Throughout their whole career M.O.P. deliver the most hard, vicious and violent music hip hop could ever offer. They struck out in 1994. with To The Death, a dark, slow and raging LP that was fully produced by DR Period and featured one of the biggest hardcore rap anthems of the nineties, How About Some Hardcore, that's put by any hardcore rap fan in the same category with Onyx's Slam, Jeru The Damaja's Come Clean and Wu-Tang Clan's Shame On A Nigga.
In 1996 MOP released their second effort, the totally-sophomore-slump-free Firing Squad. Despite totally changing their production sources (the album was mostly produced by Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Fizzy Womack himself), M.O.P. continued torturing fans' ears with extremely hard, rhinocerously slow beats and ecstatic, rampant delivery. Subject matter is either battling with heavy use of criminal associations or serious talk about life in the ghetto.
Two years later M.O.P. hit the fans with a starter - an EP called Handle Ur Bizness and later that year released First Family 4 Life, working on the same formula as ever, again with heavy percentage of DJ Preemo's production, more gems produced by group member Lil Fame and proving that M.O.P.'s trademark is not only the hardest hardcore you can get but also consistency.
Most of M.O.P.'s work was considered underground until 2000, when they released Warriorz, their best work yet. Mainstream got the first hint with "Ante Up", a track produced by DR Period for first time in 6 years. But with self-produced Cold As Ice, a track that featured a rock-song sample (Cold As Ice by Foreigner), M.O.P. achieved major mainstream success, though the song's lyrics were explicit and raging as usual (the radio version edits out much lyrical content to comply with FCC regulations).
In a strange turn, M.O.P. featured on the title track of sugary-sweet boy band LFO's 2001 album Life is Good. Aside from the lack of profanity, M.O.P.'s short verse was rapped in their trademark loud, intense style. It is unclear how this unusual team-up was organized, but it is unlikely that this brief guest spot led to much crossover fan appeal for either group.
"Ante Up" was later remixed with added verse by Flipmodian Busta Rhymes and Terror Squad queen Remy Ma, and was released on the greatest hits record 10 Yearz And Gunnin'. Believe it or not, it is the last hip hop record from M.O.P. In the beginning of the century they switched labels from Loud to Roc-A-Fella in order to have more income and more creative control, but the long-awaited release is still on the shelves. M.O.P. also made a rock-rap album titled simply Mash Out Posse, but it received bad reviews from rap fans who wanted M.O.P. to just rap.
In June 2005, M.O.P. officially announced their signing with 50 Cent's G-Unit, at the same time as Queens rap duo Mobb Deep.
Skit
M.O.P. Lyrics
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Faccio questo faccio quello
Mi esplode il cervello
Vai di la vai di qua
Quanta freneticità
Stappo quel vinello
Lo verso col pastello
Sei quella stronza di ieri
Me ne fotto e mi ispiro
Vado fuori e aspiro
Senti e non hai piú il respiro
Ti sorrido ma è il vino
Ti consegno il tapiro
Si ti consegno il tapiro
Sono tipo il tap in Rincon
Piú che crew siete un comicon
Comicon
Piú che rapper sei un comico
Comico
Sei un cocktail da bitch e pure analcolico
Cocoricó
Chiudo legami faccio tutto da solo
Sai bene che c'è solo un posto sul trono
Non voglio fake friends
Ma solo real money
Non voglio una benz
Ne voglio mille cloni
Siete la gang
Ma insieme a bang
Sei la bitch in mezzo a 20 nigga gangbang
Qua tutti vogliono crescere ma io no
Preferisco fare questo tipo in gol
La tua B lo vuole in gol
Trofie al pesto nuovo inno
Fumo solo shit indoor
Solo indoor solo indoor
Fucko lei chiudi la door
Chiudi la door
Metto in play chiudi la door
Chiudi la door
Suono questa la e do
La e do
La door la door la door la door la door
Chiudi chiudi la door
La door la door
Chiudi chiudi la door
The lyrics to M.O.P.'s song "Skit" alternate between Italian and English, creating a frenzied and slightly chaotic stream of consciousness. The singer seems to be experiencing a burst of creative inspiration, unable to contain his ideas and jumping from thought to thought. He references drinking wine, drowning his thoughts with pastels, and feeling inspired despite someone who had hurt him in the past. He also expresses a desire for real money and power, rather than fake friends or superficial material possessions. The lyrics culminate in a series of repeated chants to close the door, creating a sense of intensity and urgency.
Overall, the lyrics to "Skit" paint a picture of a restless and driven artist, eager to make his mark on the world and unapologetic in his pursuit of success. The mix of English and Italian adds to the feeling of frenetic energy, drawing the listener in and immersing them in the singer's world.
Line by Line Meaning
Teoricamente sarebbe Skit... teoricamente Skit
This is theoretically a skit… theoretically just a skit.
Faccio questo faccio quello
I do this, I do that.
Mi esplode il cervello
My brain is exploding.
Vai di la vai di qua
Go here, go there.
Quanta freneticità
So much frenzy.
Stappo quel vinello
I pop that little wine bottle.
Lo verso col pastello
I pour it out with a pastel.
Butto giù e affogo i pensieri
I throw it back and drown out my thoughts.
Sei quella stronza di ieri
You're that bitch from yesterday.
Me ne fotto e mi ispiro
I don't give a fuck and I get inspired.
Vado fuori e aspiro
I go outside and inhale.
Senti e non hai piú il respiro
You can't breathe anymore when you hear me.
Ti sorrido ma è il vino
I smile at you but it's the wine talking.
Ti consegno il tapiro, Si ti consegno il tapiro
I'm giving you the 'tapiro' (Italian joke prize). Yes, I'm giving you the 'tapiro'.
Sono tipo il tap in Rincon
I'm like the 'tap' in Rincon (a famous surf spot).
Piú che crew siete un comicon
You're not really a crew, you're more like a bunch of comedians.
Piú che rapper sei un comico
You're more of a comedian than a rapper.
Sei un cocktail da bitch e pure analcolico
You're a bitch cocktail and also alcohol-free.
Cocoricó
Cock-a-doodle-doo.
Chiudo legami faccio tutto da solo
I'm closing deals, I'm doing everything by myself.
Sai bene che c'è solo un posto sul trono
You know there's only one spot on the throne.
Non voglio fake friends
I don't want fake friends.
Ma solo real money
Just real money.
Non voglio una benz
I don't want a Benz.
Ne voglio mille cloni
I want a thousand clones.
Siete la gang Ma insieme a bang
You're a gang, but together you go out with a bang.
Sei la bitch in mezzo a 20 nigga gangbang
You're the bitch in the middle of a 20-man gangbang.
Qua tutti vogliono crescere ma io no
Here, everyone wants to grow, but not me.
Preferisco fare questo tipo in gol
I prefer to do this type of stuff on the golf course.
La tua B lo vuole in gol
Your girl wants it in the hole.
Trofie al pesto nuovo inno
Trofie al pesto, a new anthem.
Fumo solo shit indoor Solo indoor solo indoor
I only smoke indoor shit. Only indoor, only indoor.
Fucko lei chiudi la door Chiudi la door
Fuck her, close the door. Close the door.
Motto in play chiudi la door Chiudi la door
My plan is in play, close the door. Close the door.
Suono questa la e do La e do La door la door La door la door La door
I'm playing this note and this note. The door, the door, the door, the door.
Chiudi chiudi la door La door la door Chiudi chiudi la door
Close, close the door. The door, the door. Close, close the door.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Giammarco Montebello
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