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'Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)' by Ice Cube feat. Das EFX sampled Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five feat. Grandmaster Melle Mel and Duke Bootee's 'The Message'. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
- Chorus Two: Das EFX and Ice Cube [Das] So chickity-check yo self before you wreck yo self Come on and check yo self before you wrickity-wreck yo self So chickity-check yo self before you wreck yo self [Ice] Cause big dicks up yo ass is bad for yo health Hook Verse Three: Ice Cube If you're foul, you better run a make on that license plate.
- So you better run a check. So come on and chickity-check yo self before you wreck yo self Chickity-check yo self before you wreck yo self Yeah, come on and check yo self before you wreck yo self Cause shotgun bullets are bad for your health [Verse 2: Ice Cube] Tricks wanna step to Cube and then they get played Cause they bitchmade pulling out a.
| 'Check Yo Self' | ||||
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| Single by Ice Cube featuring Das EFX | ||||
| from the album The Predator | ||||
| Released | July 13, 1993 | |||
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| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Priority | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ice Cube | |||
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| Ice Cube singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| 'Check Yo Self' on YouTube | ||||
| 'Check Yo Self' (radio edit) on YouTube | ||||
| 'Check Yo Self (Remix)' on YouTube | ||||
| 'Check Yo Self (Remix)' (radio edit) on YouTube | ||||
'Check Yo Self' is the second hit single from Ice Cube's third solo album The Predator. It was released in July 1993 and features New York City rappers Das EFX. It topped both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart.[1] The song retains two main versions, the original and a remix which utilizes the same beat as Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message', titled 'Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)'. The original mix includes a sample from the intro of The Beastie Boys' track 'The New Style', which uses the phrase 'check it' throughout the chorus.
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The song is featured on Ice Cube's Bootlegs & B-Sides album and was later released on his Greatest Hits album. The clean version of 'Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)' can be found in the video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos and in the soundtrack of the movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. A new recording, based on the original version of the song, featuring Chuck D was featured in the 2010 film Due Date. In January 2010, Snoop Dogg released a cover version of the song. Guitarist Wayne Krantz included an instrumental version of the song (based on the 'message remix' version) on his 2012 album Howie 61.
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Music video[edit]
The music video for 'Check Yo Self' uses the remix version. Similar to the video for his previous single 'It Was a Good Day', most of the scenes follow and illustrate respective lyrics of the song. The video continues where 'It Was a Good Day' left off, with Ice Cube's home being surrounded and invaded by the LAPD before he is handcuffed and taken under arrest, presumably for murder. Ice Cube is then brought to L.A. Countyjail where he spends the majority of the video experiencing the conflict described in the lyrics, such as disputes between cellmates and breaking up with his girlfriend. Cube also references his role in Boyz n the Hood 'Oh boy, I make dough, but don't call me Doughboy, this ain't no fucking motion picture'. After six months pass, Ice Cube is able to win over the female guard watching him. She helps him break out by dressing him up in a uniform. The two make their way outside to a police cruiser and drive off into the night.
Track listing[edit]
- 'Check Yo' Self' (radio remix 'The Message')
- 'Check Yo' Self' (remix instrumental)
- 'It Was a Good Day' (radio remix edit)
- 'It Was a Good Day' (remix instrumental)
- '24 with an L'
Charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Samples[edit]
Original version:
- 'I'm Blue' by The Sweet Inspirations
- 'The New Style' by Beastie Boys
Remix version:
- 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- 'Deeez Nuuuts' by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg and Warren G
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Ice Cube - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.
- ^'Ice Cube: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 - 1993'. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^'The Year in Music: R&B'(PDF). Billboard. BPI Communications. 105 (52): YE-29. December 25, 1993. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^'Best-Selling Records of 1993'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^'American single certifications – Ice Cube – Check Yo Self'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics