Do Or Die-Po Pimp

Do you wanna riiide?/
In the backseat, of a Caddy/
Chop it up, with Do or Die/

We have a classic or our hands today. The song I’m talking about is Do or Die’s “Po Pimp.” I can remember watching this on the Box (old music video channel, much better than MTV) in the summer as a kid. It is a showcase of the talent that Chicago emcees can bring to the table. Do or Die has put out many albums since but I think none will ever come close to how good their first album was.

This whole song along with the music video which was filmed in its entirety in Chicago just adds to the overall vibe and laid back feeling of the song. All of the members of Do or Die do their part in this song but, Twista is the obvious standout. Twista went on to become the most successful in terms of a solo career hitting the platinum eventually later in his career when he went solo.

Here is the opening few bars of Twista's verse:

Well a motherfucker might be broke and shit/
And then collecting no dough from tips/
But I be spittin mo' game than a mouthful of poker chips/
To get them hoes with the Oprah lips and the provokin hips/
And never gotta tell her many lies/
I been lookin in the city skies, get up in the kitty's thighs/
Cause I'm blessed with a look of innocence, good sex/
Peanut butter complex and some pretty eyes/

Talented artists manage to bring the listener in as soon as they start to rhyme. In my eyes Twista has done this throughout his entire career. I rarely have come across a song of his that was lack luster. The man has possibly the most innovative and coldest flows known to man that is his entirely. On top of that he is extremely complicated when it comes to the words he rhymes and how they fit together in his verse.

To all you Po Pimp’s out there still blasting this song in your Cadillac safe travels and I’ll be bringing you some more Chicago flavor in the coming days.