"Un'Goro: The Journey"

"How did you convince me to do this?" - Ben Brode

"Un'Goro: The Journey" is the title of a rap by Game Director Ben Brode, released March 1, 2017.

History

With the announcement of Journey to Un'Goro in February 2017, players were quick to notice that the expansion's trailer lacked a song, as had become traditional from previous releases. In fact, Un'Goro was the first Hearthstone content release ever to not include a song in its cinematic trailer; while those for Curse of Naxxramas and Whispers of the Old Gods were spoken rather than sung, like all other trailers up to that point they featured a strong musical form, including rhyming words. In contrast, while the Journey to Un'Goro trailer had a drifting musical score in the background, the words were not rhyming or spoken in time to the score.

The lack of a song in the trailer led to a player-created thread on reddit entitled "Petition to make Ben Brode sing a song because we didn't get a musical trailer this time." The thread gained more than 5,000 upvotes in the first 24 hours after the trailer's release.

On the very next day, Brode released "Un'Goro: The Journey", a video featuring himself rapping, on his personal YouTube channel. In the rap Brode explains his decision to respond to the reddit post; describes the various threats awaiting within Un'Goro; and encourages players to explore Elemental-based decks as well as the new Quest cards.

Within a few hours the rap's reddit post had become the all-time most upvoted post on /r/Hearthstone, and soon the number one post on all of reddit at that time. The rap quickly saw a number of remixes from community members, setting Brode's voice to music ranging from hip hop and synthpop to the internet phenomenon "We Are Number One" and even tech metal, as well as overlaying Brode's rap over the original cinematic.

Notes

• Brode composed, performed and recorded the rap himself without assistance from other team members, taking him about 90 minutes to write.

Lyrics

'ey there, don't be scared

my name is Ben Brode

I read a thread on reddit

and it said that

I should sing an ode

because

our cinematic didn't have a song

nothing to bump your head to

nothing to sing along, well

I don't know

I don't think that was wrong

but I went home anyway

and wrote this song

Un'Goro Crater

is coming

sooner than later

Elise is not gonna wait

her scouts are aimin' for haters, yo

this land is dangerous

how can I explain to this

lemme just say it's not famous

for being painless!

even the plants

won't you give you half a chance

pick up the wrong flower?

oops

there goes your hands

and that's not all

the elementals are callin'

and if you put 'em all in?

you gonn' be ballin'!

I see you look at it

don't be afraid of it

if Magma Rager's your favorite

it's time to savor it!

yo yo yo the junior explorers

headin' to the forest

mappin' it for us

look out!

dinosaurs about!

everybody shouts as we head into the chorus!

Journey to Un'Goro!

(How did you convince me to do this?)

Journey to Un'Goro!

(Whatever)

if I had just one request

one thing you'd do at my behest

honestly I think it would be the best

if you would take a look at the legendary quests

ooh they cost one mana

and they start in your hand and

they enter play when you slam 'em

but be careful in playin' em

because

the rewards are huge

but only if your deck has a certain point of view

a thing you're trying to do

if you build it wrong

you take too long

you'll never get your questin' on

but that's fine, this set has a lot more

that's right: it's got a ton of dinosaurs!

but these ain't your normal dinos

something is cracked

energy from around the crater's causing them to adapt

you want

flaming claws

poisonous maws

shrouding mists or

lighting fists

doesn't matter, soon you'll be splatted in the ground

dinosaurs ain't happy 'bout newcomers in town

Journey to Un'Goro!

(Okay, this was a mistake)

Journey to Un'Goro!

(I'm gonna turn this off before I get fired...)

See also

• Ben Brode - ARTHAS