Hey Mama

Facts and Trivia

• International hit song from the Elephunk album, released in 2003
• Third single released from the Elephunk album.
• The radio edit of the song appearing on the album changed the first line "Hey mama, this that shit that make you groove" to "Hey mama, this that BEAT that make you groove."
• It reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (US); and charted #4 in Australia, #6 in the UK, and #9 in Canada.
• Played in a commercial for the Apple iPod.
• Played in the 2004 movie Along Came Polly.
• Played in 2004 Garfield The Movie. Garfield and Odie danced to this tune.
• Played in a 2004 episode of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.

Music video

The music video features three main locations, the first shown being a psychadelic limbo, where the BEP does breakdancing and the main verse of the song is sung. ("Hey Mama, this that beat that make you move, mama"). The color scheme is mostly yellow, red, brown and creamish-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring Fergie. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing.

The music video features the edited version of the song. ("We drop bombs like we in the middle east" was excluded.)

Lyrics

(oooooooh)(la la la la la)
Hey mama, this that shit that make you groove, mama
Get on the floor and move your booty mama
We the blast masters blastin' up the drumma
(REEEEEEEWIIIIIIND)

Cutie cutie, make sure you move your booty
Shake that thing like the city of Sinon, and
Hey shorty, I know you wanna party
and the way your body lookin make me really feel nauuughty
Cutie cutie, make sure you move your booty
Shake that thing like the city of Sin, and
Hey shorty, I know you wanna party
and the way your body lookin make me really feel nauuughty

I got a naughty naughty style and a naughty naughty crew
But everything I do, I do just for you
Im a little bit of old, and a bigger bit of new
The true niggers know that the peas come thru
We never cease(Naaaw), we never die no we never decease (Naaaw)
We multiply like we mathematice
And then drop bombs like we in the middle east
(The bomb bombas, the base boom drummas)
Now y'all know, who we are
y'all know, we the stars
Steady rockin' all of y'alls boulevards
And, lookin' hard without bodyguards
(I do) what I can
(Follow you)will.i.am
And still I stand, with still mic in hand
(So come on mama, dance to the drama)

Hey mama, this that shit that make you groove, mama
(hey)get on the floor and move your booty mama
(yaw)we the blast mastas blastin' up the drumma
(hey)so shake your bumbuma, come on now mama
this that shit that make you groove, mama
(gotta)get on the floor and move your booty mama
(yaw)we the blast mastas blastin' up the jamma
(wo)(la la la la la)

We the big town stompas, and big sound pumpas
The beat bump bumps all in your trunk trunkas
The girlies in the club got the plump plump plumpas
And when I'm makin' love, ya my hip hump humps
It never quits(Naaaaw) no need to carry 9mm clips(Naaaw)
Dont wanna squeeze trigger, just wanna squeeze tits
(lubaluba)cause we the show stoppas
And the chief rockas, number one chief rockas
Now y'all knaw, who we are
y'all knaw, we the stars
Steady rockin' all of y'alls boulevards
How we rockin' it girl, without body guards
she be, Fergie, from the cool
B.E.P., come and take heed, as we take the lead
(so come on papa, dance to the drumma)

Hey mama, this that shit that make you groove, mama
(yaw)get on the floor and move your booty mama
(wo)we the blast mastas blastin' up the drumma
(Naaaw, Naaaw)
Cutie cutie, make sure you move your booty
Shake that thing like the city of Sin, and
Hey shorty, I know you wanna party
and the way your body lookin make me really feel nauuughty

But the race is not, for the swift
But who really can, take control of it
And tippa irie and the black eyed peas will be thhhheeerre
til infinity, til infinity, til infinity, til infinity, til infinity
Tippa is onuunuut

Nosa dima shock, nosa dima ting
everytime you see them i hear, bling bling
O waka ting, pure mockaling
grinding, and winding
and the madda be moving in a perfect timing
and we dance and dance to the dancehall rythym
and we're really to nice, it finga lickin'
like rice and peas and chicken stuffing

Hey mama, this that shit that make you groove, mama
(hey)get on the floor and move your booty mama
(yaw)we the blast mastas blastin' up the drumma
(wo)so shake your bambama, come on now mama
this that shit that make you groove, mama
(gotta)get on the floor and move your booty mama
(yaw)we the blast mastas blastin' up the drumma
(la la la la la (fade...))