"Wrapped in Black" is the final boss theme of Sonic Rush. Two variations of this track is played during the Extra Zone Exception depending on the player's progress. A short version of this song can be heard when selecting the extra stage for the first time, as well as the Game Over theme. It can also be heard as the race finished theme on fortress levels in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
Lyrics[]
- Too black, too strong, too black, too strong
- Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong
- Too black, too strong, too black, too strong
- Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong
- (Obstruuuuuct)
- Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin black)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin' black)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin' black)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin' black)
- (Obstruuuuuct)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin' black)
- Too black (rappin' black), too strong (rappin' black)
- Too black, too strong, too black, too strong
- Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong
- Too black, too black, too black, too black
- Too black, black, black, black
- Too- too- too- too- too- too- too
- Rappin' black, in black, in black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in black, in black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in black, in black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- (Rappin' black) rappin' black, (rappin' black) rappin' black
- (Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black) rappin' black
- Rappin' black (rappin' black), rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Rappin' black, in' black, in' black, rappin' black (rappin' black)
- Too strong, too black, too strong, too black
- Too strong, too black, too black, too black
- Too black, too strong, too black, too strong
- Too black, too strong, too strong, too strong
Trivia[]
- The Norse fiddle and orchestral brass loops heard in the song were sampled from Apple Loops, as Hideki Naganuma sometimes uses Logic, a digital audio workstation.
- The refrain "too black, too strong" samples a famous quotation by Malcolm X in his "Message to the Grass Roots" speech.
- The refrain "wrapped in black" samples "Sell Your Soul" by The Watts Prophets, in which they actually say "rappin' black".
- Big Swell's music from Sonic Rush Adventure uses the same brass loop as "Wrapped in Black".
- The "wrapped in black" phrase can be heard when the player finishes a race in some levels on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.