The lyrics make the already awesome music even more rad. The "Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire!" is epic, can't help but trying to sing along, now. Assuming your takes at cracking them are correct (and they sound correct to me...), this all makes me curious though about the development process of these tracks; the lyrics don't appear to be random, they even talk about Sonic and the Eggman Empire. So somebody wrote them, and somebody sang them. It seems to me like a lot of (uncredited) work considering it's just for a filler rap in an otherwise lyrics-free song. I'm a complete ignorant in the music field, it would be cool if Tee, or the mixing guy he occasionally mentions, could comment on that.
The vinyl is back on Data Discs but it's probably not going to last the day so hurry if you want to get it. https://data-discs.com/products/sonic-mania
Regarding the lyrics of Metallic Madness' rap. I'm pretty curious as to why Tee Lopes is reluctant to share the exact lyrics. I searched a bit and found these examples. He confirms he knows the lyrics, but won't comment on them. Any particular reasons he would do that? What kind of legal problems could he have? PS: I suck at conjugating verbs.
I believe it was Stealth in his "unofficial developer playthrough" who confirmed that it was Tee Lopes himself who voiced the raps in Metallic Madness. I don't remember an official word on who wrote them, but I would assume it was also Tee, possibly with some feedback, suggestions or assistance from other members of the Mania team.
