Ante Up
| Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory) | |
|---|---|
| MOP | |
| publication | September 9, 2000 |
| length | 3:52 |
| Genre (s) | East coast hip hop , hardcore rap |
| Author (s) | E. Murray, J. Grinnage, D. Pittman |
| music | DR Period |
| Label | Loud Records |
| album | Warriorz |
Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory) is a song by American rap - crew M.OP from their fourth studio album Warriorz . The single, released in 2000, is seen as her musical breakthrough. The accompanying album also features a remix with rappers Busta Rhymes , Remy Ma and Teflon.
In 2003 the song was sampled by Javine Hylton for her debut single "Real Things".
background
In an interview, one of the crew members commented on the interpretation of the title as follows:
“It's a saying from my mother that every time someone walks through the door, she gets out, 'Where is it? Spit Out 'But the fact is that we got it from the street corner - so the record had two meanings. It was horrible that we'd been in this game for so long, you guys could see how we destroyed the stage, how we worked hard for the recordings of the major artists, and you still didn't want to give us the respect and recognition that we deserve. "
"It's a saying that we got from my mother, every time someone comes through the door she's like, 'Where it's at? Ante up. ' Just the fact that we took it from the street corner - there was two meaning to the record. It was ante up, we've been in this game too long you guys see how we demolish the stage, how we make short work of the main major artists when we get on their records and you still won't give us the props and the recognition that we deserve. "
Music video
In the official music video, the two crew members are on stage rapping towards the crowd. The audience cheers them. There are cameos by Gang Starr and Buckshot (known from Black Moon ).
Trivia
"Ante Up" became known to a wider audience after its release and has been featured in numerous films including The Last Fortress , Brown Sugar , Dickie Roberts: Child Star , the dance film Street Style, and 30 Minutes or Less . The song was also seen in one episode each of the Robbery Homicide Division , Brooklyn Nine-Nine (episode "The Chopper") and The Mindy Project ("In the Club").
In 2014 it was played in an advertisement for O₂ mobile tariffs in Great Britain.
Individual evidence
- ↑ MOP - Ante Up Remix ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin . YouTube . October 25, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ Javine's 'Real Things' sample of MOP's 'Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)' . In: WhoSampled . Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ A b Zilla Rocca: “It Takes Two Different Beings to Make the Baby Right”: An Interview with Billy Danze . Passion white. October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ MOP . In: IMDb .
- ↑ James Swift: O2 dog turns hip hop for Big Bundles . In: Campaign , July 16, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.