You Be Illin’ is kind of a weird little song, one that hearkens back to the earlier days of hip-hop. I like it because it’s funny, and also because even though it’s a dis song, it’s not really mean. You could almost imagine them just going back and forth on the stoop, just having fun coming up with silly situations.
And of course, the lyrics:
(One) day when I was chillin’ in Kentucky Fried Chicken
Just mindin’ my business, eatin’ food and finger lickin’
This dude walked in lookin’ strange and kind of funny
Went up to the front with a menu and his money
He didn’t walk straight, kind of side to side
He asked this old lady “Yo, yo, um…is this Kentucky Fried?”
The lady said “Yeah” smiled and he smiled back
He gave a quarter and his order “small fries, Big Mac!”
You be illin’
(To)day you won a ticket to see Doctor J
Front row seat (in free!) no pay
Radio in hand, snacks by feet
Game’s about to start, you kickin’ popcorn to the beat
You finally wake up, Doc’s gone to town
Round his back, to the hoop, and you scream “Touchdown!”
You be illin’
The other day around the way I seen you illin’ at a party
Drunk as skunk you illin’ punk and in your left hand was Bacardi
You went up to this fly girl and said “Yo, yo, can I get this dance?”
She smelt your breath and then she left you standin’ in your illin’ stance
You be illin’
(For) dinner, you ate it, there is none left
It was salty, with butter and it was def
You proceeded to eat it cuz you was in the mood
But holmes you did not read it was a can of dog food!
You be illin’
April 14th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Dude, I love that song! It is fun — it’s one of those songs that you can appreciate even if you’re not into the genre, although it’s hard for me to imagine not liking Run-DMC’s body of work…
April 14th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Yeah, it’s a good one. It is just plain fun. I actually heard it was just something they came up with on a tour bus in ten minutes.