"The Time Is Now" | ||||||||||
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Single by John Cena and Tha Trademarc | ||||||||||
from the album You Can't See Me | ||||||||||
Released | April 9, 2005 | |||||||||
Format | CD single, Digital download | |||||||||
Recorded | 2005 | |||||||||
Genre | Pop Rap, g-funk | |||||||||
Length | 2:57 | |||||||||
Label | WWE | |||||||||
Writer(s) | John Cena, Marc Predka, Amanda Star, Robert L. Russell, J. Grinnage, E. Murry, D. Pittman, Julian "Jay" Alphonso Williams | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Jake One | |||||||||
John Cena and Tha Trademarc singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"The Time Is Now" is a song by professional wrestler, actor and hip hop musician John Cena. It is the current entrance theme Cena uses as he makes his entrance to the ring. Currently wrestling for WWE, Cena recorded the song in 2005 for his debut studio album, You Can't See Me.
The rap song was released on April 9, 2005 as the lead single from the album on Columbia and WWE Music Group. The song was released as a single on the iTunes Store on June 20, 2011.
The song is widely known as being part of the Internet meme "Unexpected John Cena".
Cena made his television debut answering an open challenge by Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. In October, Cena and Billy Kidman took part in a tag team tournament to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions of the SmackDown! brand, losing in the first round. The next week, Cena turned on and attacked Kidman, blaming him for their loss, becoming a villain. Shortly after the Kidman attack, on a Halloween themed episode of SmackDown, Cena dressed as Vanilla Ice performing a freestyle rap. The next week, Cena received a new character: a rapper who cut promos while rhyming.