Dru Down (born Danyel Robinson) is a rapper from Oakland, California who he… Read Full Bio ↴Dru Down (born Danyel Robinson) is a rapper from Oakland, California who helped pioneer the bay area rap sound in the early 1990's. His Song Ice Cream Man from the album Explicit Game was a minor underground hit but he earned airplay with Pimp of the Year (sometimes played with more radio-friendly lyrics under the name Mack of the Year) from the same album. He also had a minor mainstream hit with the title track of his next album, Can You Feel Me, and he performed with Spice 1, E-40, Shock G, and other Oakland rappers on one version of The Luniz' song I Got 5 On It. He also collaborated with his Bay Area friend 2Pac on "All About You". Dru Down also plays a part in the 1996 released movie Original Gangstas (aka Hot City) and in 2001 he released a movie of his own named Hip Hop & Porn Stars. Currently Dru is signed to rapper Yukmouth's Smoke-A-Lot Records and owns his own record label entitled Pimp-On Records. Towards the Summer of 2009 he will release his 4th solo effort, "Chronicles of a Pimp" on Pimp-On/Smoke-A-Lot Records.

Intro
Dru Down Lyrics

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{RING RING RING}

{Talking}

Pastor Troy:
The last chance I got to make shit hot around here. Hello. If I don't go platinum I'm lettin go you can't feel me you just a muthafuckin hoe so now you notice I done got this crunk but who get crunker than the cranker smoke me a half a dro and turn the drank up

Overall Meaning

The opening lyrics of Dru Down's song Intro are actually a phone call from Southern rapper Pastor Troy. He starts off by saying that he needs to make things hot in his area, and that this is his last chance to do so. He then answers the phone, and whoever is on the other end can hear the clicking of coins, indicating that he is in the middle of a drug deal. The person on the other end is someone who is questioning whether or not Pastor Troy will go platinum with his music, and if he fails to do so, they will let him go.

Pastor Troy responds by telling the person that if they don't understand or "feel" his music, they are just a "muthafuckin hoe", which suggests that he is confident in his abilities as an artist. He then asserts that he is the "cranker", which is a slang term for someone who gets particularly "crunk" or high on drugs/alcohol. He references smoking "half a dro" (presumably marijuana) and turning up the "drank" (southern slang for alcohol), indicating that he is a party animal and doesn't take himself too seriously.

Overall, the phone call is meant to introduce the album and set the tone for the rest of the songs. It is a nod to the rapper lifestyle and the party culture associated with hip-hop during this time period. The use of slang and bravado is a common theme throughout the album, as is the celebration of drugs, alcohol, and women.

Line by Line Meaning

RING RING RING
Sound of a phone ringing

Pastor Troy:
Speaker of the following lines is Pastor Troy

The last chance I got to make shit hot around here.
Pastor Troy feels this is his final opportunity to make a name for himself in the music industry

Hello.
Greeting to the person on the phone

If I don't go platinum I'm lettin go
If his album doesn't sell well, he will quit music

you can't feel me you just a muthafuckin hoe
He doesn't believe his music is relatable to everyone and some people are just haters

so now you notice I done got this crunk
He has gained popularity and become more confident in his sound

but who get crunker than the cranker
Asking who can create a more hype atmosphere than himself

smoke me a half a dro and turn the drank up
Recommendation to get high and drunk to enjoy the music more

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEIR GIST, DARREN LIGHTY, DAQUAN YOUNGBLOOD, EDWARD FERRELL, JAHEIM HOAGLAND

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