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.

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...)