The Beast Named October

The Beast Named October is a song recorded by American rapper-producer MC Zappa from his debut album It's All A Game. It is not only the first single from the album, but the first Bit-Hop single in history.

Content
The title is a clever metaphor for the month of October being a vicious, tenacious beast, and by extension, life being one long October. The lyrics expound on this theme, with MC Zappa acknowledging the power of the beast while simultaneously affirming his own, and exulting the listener to do the same.

The song samples the "Ice Cave" theme from the Battletoads soundtrack as well as the opening drum break from "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin.

Musically, the song starts in the key of E minor, then changes to A minor in the middle of the first verse, then changes to C minor during the choruses.

Samples

 * Battletoads OST - "Ice Cave"
 * Led Zeppelin - "When The Levee Breaks"
 * The Cold Crush Brothers Vs. The Fantastic Freaks - "Basketball Throwdown"

Track Listing

 * Digital download
 * 1) "The Beast Named October" - 3:12
 * 2) "The Beast Named October (Pre-Chorus Scratch Mix)" - 3:12

Trivia

 * This is the first complete Bit-Hop song that MC Zappa ever recorded.
 * In keeping with the theme of this song, the word "cold" is scratched in the choruses (from "Basketball Throwdown")
 * MC Zappa has stated that The Beast Named October is his favorite Bit-Hop song.
 * The song is composed in the key of E minor.