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“Granite State of Mind”: The Hip-Hop Ode New Hampshire has been Yearning for [Video]

Just half a year after its official release, many New Yorkers consider Jay-Z‘s “Empire State of Mind” to be the best anthem the city has: It’s much more in sync with the contemporary ebb and flow of New York than, say, Leonard Bernstein‘s “New York, New York.” Well, “Granite State of Mind,” a hip-hop ode to the state of New Hampshire performed by comedy outfit The Super Secret Project, may just give such timeless classics as “Old New Hampshire” and “Oh, New Hampshire (You’re my Home)” a run for their money.

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Since it hit YouTube on Wednesday, “Granite State of Mind” has garnered close to 200,000 views — and we’d gander that it’s probably more, given that YouTube pageview counts still seem kinda weird since their super mega redesign earlier this week.

We’ve heard our share of geeky hip-hop parodies before — heck, we’ve heard our share of geeky parodies of “Empire State of Mind” before — but this one wins points for its niche subject matter, its skillful execution, and its educational component. Who knew that both Stonyfield Yogurt and Sarah Silverman were from New Hampshire?

Check out more of the SSP’s stuff at their Ning site.

Full lyrics, c/o YouTube:

Now I’m down in Manchester

Next to Adam Sandler

But I’ll be woods forever

I’m the new Salinger

Cuz I could live anywhere

But I choose to live here

The middle of nowhere

I used to shop in Salem

Next to Rockingham Park

Right there up on 28

Youll find Canobie Lake Park

Bring me up to Portsmouth

the saloon at State Street

Catch me up at Gilleys after closing for some late eats

Its not the kangamangus

The Kancamagus

Its a scenic byway

That I like to drive in August

Now Im down at Bedford

Home of Seth Meyers, yeah

Also Sarah Silverman

were funny motherfuckas here

We like to say whatsup guy, its the way we say hi

In February it is good to know a plow guy

It is shaped like a key, also where I like to ski

Tell by my belt buckle that I most definitely from…

NEW HAMPSHIRE

LAND WHERE THERES NO INCOME OR SALES TAX

THERE S NOTHING MUCH TO DO

HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

THESE TREES WHERE LEAF PEEPERS DRIVE TO

MAPLE SYRUP IS PRO-DUCED

THIS IS NEW HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE

Catch me up at Loudin, at the Speedway for the race yo

I made the flannel shirt more famous than a scarecrow

Dont drink and drive here, listen to what I say

even though we put our liquor stores right on the highway

You can drive Mount Washington

hike up Mount Monadnock

in 1787 we invented the alarm clock

Concord Coach, Dartmouth Coach, DowneasterAmtrak

On Squam Lake, Henry Fonda taught yall how to act

Derrys Alan Shepard, first guy in a spaceship

Its a pity Christa McCaulliffe didnt make it

Didja hear about the ice storm in December of 08

I went without power for eleven straight days!

You can buy a handgun

You can buy some fireworks

Sandwich Fair, Rest in peace Daniel Webster

Americas Stonehenge, long live the dairy trade

Long live the old man

I’m from the Granite State thats

NEW HAMPSHIRE

PLACE WHERE STONYFIELD YOGURT IS MADE IN

AND COW TIPPINGS SO COOL

HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

DSL SERVICE IS BRAND NEW

YOU MIGHT EVEN SEE A MOOSE

HERE IN NE W HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep

Thats some Robert Frost, hes our most famous poet

It was actually written up in Vermont but its associated with

The 603, where its a fact I

Dont know any Hispanics and just one black guy

You can go to Bike Week thats up in Laconia

In the winter months hit the notch in Franconia, home of

B-O-D-E our Olympic Ski Champion

He faced high pressure like my man Al Kaprielian

NEW HAMPSHIRE

IF YOU DONT WANT TO WEAR A HELMET

THERES NOTHIN THEY CAN DO

HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

MARKEYS VERSE BROWNS ON THE SEAFOOD

TELL ME WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOOSE

WHEN YOURE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAMPSHIRE HAMPSHIRE

NINTH STATE RATIFIED OUT OF ALL FIFTY

IT CAN GET COLD

BUT STILL THE AUTUMNS VERY PRETTY

WHEN THIS SONG MAKES ME RICH,

I’M A MOVE TO RYE

EVERYBODY PUMP YOUR FISTS AND YELL

LIVE FREE OR DIE! LIVE FREE OR DIE!

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

STATE WHERE TRIPLE H THE WRESTLER HAILS FROM

THAT GUY WOULD DESTROY YOU

IF YOU KNOCK NEW HAMPSHIRE

ITS JUST LIKE OLD HAMPSHIRE BUT NEW

WER’E OUT OF JOKES TO DO

ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE

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