One of my favorite joints has to be "Shakey Dog," a kind of stream of conscious narrative about a drug stick-up on gone bad. I think, but I'm not sure, that it's a riff of off Biggie's "Niggas Bleed." But allusions aside, the chaos of the piece--the multiple voices, the wild and seemingly incongruous details, and of course's Ghost's performance--really match the chaos of the track. Here's a scene halfway in, as Ghost and his partner Frank con their way into an unsuspecting drug-dealer's apartment:
"Yo, who goes there." Tony. "Tony, one second homey,No matter rain sleet or snow you know you spose to phone me."Off came the latch. Frank pushed me into the door.The door flew open. Dude had his mouth open, frozen,Stood still with his heat bulging. Told him"Freeze, lay the fuck down and enjoy the moment."
Again the language--the archaic "Who goes there" and the comic understated threat, "lay the fuck down and enjoy the moment" work to create this soundscape of chaos.
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