Wednesday, August 6, 2008

HIP HOP EXPOSE: Busta Rhymes Steals Lyrics From Barbershop Quartet of Pill Puppets

Really. He did. For serious.

This is a PSA featuring 4 pills that spilled out of their bottle, exploring the potentially harmful consequences if a child were to discover and injest them. The chorus is simple, yet impactful.

This is serious,
We could make you delirious,
You should have a healthy fear of us,
Too much of us is dangerous

Beautiful in its simplicity. And somehow, a bit familiar. Actually it's quite familiar...actually, Busta Rhymes used it for the hook in his song "Dangerous."

For. Fucking. Serious.

Busta's "version," you ask?


This is serious,
We could make you delirious,
You should have a healthy fear of us,
CUZ Too much of us is dangerous

At first I was going to criticize Busta from biting off of singing fucking Pill Puppets in a fucking Anti-Pill Popping PSA from god fucking knows when (fucking). Then I watched the video for Dangerous, and I realize I've forgotten how wonderfully batshit crazy Busta Bus' is. So go on, Busta. You rip off whatever Muppet song you damn well please.

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