Website The Tempo Tandrum provides a pretty interesting read on Pac-Man and its usage in Rap music. Were artists inspired by the main man of Pac, or were they just using him to compliment a rhyme? The debate is discussed, based upon different verses from songs by various Rap artists. Here's a few below:
“I never sweat it, you was so cute/That I ran like Pac-Man in hot pursuit/”
- Shaquille O’Neal; “Let’s Wait a While”
Verdict: Yeesh! I’d rather put my life on the (free throw) line with the ball in Shaq’s hands than to hear this shit again! Superman’s weakness is Kryptonite. Shaq’s weakness is free throw shooting. And rapping. The actual hook to this song – thankfully not performed by Shaq himself – goes a little something like this: “Let’s wait a while/ Before it gets too late/ Let’s wait/”. Apparently youcan stop the reign!
“And let's not even bring up the tracks man/Nope, nope, let's not do that man/
You eatin’ up the game like Pac-Man/
He got the whole world shakin’ just like crack fiends/”
- Kanye West; “Heavy Hitters”
Verdict: I can’t really front on this Pac-Man mention, let alone the track, since it was one of my favorite Kanye mixtape songs from back in the day. He really was eating up the game back then. No fishsticks.
Check out the rest here! Who would have thought that a hungry yellow fortune cookie looking character could attract such a huge Rap following?!
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