Back in the 90’s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise was kept simple when it came to movies, with folks hopping into animatronic suits and doing damage with ninja moves. It also left its mark with the debut of a “ninja rap” song in The Secret of the Ooze, with Vanilla Ice debuting the “Ninja Rap” number while the Turtles were fighting off the Foot Clan. You can witness this for yourself below.

With the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie set to arrive on November 8, the producers thought it would be wise to bring a new song for this generation of the Turtles, brought to life through a combination of CG and motion-capture.  For this go-around, however, Vanilla Ice is out, and Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign are in.

The song is called “Shell Shocked,” and, as you can hear in the video below, it’s a far cry from what Vanilla Ice did over 20 years ago. Still, it sounds like a new song for the Ninja Turtles generation, which is exactly what the filmmakers were going for.

The vibe for the new film is definitely going for a more action-packed approach than the old 90’s ones, as the Turtles once again face off against the Shredder, who’s taken on a much larger – and more dangerous – form. The Turtles will once again work with ace reporter April O’Neill, this time played by Megan Fox, with Will Arnett as her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Clash of the Titans) and written by Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol). Paramount Pictures releases the film everywhere on August 8th. It’s being produced by Michael Bay, so we can probably expect a few explosions along the way.

The era of the “ninja rap” may be gone, but as you can see, the Turtles still know how to “go, ninja, go, ninja, go.”

Source: First Showing