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Rappers Love Women Who Love Cocaine

We all know women and cocaine go together like lox and cream cheese, and bums and dick cheese. That’s why we love current Complex cover fellas N.E.R.D.’s latest video for “Everyone Nose (Remix).” Pharrell, his best bud Chad, and that other dude Shay (not sure what he does, either) are joined by CRSers Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, along with Clipse’s Pusha T, for an ’80s video game-themed clip that deifies all the ladies on the line for the bathroom.

However, “Everyone Nose (Remix)” is just the latest in a long tradition of hip-hop videos dedicated to scandalous freaks who live on the third rail, but rarely take the subway (ifyousniffwhatwesizzle). Watch 5 noteworthy rap videos about cocaine queens, along with N.E.R.D.’s new clip, below.

5. “White Lines” Grandmaster Flash

Fun, baby! That’s what women who blow coke are, according to this 1981 classic. To be fair, Flash and co. seem to love doing cocaine with their homeboys more than they love women (things to make you go hmmm… but that’s a whole ‘nother blog post), but it’s probably fair to assume that the ‘baby’ they’re rap-singing to is a chick. Don’t ever come down—FREE BASS!

4. “Sally’s Got A One Track Mind” Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics

Half lament, half sales pitch, this delectable Diamond classic details the woes of poor Sally, 19-year-old queen of the stunts. If only she could wake up and smell the blunts! If only! Oh well, consider yourself advised, if you’re getting dough and you want to get with her, yeah, you could hit her!

3. “Sometimes I Rhyme Slow” Nice & Smooth

Here, Greg Nice raps about nothing of consequence (as per his usual M.O.) then Smooth B tells the tale of a love interest, Jane Doe, who rides the white horse in and out of rehab, and then back on to the streets. Maybe he should have just licked her with his nine mili-meee-ter. Pause.

2. “Slow Down” Brand Nubian

With its Edie Brickell boosted bassline, “Slow Down” finds Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar frustrated by strung out women they’ve wived. Good thing Sadat hit his with a hose filled with sand.

1. “Dear Mama” 2Pac

Yeah, we said it. The Greatest Rapper Of All-Time’s ode to his mother is at the same time the most profound expression of maternal love and the greatest rap song honoring a dope-fiend broad. Talk about Oedipus complex.

BONUS: “Everyone Nose” N.E.R.D. f/ Kanye, Lupe & Pusha T

Despite Kanye’s purposely cornbucket first line, the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride out on this one. Close your eyes and imagine Complex holding it’s breath waiting on the CRS full-length album—muthaf*ckas don’t bullsh*t me!