Sippin' on Some Syrup
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| "Sippin' on Some Syrup" | |
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| Single by Three 6 Mafia featuring UGK and Project Pat | |
| from the album When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Format | Compact disc Vinyl record |
| Recorded | 1999-2000 |
| Genre | Southern hip hop |
| Length | 4:24 |
| Label | Loud |
| Producer | DJ Paul Juicy J |
"Sippin' On Some Syrup" is a track from Three 6 Mafia's fourth studio album, When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1. It features UGK and Project Pat. The song samples the synthesizer intro and keyboard instrumental from Marvin Gaye's 1978 song, "Is That Enough" from the singer's Here, My Dear album. "Syrup" is slang for codeine with promethazine, Hydrocodone or Oxycodone cough suppressant liquid medications (see purple drank).
[edit] Music video
A video was made for the song, with airtime on MTV and BET. In the video Juicy J The addition of "syrup" or "that lean" influenced rapper Juicy J to slow the beat down and, "Gets' it in real slow".
The video version censors all references to purple drank, including the chorus, which is rendered as "sippin' on some s*****p".
[edit] Remix
The main remix, "Sippin' On Some Syrup (Remix)" aka, "Purple Punch", features Dipset rappers Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana. DJ Paul, Juicy J, and Bun B also return with new verses (Pimp C could not return due to his incarceration) & Project Pat's chorus from the original was included. A video of the remix was made, although Cam'ron's verse is removed. The "syrup" referred to is lean, a recreational drug made by mixing medicated cough syrup containing codeine, promethazine, Jolly Ranchers, and soda.
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