Member Since: 12/12/2006
Band Members:Olde English in Rap Culture
The beverage turns up repeatedly in rap music and gangsta culture. Eazy-E appeared on album covers with an Olde English 800 bottle. In the 1990s era gangsta films, Boyz N the Hood (1991), Menace II Society (1993), the film's main characters drink Olde English. It is referenced in LL Cool J's 1990 song "Mama Said Knock You Out", DJ Quik's "8 Ball", KMD's "Sweet Premium Wine", N.W.A.'s "8 Ball", and Old Dirty Bastard's "Sussudio". The Game has recorded a song titled "Ol' English" which appears on the album Doctor's Advocate. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony also refer to the drink in their song "Thuggish Ruggish Bone."
Influences:Olde English "800"Alcohol Content: 5.86%AKA: 8-Ball, Old E, OE, Ow-Ee.Golden Bullet
Sounds Like:"Olde English in music"
Sacramento Rapper Brotha Lynch Hung often references Olde English as one of his motivations for his lyrics.
Alternative rock band Third Eye Blind references Olde English in their song "Company" off the album "Out of the Vein," with the lyric "Can we get the chemicals in/Olde English is making me manic."
Progressive rock band Umphrey’s Mcgee reference the beverage in the song aptly titled, "40’s Theme"
Eazy-E appeared on album covers with an Olde English 800 bottle, and frequently mentioned it in his music.
Calfi Thugs had a video with 40 old English. In the 1990s era gangsta films, Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Menace II Society (1993), the film’s main characters drink Olde English.
It is referenced in LL Cool J’s 1990 song "Mama Said Knock You Out", DJ Quik’s "8 Ball",KMD’s "Sweet Premium Wine", N.W.A.’s "8 Ball", and Old Dirty Bastard’s "Sussudio".
The Game has recorded a song titled "Ol’ English" which appears on the album Doctor’s Advocate.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony also refer to the drink in their song "Thuggish Ruggish Bone."
In the Beastie Boys song "Hold It Now, Hit It", MCA mentions how "everyday I drink O.E. and I don’t go to work!"
Hip-hop artist MF Doom mentioned the beverage in his song All Outta Ale with the lyric "All this trouble for a tall glass of Olde E, drink it all fast make you haul ass slowly".
It features in "Tales of Kidd Drunkadelic" by People Under The Stairs
D12’s stage for the video "40oz" is made from bottles of Olde English 800
A bottle of Olde English 800 can be seen briefly in the beginning of the music video for "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)" by Jay-Z
Afroman has made several references to Olde English 800 in his track "tall cans."
Type of Label: None