D Rock and the Bayou Crew - My Mama Name Me Batman (Get Some of This Funk) was one of the first rap projects record producer Ronnie Marlon Phillips (Ronnie Ron) produced. The single is a coagulation of funk, rap, and dance on one single. The whole single relies on a funky instrumentation backing. This single was released as a 12” vinyl single on Dance Craze Records in 1990. Now Dance Craze Records was the early incarnation of Dangerous Records. Dance Craze Records would eventually become Dangerous Records in 1992. Actor John Amos and singer Freda Payne were part of the label’s launch.
Tony ‘The Tone’ Jackson co-wrote My Mama Name Me Batman with Ronnie Ron, Dwayne Jackson, Lolita Carter, and Don Fullilove in 1989. Tony ‘The Tone’ Jackson co-produced My Mama Named Me Batman for D-Rock & The Bayou Crew. Dwayne Jackson was the brainchild behind the superhero concept of My Mama Name Me Batman. Bayou Crew member Mr. Freeze acts as the villain while D-Rock plays as the superhero.
Lead rapper D-Rock (Dwayne Jackson) raps talks about his mama named him Batman on the song My Mama Name Me Batman. The song uses a mixture of funk, rap, and dance. Not to mention a live horn selection. The whole song relies on a funky instrumentation backing. This is one of those ''wheelin and dealin'' songs that will make feel wiggly and want to dance. It’s one of them old school roller rink type of tracks. Talk about taking a trip down memory lane.
The intro of this song has members of the Bayou Crew confronting D-Rock about this fool named Batman. They think Batman is a fool because he wears a cape. They tell him to drop it.
There was a remix of this song called My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk Pt. 2) which used more rapping and had featured Los Angeles rapper B.O.X. (Beyond Ordinary Xistence). This version was written in 1990. This version does not use the intro from the original version.
Their songs My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk) and My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk Pt. 2) had music videos that aired on The BOX on MTV.
Although both music videos had not received high viewership in numbers, D-Rock & The Bayou Crew had fun making the songs and music videos. Both songs and the music videos have a live outside feel to them. Both music videos were filmed with in the Nickerson Gardens projects in 1990 and 1991. Tweedy Bird Loc appeared in the music video for My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk Pt. 2). This makes since because because that was right around the time he was recording his debut album with Ronnie Ron and Underworld Connection (UWC).
I rate this single 5/5*****!!
*My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk) (Remix) is also known as My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk Pt. 2).
*My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk) was featured on the cassette version of Ronnie Ron’s Gangsta-Lation album. Only this version has D-Rock shouting out "Yeah! We're aware of the time!” at the very end which was about peace and unity.
*My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk) and My Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some Of This Funk Pt. 2) appear on Ronnie Ron’s Gangsta-Lation album from 2000. Both songs have the same live outside sound and studio sound. Not to mention studio flavor.
*On the cassette version of Ronnie Ron’s Gangsta-Lation, the version of My Mama Named Me Batman has D-Rock shouting out "Yeah! We're aware of the time!" was about peace and unity.
Their first single was Mama Named Me Batman (Get Some of This Funk).
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