Rap 4 The Rail – R4TR

Rap 4 the Rail – Race For The Rail Onewheel Song

I wrote Rap 4 the Rail as an ode to the competition at Race for the Rail, which is put on by the Onewheel Racing League. I don’t watch a ton of sports, but I have been watching R4TR since its first year, and each year it has gotten better in terms of competition and quality. It truly is my Superbowl, and so many of these riders are humans I admire that also have amazing skills.

While this Onewheel song is about racing as a whole, including some of my favorite riders, and mad respect for the growing women’s division ( They Be Shreddin ), it’s not a song about winning or being #1, it’s a song about us, the riders, as we are all winners, just to be able to have this future tech.

As the Sport, O.R.L., and Onewheel AZ grow, I will always be thankful to Future Motion for getting this device dialed in through the years. I’ve made so many friends in the last 5 years around the world, and have had more smiles and stoke than I can ever need. I really do feel blessed.

Shout out to Seth Bateman on the beat, and Steve Ginter for filming, you gents are rad, Thank you.

Thank you to Future Motion for making the Onewheel, as well as the permission to use some of your footage. They didn’t know I was writing this song, so to get permission to use the clips I needed, was really cool of them.

Huge Respect for All the riders, and racers, as well as the 3rd party geniuses that Keep Us needing 3 jobs.

You can find the Video below or on the Onewheel AZ Youtube channel.

Rap 4 the Rail Lyrics:

Verse 1:

Did ya hear

Its a Race for the rail

And its comin to a city

Near you, you, and you

Let’s grab our Onewheel

And do what we do

Carve the scene

Get down Have fun

Ride ethic

Head to the grind

Nosedrag

As we ride

Focused in flow

Foot to the nosepad

With mind computations

Of velocity variations

Findin lines

Dinin on trails

Across the nation

All in the name of

What it takes

For a chance at the greats

Floaty, Adair, Bodhi, and Bennet

These pros

Would still be stokey

If u crossin the finish

Cuz its a race for the rails

And tho we in it to win it

Our love for the ride

Is why

We all winnin

Chorus:

Floatin Full sail, Full smile, Full send

Racin for the rail

Workin for the win

Havin’ fun with friends

As we hover

No stresses

Just some hooligans that flux

Future movement That’s impressive

Verse 2:

Didn’t mean to dust you out

As the wheel spins

By nature I tend To be a gentleman

Slick with the treaded fits

Hybrid blend

Straight, WTF, Rails with tail bent

Sabers, Varials And Switchblade sends

Get the crowd crackin

They watchin

All scoped in

Brackets give the chance

To guess the winning ride

Knowin whenever the hand goes down

We gon fly

Off to the races

Tempting ND thresholds

With the luck of “El Gatos” balance

We gon get gold ….

Announced by Jack and Lazor

As they hand the rail award To the fastest path blazer

Whether Thors hammer Halo blade or nunchucks When it’s green light, GO

We hope no nose stuck (Let’s GO ) …..

Now it’s off to new heights

Like Send it Sam

Fins or no fins

We takin flight

Chorus:

Floatin Full sail, full smile, full send

Racin for the rail

Workin for the win

Havin fun with friends

As we hover

No stresses

Just some hooligans that flux

Future movement

That’s impressive

Verse 3:

Oh hell

Watch for the upsets and spills

Bails and glory

We call it “Classic ORL”

Watch the story

As it unfolds In front of your eyes

Cuz that last place racer

May win by surprise

Catch the draft

And Watch the drift

Push the nose down

Even after lift

After burners

Leavin paths lit

Balance through knees, ankles, and hips

Head or shoulders

Too far forward

Give the dips Oh shiii

Lady blazers set fire to course times

Respect to the racers that take time to make shine

All in the name of

What it takes For a chance at the greats

Cecil, Mercedez, Payne’ll Send it

These pros’ll still be stokey If u crossin the finish

Cuz it’s a race for the rail And tho we in it to win it

Our love for the ride

Is why, We all win

Still, I’ll see you at the start line

Let the games begin

Chorus:

Floatin Full sail, full smile, full send

Racin for the rail

Workin for the win

Havin fun with friends

As we hover

No stresses

Just some hooligans that flux

Future movement

Thats impressive

Here’s a shot of the crew at the watch party for Race for the Rail 2022, which happened to be the hott summer day Steve helped me shoot this video in the desert.