Rap's 25 Most Flagrant Nazi Lyrical References
By Insanul Ahmed | Jul 20, 2010 | 3:26 pm | Permalink
Earlier this week, Jeezy proved Godwin's law also applies to rap music when he dropped "Jizzle," another single from the oft-delayed TM 103. As much as we love Jeezy, he was dead wrong for wanting to go All-Hitler Everything by saying he "should be a Nazi." But as flagrant as that line was, it's not even close to the first time a rapper has mentioned Adolf's crew. That's the thing about rap music: It's the only genre where someone would actually namecheck Nazis. (Oi! music notwithstanding, we guess). Can you imagine Justin Bieber namedropping a regime that's the very face of evil and tyranny? Not until his third album, at least. And it's not just because rappers can be tasteless–it's also because sometimes they're lazy. It's just too easy to rhyme "Nazi" with "Paparazzi" or "Versace" or "Fonzie and Potsie." That's why we put together Inglorious Rappers: 25 Nazi Lyrical References: to put a end to lazy writing! Oh, and celebrating genocide too. To put an end to celebrating genocide.
fuckin lazy July 26th, 2010 at 01:02 PM
This wasn't good last week when I read it. Should've chalked it up as an L and wrote a new article you lazy faggots.
RJ July 26th, 2010 at 03:19 PM
Pretty sure that El-P lyric is "Apoxy"
RJ July 26th, 2010 at 03:20 PM
Pretty sure that El-P lyric is "Epoxy" (sp edit)
BrooklynNY July 26th, 2010 at 04:23 PM
So basically, "watch me" "Yahtzee" & "nazi" all rhyme.
Dandamaaan July 26th, 2010 at 05:18 PM
I think that Kanye was sayin' it like Nazis hated niggas and he hates those niggas more than the nazis hated niggas... but I dnt work for Complex ...Yet
eric July 26th, 2010 at 05:30 PM
youre right haha
po_boy July 26th, 2010 at 05:53 PM
You left out Lake from Nas' "Revolutionary Warfare"; "Fuck the system, I'm like a modern day Hitler, black guerilla, crip and blood in one n*gga..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vsx-IC_ZwY
GQ July 26th, 2010 at 06:12 PM
I went into the list looking to see if ya'll use to opportunity to shit on Nas because I know complex loves to. As usual they didn't disappoint.
Y'all messed up July 26th, 2010 at 07:00 PM
Nas isn't responding to the racist by saying his Benz is a Nazi sled, he's saying the German said that to him. You'd figure any knowledge of the English language would give that away. Unless you're stuck in the mentality that Germans today actually support Nazis... Hell, if you keep listening to the song you can tell he's still talking about the German (the next line is "With a face like he wonderin' where I got my bread").
GQ July 27th, 2010 at 12:44 PM
the writer probably speaks German, hence why the epic fail in understanding simple English.
Van Sertima July 26th, 2010 at 09:08 PM
Wow Complex you seriously failed. ...smfh at you guys. You forgot one of the earliest and illest lines in Hip Hop history referencing Hilter and Mein Kampf. Nas - The World is Yours (feat. Pete Rock) I trick Reebocks at crazy bitches, aiming guns at all my baby pictures. . .Beef with housing police, release scriptures that's maybe Hitler's. . . They're going to be the stars of this thing not you (c) Lady Pink
fern July 26th, 2010 at 09:13 PM
Ras kass look like Lafayete from true blood