PETE & BAS – Mr. Worldwide

Pete & Bas are a British hip hop duo of rap artists aged in their 70s. The duo are based in London, and were formed in 2017. They are notable for the songs “The Old Estate”, “Dents in a Peugeot”, and their debut single, “Shut Ya Mouth”.

They released their first single in 2017, after Pete discovered his enjoyment for hip hop when his granddaughter was playing rap music on his car radio. He told Bas about it, and they decided that it would be good fun to issue it on YouTube. It was an immediate success and went viral, so they continued to create new music. They have also done successful gigs and a concert tour in major UK cities. They have over 320,000 followers on Instagram.

The duo have collaborated with several other notable artists. Their single “The Old Estate” features the rapper M24, and has a video filmed on an estate in Rotherhithe, and Millwall football stadium, which Pete is at least a fan of.

[Intro] (Omelette du fromage)

[Chorus: Pete & Bas] Yeah, hasta luego Wagwan to the boys in Tobago Keep one eye open for the plainclothes I need more leg room for the plane home E-se to the boys in Lagos They hold it down when the man need favours Transatlantic for my flavours Might chuck the chips down in Vegas Bonjour to the birds in France, voulez-vous coucher avec moi? One love when I’m in Jamaica, I bust Magnum when I wine and dance German whip with a German stick and German chick when I’m out in Mainz Plates of meat out down the beach house with the chicas out in Spain

[Verse 1: Pete & Bas] King Kong banging on my chest, I’m global Running up numbers, money man, mogul We don’t chit-chat, we ain’t vocal We ship packs out, doing up postal Shake hands with the locals Network and we don’t mean social Stepped out in Italian suede, I tell a man prego, I tally up totals Now once upon a time, IHad dents in a ride, IHad zilch in the bank, then I broke down bricks to serve up in the nighttime, now I’mMr. Worldwide, when I pull up outsideGirls wanna jump into the car and rideI must apologise, I don’t really have timeTo chat and fraternise when they’re threatening mine Come on then, just touched in Dublin Get cash back, then double it Bubbling carb in a pot, then shovel it Smuggling, paid for the jewels I’m covered in Go on then, grab him then, let’s be having him I just sparked a man’s lights out, halogen Then I boxed him up nice and packaged him Shipped a man next day like Amazon I just stepped out in Turkey, and I’m feeling certiHad to back ouzo dirty, needs must when I’m feeling thirstyKeep the dome bald on top, but the back’s all nice and curlyLord knows I tried to quit smoking, but a twenty deck’s one pound thirty And a twenty deck’s one pound forty, wife in Gibraltar brought that back for me Tell her I’m out in Dubai smoking doobies, be back shortly Yeah, and the plod just caught me Slap on the wrist, mate, naughty, naughty Yeah, so I slapped him a fifty Federale changed his mind quite quickly A man changed his tuneBanging on the drum, mate, click-clack boomLaid a quick track with my old mate FumezAnd then kicked back with a pint in SpoonsFeet up with my hobnail boots I sip another pint, it’s time to get loose See that boy, said he owes me money, tap him on his head, mate, duck-duck goose