Human Video Game

"Human Video Game" is a song from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper. It was never released as a single, but it is notable nonetheless, as it is considered to be one of the earliest incarnations of Bit-Hop.

Lyrics
The song's humorous lyrics tell the story of the protagonist's addiction to playing arcade games, which started in his childhood. The protagonist (The Fresh Prince) describes how he did increasingly ridiculous and manic things as his addiction got worse, such as spending thousands of dollars in quarters while attempting to beat the high score, accusing random passersby of attempting to steal his quarters, and sleeping on the subway until the arcade opened in the morning, until he met a man (Ready Rock C) who could make strange sounds with his mouth, including video game sound effects.

From then on, the man accompanied the protagonist and cured his addiction by making video game sound effects with his mouth whenever the protagonist felt the urge to go back to the arcade.

Production
The instrumentation consists of Ready Rock C's beatbox imitations of arcade sound effects and the occasional synthesizer pattern running over a simple drum machine track. The bassline is Ready Rock C's interpolation of the Donkey Kong main theme.

Donkey Kong

 * 25m
 * Donkey Kong Start

Ms. Pac-Man

 * Ms. Pac-Man Start

Pac-Man

 * Pac-Man Death

Trivia

 * The protagonist states that his new favorite game is Donkey Kong, despite stating that he had not been inside an arcade since 1978. Donkey Kong was released in 1981.
 * According to DJ Jazzy Jeff, this song evolved from a routine that The Fresh Prince and Ready Rock C would do live on stage.