Who's the woman speaking on NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta"?

redteam — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:50:00 -0800

Who is the woman sampled speaking on NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta"? She says "hopin' you sophisticated motherfuckers here what I have to say", "he'll fuck up you and yours - and anything that gets in his way", and "he'll just call you a lowlife motherfucker and talk about your funky ways." I've checked http://www.the-breaks.com/ and the samples section on "Straight Outta Compton's" Wikipedia page.

I remember at Lollapalooza '93 in Los Angeles, the sound guys played the source of those samples in between bands. It was like a series of speeches by a woman. I'd really like to hear it in its entirety but I've never been able to find it.

What's the motherfucking source of these motherfucking lyrics?

nebulawindphone — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:18:50 -0800

In Black Snake Moan, Samuel L Jackson sings an unusual version of Stackerlee. Were those particular lyrics written for the movie, were they cobbled together out of other versions, or was he copying an earlier performance outright? The movie version is from Stackerlee's point of view, but the lyrics don't actually mention his name — the only hint is that someone named Billy Lyons gets shot. His girlfriend throws him out, he goes to the bar, shoots the bartender for refusing to acknowledge him, turns the lights off, shoots Billy Lyons, end of song. There's no gambling argument and nobody messes with anyone's hat.

Some of the details reminded me of the Nick Cave version — the "hard" tone, the lack of an excuse for the shooting, the exchange between Stackerlee and the bartender, the 'motherfucker's — but it's definitely not Nick Cave's lyrics, and it's not any of the traditional versions I've heard either.

I'm curious to know if anyone's aware of the source — for the whole thing or any part of it.

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Who's the woman speaking on NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta"?

What's the motherfucking source of these motherfucking lyrics?