Weeks of party planning and conferring with Kourtney had come down to this. Ziva found herself biting on her lip in nervousness, as she got ready to brave the cold night to help kick off the birthday celebrations for her godfather, a man she had come to greatly admire and respect in her time. Taking a deep breathe and shrugging into a jacket, she heads off down one of the busier streets in town, and begins to whisper an announcement into the ears of passers by, amassing a small crowd to announce her contest to.

As you all know, today is a great day for The Loop. Our Godfather, Cpt-Harris, turns a year old, and in celebration, I'm throwing out a challenge to everybody to honor his life and achievements so far.

Sing a song in tribute to Cpt-Harris. It can involve Harris himself, the city of Chicago, or any events he's been involved in over the past year. Songs will be scored out of 100, with marks for quality, tunefulness and humor. Bonus points will be awarded for anybody brave enough to produce a record them singing the song, however if you do choose to record, please also post your lyrics so they can be graded accurately. 

Entries close at 23:59 on this Sunday, 28th July, and the results should be announced by midweek.

Prizes: $5,000,000 to the winner of the contest, $2,500,000 for second place, and, if we have 10+ entrants, $1,000,000 for third place. 

(OOC: If you choose to use the tune of a song, please provide a link before your lyrics, so that listeners can have the relevant song in their head).

A smile on her face, and anticipation for what sort of talent may transpire, Ziva leans up against a nearby wall and waits for the first entrant.

Deciding to get the ball rolling herself with a little tune, Ziva steps forward, and pulls a baseball cap and several heavy gold chains out of her pocket. Putting the cap on backwards and draping the chains around her neck, she prepares to introduce a new phenomena to these shores; speaking quickly to music!

(OOC: Gangster's Paradise)

As I walked down the middle of the streets of death,
after my mom died I thought I had nothing left,
cause I been fucking about so long,
people they all thought my talent was all gone.

But I found a guy giving chances if you deserve it,
I figure, better than being a punk that's unheard of
You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
Or Odin be causing you to be lined in chalk,

Watching him lock,
Watching his face as they croak, smiling through the smoke,
he's the kind of guy little goombas wanna be like,
getting on there knees in the night, praying they'll see sunlight,

Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise

Look at the situations he be facin'
Can't live a normal life, he was raised by the streets,
now he's down with his bodyguard team,
didn't waste his time chasing police dreams,

He's an educated guy with blood on his mind,
Got his gun in his hand and a gleam in his eye,
locked on another Godfather, bang
pity that other guy woke up his anger, fool!

Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,
Harris living life, do or die, everyone else died
Made it to one, maybe will two
The way things are, you never know

Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise

Power and the money, but especially power,
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, up to him they looking
waiting to see what in the world he's cookin'

They ask where he learned, who was there to teach him
I guess they can't understand why they can't reach him
So far they can't, maybe they won't
Straight up front, maybe some of it is luck, fool

Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the Harris paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see
Harris is so much more gangster than you and me
Tell me why are we so blind to see
Harris is so much more gangster than you and me

As her song comes to an end, Ziva breathes a huge sigh of relief and pulls off her hat and the chains, taking a little bow.

Dexter walks up to the soapbox and begins to rap

(Tupac's part of last mothafucka breathin harris remix)

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0mDAXA29MCW - for your listening pleasures i attempted to rap it 

Who'll be the last GodFather breathin?
Harris
Who'll be the last Godfather breathin?

Stress, but Enemy free
Cities give me reason, to be the last Godfather breathin
Bustin, my spacebar rounds
Tried to wack me while I was sleeping But I'm the last Godfather breathin

Woke up with 3 cities plottin my death
SpaceCowboy Phil and ds all seein visions of me shot in the chest
Couldn't rest, nah for my city I was stressed
Had me flying from citiy to city, prowacked every hour no sleep on my desk
Shit, I'm just a gangster turned godfather calling the shots
Screaming Chicago , refreshing NonStop
Hitting for my city and I can’t be dropped
Coffee got me up on the site , hand on my mouse clckin
Bless me Izzy I’m a hitter , My pm is being blown up swell  
Just let me live on the streets, Don’t want to rebuild this gun it’d be hell
Gettin MR wide exposure
with the biggest gun in my holster
HelpDesk member Mr killer duh  
Completed my mission to be year a old now my enemies have no reason , cause I’m the last godfather breathin.

Dexter goes back into the crowd as his song ends

Imhotep listens to the song and then applauds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mwELXPGbA

Trenchcoat, gangsters smelling
and the city dont know
what the city is getting

the creme de la creme
of the mob world in a
show with everything but Burt Reynolds

Time flies .. doesn't seem a minute
Since the bookies had mobsters in it

All change .. don't you know
that when you play at this venue
you dont get to order of the menu

It's Poland or the Phillipines
or The Loop or this place!

One night with Harris and the world's your oyster
The bars are empty but the beers are free.
You'll find a gangster sipping his tea
and if your lucky he wont watch you pee

I can feel a Capo grinding up on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T20aIntlGVo 

Free style.

Harris Runnin shit like Feris, on his day off.

Yo Harris you my nigga even though I'm pretty sho you white, and british.

Took Out the deadliest sin, took out the Philliest steak. what was at steak? the true mafia race!

He reppin Chi-town here to shut it down.

15 families under him aint no one takin him down.

You did what no one said could be done, Just for fun!

He's a very Cleava Fella

Lit Deadlysin up with red dotts like he had a rash, man shit was soo cash!

sittin on the throne, everyone betta watch it

Gun in ya holster, pocket rocket

you try to fuck shit up you better know he gon cock it

He never stops sinning

He won the biggest war this site has ever seen,

then rode off in the Sunset sayin Duh Winning

Tune: Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris
Read:  Rianne - We Found War ft. Captain Harris

It's like you're training, and no one can hear
You're a wack god
That a district could be that important
That without them, you gain less kills and wounds... 
No one will ever understand how much it can please
You feel trigger happy; like nothing can stop you
And when it's over, and it's gone
You almost wish that you could have all the NPCs back
So that you could have the good

Bodyguards in the light
Now we’re standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
What it takes to come alive.... 

It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny
But I’ve gotta shoot another bodyguard

We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place

Shoot a bullet through Joseph_Zerilli's heart
Wounds and love, we will win
Turn away 'cause I need you to draw more blood
Feel the heartbeat in my mind

It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny
But I've gotta shoot Joseph's Right hand.... 

We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place

Fortifications in the light
Now we’re standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine (mine, mine, mine)

We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place

We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place
We found war in a Loopy place

"Someone Like You" by Adele

Well, I heard that you settled down
That you.. found The Loop.. and your CL now
Then I heard, that your dreams came true
That this windy city.. it became to you

An old trend.. for an old guy
One year long in this world
As the bullets flying by

I hate to wake up and inform you about a riot
That Finnick rogued and some NPC's were sighted
I'd hope you'd employ your cannon that grateful shots were fired
But for me.. it isn't over

Never will I find.. a Godfather like you
You are nothing less than the best.. its true
Don't forget us, we beg
We send tribute instead
Sometimes it lasts in this world but sometimes we wind up dead
Sometimes it lasts in this world but sometimes we wind up dead

You know how the time flies
Just last year - you were a shine in our eyes
You were born and raised
Through these Chicago days
Now you bask in The Loop in your glory days

I hate to wake up and inform you about a riot
That Finnick rogued and some NPC's were sighted
I'd hope you'd employ your cannon that grateful shots were fired
But for me.. it isn't over

Never will I find.. a Godfather like you
You are nothing less than the best.. its true
Don't forget us, we beg
We send tribute instead
Sometimes it lasts in this world but sometimes we wind up dead
Sometimes it lasts in this world but sometimes we wind up dead


 

Bit late, but whatevs:

Remember when you were Domino, you were no one to know.

Shine on you crazy AmyPond.

Now there's a look in Lush's eyes, like RoseTyler's rank getting high.
Shine on you crazy AmyPond.

You were caught in the crossfire of Randomland and Siobhan, 
Drunk from EA's beers.
Come on you, Domino, for Goodfellas' banter, 
Come on you, outlaw, you Angel, you pickpocketer, and shine!
You reached for the SOPS way too soon, you growled at the broom.
Shine on you crazy AmyPond.

Threatened in Angeles at night, and awkward-typed without light.
Shine on you crazy AmyPond.

Well you got tortured in  various rooms with Goku's precision,
Boozed on EA's beers.
Come on you clover, you seer of bigguns, 
Come on you picker, you shooter, you Randomlander, and shine!

Another, perhaps...

Well, she was just 4h in
You know what I mean
And the way she posted was way beyond consiglier--
So how could I RP with another (Ooh)
When I saw her speaking there

Well she dueled with me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd 1% wack on her
She wouldn't RP with another (Whooh)
When I saw her speaking there

Well, my IRC went "zoom"
When I joined that room
And I sent her an invite to mine...

Whoah, we RPed through the night
And we drank in districts til bright
And before hitting don I RHMed with her
Now I'll never RP with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her speaking there

Well, my IRC went "zoom"
When I joined that room
And I sent her an invite to mine...

Whoah, we RPed through the night
And we drank in districts til bright
And before hitting don I RHMed with her
Now I'll never RP with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her speaking there

Queen - The Miracle

For every petty that is done
In an empty district that holds no fun;
It's a miracle.

Every war auth that survives
But not so much the ones who died;
That's a miracle.

In suicides we never lack
When the itchy finger wants to wack;
It's a miracle.

We're having a miracle in crime; we run our shit and never serve no time.
The wonders of our thing go on, meaningless is the rank of Don.
Captain Harris, Lynch and  loads more; where once GF's were never known before!
It's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle,

The one thing
We're all waiting for
is peace in crime
An end to war!

It's a miracle we need - the miracle, the miracle we're all waiting for today,

If every boss in every crew,
Could live their and never fear the 'pew-pew'
That's a miracle.

If every thug on every street,
Could rank and rank, and suckle from the teat
It's a miracle.

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come gather 'round Mobsters, wherever you roam
And admit that the wackstat around you has grown,
And it accept it that soon you'll be just dust and bones;
So you better start makin' an impact!
Lest you get shot in the face; dying friendless and alone
Oh the times, they are a-changin'.

The gestures and the statements are just all empty words,
As you queue by the dozen in the line for the Durds,
And don't rock the boat; keep on gobblin' up turds
And there's no tellin' who's the next flavour
Of the month but you'll still arselick 'till the day you're interred
Oh the times, they are a-changin'.

Come Leaders, and slanties - please heed the call!
Don't stand in the coffeeshops, don't sit on the wall
For he who does nowt and he who has stalled
Could make such a big  bloody difference,
In the shape of the our thing; so start rolling the ball
Oh the times, they are a-changin'.

Oh admins, assistants, throughout the land
Please don't criticise what you can't understand
The thugs and the capos are beyond your command
We each have own unique vision,
Of how things should be, and where we should stand
Oh the times, they are a-changin'.

[The Smiths - This Charming Man]

Strtuctured, cyclical
In the Loop, never desolate
Will the Captain make a Don of me yet?

When in this charming crew
This charming Captain

Why pamper the account with bodyguards
When the gun will blow past them
in the fastest heartbeat?

I would go post tonight
But I haven't got an idea to spare
This Captain said, 'tis gruesome
That someone so low-ranked couldn't bear

Ah! A jumped-up loose gun
Who never knew his place
He said, "an auth, deserves me!"
Shot multiple times, over these things
Shot multiple times, over these things

I would go racing tonight
But I haven't got a chance even with prayer
The Captain said, 'tis gruesome
That someone so untrained would dare

La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming Captain
Oh, Success, Success, Success! This charming Captain

A drugged-up Goomba boy
Who never knew his place
He said, "PACA, just try and arrest me!"
Shot and killed so quickly, these poor things
He knew so little about these Queens
He knew so little about these Kings

Here comes JohnnyTheMan again

With the grain alcohol and drugs
And a Oooh C
He's gonna do another P P

Hey man, where'd you buy that opium?
I've been hurting since I gunned down Finnick
About something called Toast
Yeah, something called Toast
Well, that's like BG wacking durdens

Well, I'm just a Made Man guy
Of course, I've had it in the jail before
'Cause of a IA list for Spike
'Cause of a IA list for Spike

I'm worth a billion in credits
With my DFP
Fly a private flight
Wear a cutstom suit
All on an underground loan

I'm worth a billion in credits
Yeah, I'm through with lagging on the petty page
No more wacking my IAs
No more wacking my IAs
With the clicking and breaks
With the clicking and breaks

Well, I'm just a Made Man guy
Of course, I've had it in the jail before
'Cause of a IA list for Spike (IA list for Spike)
'Cause of a IA list for Spike (IA list for Spike, ooo)

I've got a IA list for Spike (oooh)
Got a IA list for Spike (oooh)
Oh, a IA list for Spike (oooh)
Oh, a IA list for Spike (oooh)
A IA list for Spike (oooh)
I got a IA list for Spike (oooh)
Got a IA list for Spike

Well, I'm just a Made Man guy
Of course, I've had it in the jail before
'Cause of a IA list for Spike
'Cause of a IA list for Spike

Here comes JohnnyTheMan again
With the grain alcohol and drugs
And a Oooh C
He's gonna do another P P

Hey man, where'd you buy that opium?
I've been hurting since I gunned down Finnick
About something called Myr
Yeah, something called Myr
Well, that's like BG wacking durdens

Well, I'm just a Made Man guy
Of course, I've had it in the jail before
Cause of a IA list for Spike (IA list for Spike)
'Cause of a IA list for Spike (IA list for Spike, ooo)
Got a IA list for Spike
Yeah, a IA list for Spike
I got a IA list for Spike
Oh, a IA list for Spike
Got a IA list for Spike
Yeah a IA list for Spike
I got a IA list for Spike
IA list for Spike [repeat and fade]

I apologies for the delay in returning the results of the competition, a little trouble is being had rounding up the judges.

Please be assured that every effort will be made to have the results announced and to have the prizes to the winners by the end of the weekend.