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And so I broke the hell out and I grabbed my sack of rocks
But um, they gave chase, they caught up quick
They started cryin' on my shoes and grabbin' my dick Snoop Dogg (Ft. Nanci Fletcher) – Lodi Dodi
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Who is the top dog of them all?" Snoop Dogg (Ft. Nanci Fletcher) – Lodi Dodi
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An allusion to Snow White (with Snoop casting himself as the Wicked Queen), this line is also taken directly from the original “La Di Da Di”
Like most people, Snoop misremembers the quote from Snow White, which is actually “Magic Mirror, on the wall…”
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Kriss Kross was an early 1990’s rap/hip hop duo, made up of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, best known for their hit song “Jump.” They were only 12 and 13 years old when they recorded their first album and were well known for wearing their clothes backwards.
On an interesting note, Jermaine Dupri discovered this group – Dre and Dupri have famously had beef with each other for years.
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Eminem references the controversial rock band Nine Inch Nails here, highlighting the idea that rappers aren’t the only ones responsible for driving the youth to violence; there is television, movies, and rock music.
The literal meaning of the line, is that kids would probably laugh if they saw him sticking nails through his eyelids, because they are desensitized to violence and respond well to shock tactics.
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And we gonna roll it all up to smoke Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – 1st of tha Month
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Play on the 1963 Japanese hit “Sukiyaki”, soulfully immortalized by A Taste of Honey
This is the part of the song that caused copyright trouble in Slick Rick’s 1985 version, ultimately leading to an edited CD version which omitted the sample. Snoop Dogg, however, has earned the protection of the “Fair Use” defense, since he has made artfully transformative changes (Sukiyaki’s version was not from a dope fiend’s POV)
Slick Rick’s 1985 version