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Man’s Best FriendIce Cube

Released: October 29, 1991

Songwriter: Ice Cube

Producer: Boogiemen Ice Cube

"I can dig it!"

Chorus: samples (repeat 2X) *1 and *2, *3 and *4 simultaneously

*1 "Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay"
*2 "Dog-catcher, dog-catcher!"
*3 "Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay"
*4 "I can dig it!"

[Verse 1]
Here's another topic I'm addressing
So learn a quick lesson, about your Smith and Wesson
Sit your ass back and comprehend
As I let you know about man's best friend
Now remember: it used to be a dog like Lassie
But now in ninety-one it's a gun if you asked me
Just like a jimmy hat's used for protection
I use my nine when suckers start to flexing
Cause if you run up and try to play mine
I'd rather have a AK than a fucking canine
Cause if you shot your gun, and my dog tried to fetcha
Me and the dog's going out on a stretcher
And I ain't with that, so I gotta get that
Big black gat, aim and I hit that
Forget about a dog, fool, he'll shit in the den
Nowadays, a gat is man's best friend

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Here is the reason why Ice Cube pack
Just in case the little punks try to jack
I can't put a motherfucking pit bull
Under a coat in the small of my back
So I gotta take my Beretta, and I betcha
It'll probably work a hundred percent better
Cause it'll keep me out of danger
With sixteen in the clip and one in the chamber
So this goes to all y'all intruders
Beware of the owner cause the owner is a shooter
I don't just wanna give your ass rabies
I'd rather have your ass pushing up daisies
And I can't do that with Benji
Rin Tin Tin, or Spuds McKenzie
Forget about a dog, fool, he'll shit in the den
Nowadays, a gat is man's best friend

[Outro Samples]
"Just don't let me see you shoot no dogs!"
"Hey, I got shots fired here, send me another unit"

"The profile of a typical American gun owner is this:
Over thirty, white, male, middle class"

"Take that motherfuckers!"

Ice Cube

Straight outta South Central Los Angeles, Ice Cube became one of the most respected rappers in hip-hop, helping to usher in the era of gangsta rap with N.W.A and as a solo artist. He has gone on to become a mogul in Hollywood but still remains true to the game that brought him his success.

Born O'Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969, Ice Cube got his name from his older brother, who threatened to put him in a freezer and pull him out when he was an ice cube. He began rapping in high school and started his rap career as a member of Stereo Crew, which released the single “She’s a Skag” through Epic Records in 1986, and C.I.A. with the 1987 track “My Posse.” Both groups featured producer Sir Jinx, the cousin of DJ/producer Dr. Dre.

Ice Cube’s big break came when he wrote the song “Boyz n the Hood” for Eazy-E, which led to the formation of N.W.A. as a group. After the release of the 1987 compilation N.W.A. and the Posse, the group released their classic debut Straight Outta Compton in 1988. A financial dispute caused Cube to leave the group in 1989 and start his successful solo career, starting with his 1990 platinum debut Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.

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