Artist: Snow
Track: Informer
Lyrics
What's up man, hey yo what's up
Yeah what's going on here?
I'm sick and tired of 5-0 running up on the block
You know what I'm saying?
Yo, Snow they came around here looking for you the other day
(Word?) Word, bust it
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Police-a them-a they come and-a they blow down me door
One ee come crawl troo, troo my window
So dey put me in de back de car at de station
From that point on me reach my destination
Where the destination reachin' outta East Detention, where dey
Looked down me pants, look up me bottom, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
So, bigger dem are they think dem have more power
De pon di phone me say dat one hour
Me for want to use a once an' now me call me lover
Lover who me callin an' a one Tamei
An' mi love er' in my heart down to my belly-a
Yes say daddy me Snow me I feel cool an' deadly
Yes the one MC Shan an' the one Daddy Snow
Together we-a love'em is a tor-na-do
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
So, listen for me, you better listen for me now
Listen for me, you better listen for me now
When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a
Yes a daddy me Snow me are de article don
But the in an a-out a dance an they say where you come from-a?
People dem say ya come from Jamaica
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that I want ya to know-a
Pure black people man that's all I man know
Yeah me shoes are a-tear up an'a me toes just a show-a
Where me-a born in are de one Toronto, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Come with a nice young lady
Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie
Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie
Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a
Roam between-a dancin' in-a in-a nation-a
You never know say daddy me Snow me are the boom shakata
Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a
Yes-a daddy me Snow me-a go reachin' out da top, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Why wo ee, why wo ee, an' wo ee an' wo ee
Me sitting 'round cool with my dibbie-dibbie girl
Police knock my door, lick up my pal
Rough me up and I can't do a thing
Pick up my line when my telephone ring
Take me to the station black up my hands
Trail me down 'cause I'm hanging with the Snowman
What I'm gonna do? I'm backed and I'm trapped
Slap me in the face and took all of my gap
They have no clues and they wanna get warmer
But Shan won't turn informer
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Diggity dum, diggity diggity dum, an' wo ee, an wo, an wo ee
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
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Snow (Ft. MC Shan) – Informer
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Snow wrote this song while he was in jail charged with two attempted murders, he ended up spending a year in Toronto’s East Detention Center maximum security prison. After coming
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Snow – Informer Samples
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See all of “Informer” by Snow’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Snow – Informer Interpolations
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FinderHere – Doki Doki Informer
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[Intro: Snow] / Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame / A licky boom boom down / 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane / A licky boom boom
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The Lost Fingers – Informer
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Informer / You know say daddy me snow me I'll go blame / A licky boom boom down / Detective man said daddy snow I stabbed someone down the lane / A licky boom boom down / Informer
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Snow’s “Informer”: How A Stop Snitching Anthem Became A No. 1 Pop Hit
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“A licky boom-boom down!”
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Jim Carrey (Ft. Thomas Davidson) – Imposter
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“Imposter” is the parody of “Informer” by Canadian artist Snow. Imposter was performed on the set of In Living Colour.
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Jesse Stewart – Informer (YouTube Version)
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[Chorus] / Informer, you know say Daddy Snow me I'm gonna blame / A licky boom-boom down / 'Tective man says Daddy Snow stabbed someone down the lane / A licky boom-boom down / [
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Snow – Lonely Monday Morning
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[Intro] / Lonely lonely lonely Monday morning / Informer dem pon 'e at the scene / Alright alright yeah / Lonely lonely lonely Monday morning / Informer dem pon 'e at the scene
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Snow (Ft. MC Shan) – Informer 99
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[Intro: Snow] / Yeah, yo Shan / I know they came around looking for me again / You told me that seven years ago brothe, listen / [Hook: Snow] / Informer you no say daddy me Snow me
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Snow – Informer Samples
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The Quick Brown Fox (Ft. Renard) – In For More
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Info-info, tammy / Inform-down / I lick up-I lick up / I lick up 'n down / Info-info, tammy / Inform-down / I lick up-I lick up / I lick up 'n down / Info-info, tammy / Inform-down
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Daddy Yankee (Ft. Snow) – Con Calma
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“Con Calma” es una adaptación de la canción “Informer”, grabada en el 1992 por el rapero canadiense Snow.
La versión original trata de como delataron y arrestaron a Snow ante la
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Roland & Sherman – Somewhere Down The Lane
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Informer, ya' no say dadda me Snow me I'll go blame / A licky boom-boom down / Detective mon a says a did a me Snow me stab somewhere down the lane / A licky boom-boom down / (2x
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In Living Color (Ft. Jim Carrey & Thomas Davidson) – Imposter
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This sketch parodies Snow’s “Informer”, with the Toronto rapper (Jim Carrey) backed up by MC Shan (Tommy Davidson) and hiding from Black men wanting to beat him up for his cultural
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Genius English Translations – Daddy Yankee - Con Calma ft. Snow (English Translation)
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[Intro: Daddy Yankee] / D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DY / Play N' Skillz / Run! / [Pre-Chorus: Daddy Yankee] / What's your name, baby? / From the moment I saw you I knew you were for me / Tell
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Snow – Babylon
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Oh no, oh no yeah! / Oh no, oh no yeah! / No we don't like them / No we don't like them at all / Me I go murder them / We are go murder them all / Hear this! / It name babylon / No
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Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry (Ft. Snow) – Con Calma (Remix)
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[Letra de "Con Calma (Remix)" ft. Snow & Katy Perry] / [Intro: Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry] / D-D-D-D-D-DY / ¡Ay, Daddy! / Play N' Skillz / Katy Perry / Run! / [Verso 1: Katy Perry
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Snow’s “Informer”: How A Stop Snitching Anthem Became A No. 1 Pop Hit In 1993
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Even if you don’t know the words (see here), you know the song.
Snow’s early ‘90s hit “Informer” was peculiar for a No. 1 record — those mumbled lyrics are actually about murdering snitches. Still, the Toronto dancehall artist managed to drop a smash that capitalized off its catchy cadence and incoherent lyrics. It was like Desiigner before Desiigner.
Writer @lukefoxjukebox went deep on the song’s history and creation to share how exactly “Informer” became one of the most successful reggae songs of all time. Quotes from both Snow and the song’s producer MC Shan here. (Bonus: See Jim Carrey’s embedded “Imposter” spoof on In Living Color).
https://genius.com/a/snows-informer-how-a-stop-snitching-anthem-became-a-no-1-pop-hit
*Props to @bfred for the article idea!
@genius-editorial-board @rap-genius @pop-genius
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Jim Carrey – Imposter Samples
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Snow – Black n' Snow
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Let me tell ya, Snow come back / What goes up must come down (who's that?) / But I don't wanna come back down (who's that?) / Look at me I'm on top of the world / What I feel girl
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Kool A.D. – Up Down Freestyle
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Track 18 on Kool A.D.’s 100-track O.K. mixtape. Kool freestyles over T-Pain’s “Up Down (Do This All Day)” produced by DJ Mustard.
Kool says “Yo, I murdered that Up & Down beat
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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This is an explicit threat towards the police informer that got Snow behind bars. Snow is saying: Stop snitching or I'll beat/gun you down.
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Jimmy Fallon (Ft. Justin Timberlake) – History of Rap 6
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As the title suggests, this is the sixth installment of Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake’s History of Rap series featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Like all of
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Snow – Can't Get Enough
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I know with my heart and soul / You are the one to forfil all my needs / And when I'm with you / Don't wanna leave you / And in the night time you're all that I dream / Because I
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Snow – Girl I've Been Hurt
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[Intro] / Girl I've been hurt / Girl I've been hurt / [Verse 1] / You said there will be no other love / But me but girl I know much better / I'm no fool; you've been playing games
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Snow – Plumb Song
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(spoken) / Someone pass me that Guitar / I wanna know if You can spare few minutes of your time / You know all this chop and chipin'chugglin'all around down the world / Heart ake
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Daddy Yankee – Con Calma Samples
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See all of “Con Calma” by Daddy Yankee’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper
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Ini Kamoze’s biggest hit outside Jamaica. The Intro/Break “na na na"s are from Land of 1000 Dances, most famously recorded by Wilson Pickett in 1966.
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Snow - Informer Lyrics
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Snow "Informer": What's up man, hey yo what's up Yeah what's going on here? Sick and tired of 5-0 running up on the b...
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Snow - Informer 99 Lyrics
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Snow "Informer 99": Informer, you no say That's who I'm gonna blame A likky boom boom down Detective man said Daddy S...
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Snow - Lonely Monday Morning ( Remix) Lyrics
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Snow "Lonely Monday Morning ( Remix)": Lonely lonely lonely monday morning Informer dem pon every corner Alright alright yeah Lonely lonely...
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Snow
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MC Shan
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MC Shan (born Shawn Moltke on September 6, 1965) is an American rapper and songwriter. He was born and raised in Queensbridge, New York, and is best known for his contributions to
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Snow on Shazam
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Snow). Daddy Yankee. Informer. Snow. Con Calma. Daddy Yankee & Snow. Artist Biography. Canadian rapper Snow scored one of 1993's biggest hits with his single " ...
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Listen to Informer by Snow, 3940424 Shazams, featuring on '90s Hits Essentials ... Additional Vocals. Composition & Lyrics. Darrin O'Brien. Songwriter. Shawn ...
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12 Inches of Snow by Snow
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12 Inches of Snow is the debut album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 1993. Edmond Leary and MC Shan produced the entire album, apart from one track which was produced
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Cooler Conditions by Snow
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