Lil Wayne, “Dough Is What I Got”

Gotta talk about the flow ‘cause you is concerned / Only down-south rapper could’ve been in The Firm / Or the Commission or Wu-Tang, n**** / Tryna tell you I can kick it like Liu Kang, n**** / Got that Sub-Zero flow, how you owe me, ma? / Make her get over here like Scorpion

There was a period in the early aughts when Lil’ Wayne was churning out remixes like his life and career depended on it. His “Da Drought” mixtapes famously featured other fantastic rappers and interpolations of popular rap songs, with “Da Drought 3” remixing “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West, “Down and Out” by Cam’ron, “We Taking Over” by DJ Khaled, and “Show Me What You Got” By Jay-Z, the last of which became “Dough Is What I Got.” The horns come in blaring, and before you can catch your breath Weezy starts freestyling at a rapid-fire pace, throwing simile after simile out there until he gets to a collection of Mortal Kombat references.