Bang Bang is a song recorded by American rapper-producer MC Zappa featuring J.D. Ryda, from his debut album It's All A Game.
Background[]
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Allusions[]
- The line "like Trouble Funk, I pump it up loud as it goes" refers to the funk band Trouble Funk's 1982 hit called "Pump Me Up".
- The line "My uzi weighs a ton, my uzi weighs a ton" refers to Public Enemy's 1987 song named "Miuzi Weighs A Ton".
- The line "gonna hurt your mind; I'ma shoot to kill" is lifted almost verbatim from a lyric in Michael Jackson's 1987 hit "Bad"
Samples[]
- Take Six - "Spread Love (The 45 King Remix)"
- N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton"
- N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton" (Radio Edit)
- Ted Nichols - "Secret Squirrel Intro"
- The Golden Boys - "O Cabeçao"
Trivia[]
- "Bang Bang" is one of the few songs on "It's All A Game" that is not Bit-Hop.
- The song's chorus samples lyrics from both the censored and explicit versions of N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton". This is one of MC Zappa's signature production techniques.
- Two samples from Hanna-Barbera cartoons are utilized in this song: the gunshots (officially known as "GUN RIFLE SINGLE SHOT") and "with a rat-tat-tat-tat-tat" from the opening of the Secret Squirrel cartoon.