Flippin' in the ghetto on a dirty mattress
Over-30 actress – Bulova, Cau, Dalier, Chapstick… uh
— from hahahaha jk? by Das Racist
The most serious Das Racist song ends, of course, on a joke about how the free-associative nature of the lyric writing often begins with ripping off another artist and ends in nonsense or runs out of steam (“Flippin in the ghetto on a dirty mattress” is borrowed from Lauryn Hill’s song “Everything is Everything”)
“Why you rippin me off Kool?” – Lauryn Hill
If God had a iPod, I’d be on his playlist
— from So Appalled by Kanye West
That know we get O’s like Cheerios
— from So Appalled by Kanye West
Ever wonder why that bee mascot is always so peppy? There’s a reason it’s Honey Nutt Cheerios…
(HINT: “O” stands for “Orgasm” – ever had one??)
Housekeeping, I mean goddamn
One time let it be a bad bitch sweeping
— from So Appalled by Kanye West
Remember when maids used to be hot?
Nowadays, cleaning services only hire ugly women to avoid sexual harassment suits
J.R
Birdman my pa, bitch; ball bred, born rich
— from Money on My Mind by Lil Wayne
Wayne refers to his mentor Birdman as his “pa” and calls himself Birdman Jr. (or just “J.R.”)
Weezy was not exactly born with a silver spoon in his mouth – although he did become famous at 15 (maybe he doesn’t remember the Poor Days..)
Might fly to L.A and just fuck Karrine
Nahh fuck Karrine! Lets get bucks again, and fuckin' spend
Them bucks and then, just fuck Karrine
— from Ransom by Drake
His LA booty call is Karrine Steffans aka “Superhead”, a woman famous for coming up in the video model business by performing sexual favors for rappers (she recently wrote a book about it)
Everytime they have sex – he swears he’s done with her..
..but like a fine wine, she draws him back..
Vanessa Williams, ooh, you’re so divine
Just wanted to put your name in my rhyme
— from Doowutchyalike by Digital Underground
Vanessa Williams is a former Miss America (the first African-American to claim the title) who went on to a successful career as a singer and actress. She now appears on Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. And yes, she is definitely divine. The picture below is from her 1988 single “The Right Stuff”, released two years before DU’s song:
And she throws up whatever she eats
She leave the bathroom with a nose bleed
— from 90210 by Wale
Beverly Hills is filled with bulimic girls addicted to cocaine (which supposedly makes you lose weight.. and also gives nose bleeds)
You know big-breast girls
Never ever pay rent
— from 90210 by Wale
Clearly a “hoodrich” Beverley Hillsite, akin to the one described by Kanye in “All Falls Down”
“Well landlord.. I don’t have your money.. but I do have”
Kill your senorita and and fuck your mama mia
— from Gonorrhea by Lil Wayne
“A-Lil Wayne-a, why-a you wanna terrorize-a mi familia?” – Mario
