.

-Uh, hi…

-Oh, hi, Switch!


-What's up?

-Dragon Breath Beats, huh?


-You know it! [laughs]

-[laughs nervously]


[clears throat]

Karma, I know you wanted that beat,


but I actually already promised it

to Crash.

Ugh, no! [sighs]

I was upset with you, and I…

[sighs exasperatedly]


Come on, Switch.

She's your best friend. She'll understand.

[deep breath]

-Mmm!

-[Switch's beat plays]


-[Switch] Huh?

-Oh, hey Switch!

You did your thing with this beat, girl.

I couldn't stop nodding my head

if I wanted to. That's a bop!


-[giggles]

-Oh… [nervous laugh]

[gulps]

-Dragon breath!

-Crash, I have to--

Oh! My favorite…

-Hello… Ah… Nope!

-Huh?

[Switch] Uh…

-[Crash]
It's fire!

-[Karma]
I just have a few minor changes.

[yells, sighs]
[Switch's beat plays]

-[yawns]

-Dragon… Breath… Beats!


-[laughs]

-Hmm?

[scoffs] It means Switch makes hot beats!
I can't wait to tell everyone

how you laid down this amazing beat for me

at Flow N' Tell!

[yawns] Glad you like it, Cra…
[yawns]

Ay! Mm-mm. You need to go home

and get some sleep


before you drool on my records

and I have to sell them half price.

Oh, yeah. Okay, Ms Torres.

Switch! Switch!

Is my beat done yet?


-[click, beat stops]

-I need to practice for Flow N… Huh?


How come you're playing my beat

for Crash?


[scoffs] Your beat?

Switch made this for
moi.

She what?
Oh… Okay. So, here's the thing.

I may have promised the same beat

to both of you.


-[both gasp]

-[Switch] But I didn't mean to!

I tried to clear things up,
but then there was Lady K and cakes

and dragons and high fives

and… and… and…

[sighs] I'm sorry, you guys.
Huh. Okay.

But who gets to use the beat

at Flow N' Tell?


Well, technically…

Crash asked if he could use it first.


What?! I can't believe you, Switch!

You always only make beats for me!

We're macaroni and cheese!
But cheese can be on lots of things!

Especially when macaroni

never says thank you!


At least Crash appreciates

the beat I made him.

Gratitude is important to any--

But you told me the beat was mine!

You broke your promise!

Trust is the foundation--

Yeah, but it's not my job

to be your DJ all the time!


You know, I think that

you two should just--

[girls] This isn't about you, Crash!
Ooh! Uh, heh… I'm just gonna…
[sighs] How could you do this to me?
You're supposed to be my best friend.

Maybe…. Maybe we shouldn't

make music together anymore.

[sad sigh]
[exasperated sigh]

♪ How could she pick Crash over me? ♪


♪ That's supposed to be my beat ♪


♪ I thought Switch was my friend ♪


♪ If you make a promise

Be loyal to the end


♪ Ugh, she's leaving me empty handed ♪


♪ Ugh, she's leaving me just stranded ♪


♪ I mean, does she even care

That she played me? ♪


♪ Oh! I can't believe she betrayed me ♪

[sighs] Hmm…

♪ But wait, did I shade her? ♪


♪ Wow, she's right

I never thanked her ♪


♪ I think I really made a mistake ♪


♪ I have to tell her that I love

The dope tracks she makes ♪


-[loud fart, horns squeal]

-Oh!


-[thud]

-Hey, hey, hey!


Check out the Beater Boxer!

You need this beat!


Huh! You're right.

I do need that beat.

Wait, really?

I told you she'd like the extra farts I--

Whoa!


-[Karma giggles]

-[Major barks]

[sighs]

-[Karma] Switch!

-Huh?


-[clanging]

-I'm so sorry.

And I have something I wanna say to you.
[rhythmic farting, horns]

♪ It can be easy to forget

The people that support you in life ♪


♪ I admit, I have to do better

I have to be grateful ♪


♪ Switch, you're the best

I forgot to say thank you ♪


♪ Without you, what would I do?

It's no fun ♪


♪ You complete me

Us two, we make one ♪


-[loud fart]

-♪ Ah! Please don't leave me with Keys ♪


♪ If I didn't have you

I'd have beats like these ♪


-[beat stops]

-Hmm!

I love making music with you,

and I'm sorry I haven't always said

thank you for all of your amazing beats.

So… thank you.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you that

I'd already promised Crash the beat.

It's just…

I was upset that you assumed I would

drop everything and make one for you.

But I should have just told you.

Cheese should be able

to talk to macaroni.


From now on, we'll tell each other

when we're feeling upset. Deal?


-[Switch] Deal.

-[both] Ha!

Still up for Flow N' Tell tomorrow?

Cos I'm making you

a different dembow beat!


-[gasps]

-So, why don't you listen


and then you can tell me your changes

and then we--


I'm sure I'll love whatever you make.

We're the best combo ever.


Although you can put cheese

on other things.

[both laugh]
What?! She's not using my beat?

-Ugh! I fart and I fart…

-[farting]

…and it's never enough for you people!

-[loud fart, car alarms go off]

-[girls laugh]

[cheering, applause]
Thank you! Thank you!

But I couldn't have done it without…

Dragon Breath Beats! Woo!

[chuckles]
[crickets chirp]

-[sighs] Come on, people!

-You did your thing, man.


Make some noise

for Crash Watkins, everybody!


-[applause]

-Next up we have Karma and Switch!


The story of this song,

it's about my best friend, Switch.


Sometimes we forget to say thank you

to the people who mean the most to us.

This song is that thank you.

-Now, Switch, please drop that beat!

-[beat plays]


[Karma]
♪ Thanks to the best producer

In the world ♪


♪ My number one DJ

My number one girl ♪


♪ You give me that scratch

When my raps just itch ♪


♪ I have to say thank you

We love you, Swiiiiitch ♪

[cheers, applause]