About this song
The song samples Sade's "Kiss of Life" and Boogie Down Productions' "Poetry." DOOM said in an XXL Magazine interview that he couldn't quite recall what inspired it, and that the beat was later released as "Saffron" on his Special Herbs Vol. 2 beat tape.
What it's about
According to DOOM, the song is mostly bragging rap in which he points out hip-hop's forgotten elements and spells out its rules, especially those about rhyming.
Fun facts
- Samples “Kiss of Life by Sade” and “Poetry by Boogie Down Productions”.
- Sampled in 11 other songs, like “DOOM$DAY by KAM$ (@kamdollarsign)”.
- Written by MF DOOM and Pebbles the Invisible Girl.
- Produced by Metal Fingers and X-Ray Da Mindbenda.
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