Remember way back when the Beastie Boys were considered a novelty act? Nobody thought the white rappers would have any longevity, even though knowing all the words to their song "Paul Revere" was required for jr. high kids back in 1986. If you didn't know it, you'd get pantsed in front of all the girls and no one would ever think you were cool. Then they became Grammy winners. Then Mike D got hit in the head, developed amnesia and thought he was a country singer. Seriously.
In 2007, a few white college students got together at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi and created a rap video for a media class project. The result: A track titled "Sippin' on Dat Lean," with "Lean" of course being street slang for "Robotussin." They got an "A" on the project and their first viral hit on the web. Soon after, C Lo, Trouble J and A Baby cut their second hit titled "Rob Anotha Bank" with another video soon following. This guys are playing it for yuks, producing their own music and videos and they dance about as bad as whitey can, but I gotta say, there's somethin' to these guys and their catchy tunes. They sure got that wannabe gangster cliche down pat. Hey, even the Beastie Boys had to start somewhere. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/bolivarballers
And check out their video that started it all "Sippin' on Dat Lean..."
Sippin on dat lean
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