White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
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"White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)" is an influential early hip hop track by Melle Mel that critiques cocaine use and its social consequences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| addresses |
economic impact of drug trade
ⓘ
psychological impact of cocaine use ⓘ |
| artist | Grandmaster Melle Mel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | spoken-word style rapping ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
drug-fueled excess in nightlife culture
ⓘ
glamorization of cocaine ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic hip hop track ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCallAndResponse | yes ⓘ |
| hasChorus | “White lines, blow away” ⓘ |
| hasHook | “Don’t do it” ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTitle | White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hip hop
ⓘ
rap ⓘ |
| isConsidered | influential early hip hop track ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Melle Mel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cocaine use
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drug abuse ⓘ social consequences of drug use ⓘ |
| message | anti-drug ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of cocaine culture
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early hip hop social commentary ⓘ |
| oftenClassifiedAs | conscious rap ⓘ |
| performer |
Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandmaster Melle Mel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Melle Mel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sylvia Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sugar Hill Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | funk-influenced ⓘ |
| shortTitle | White Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
addiction
ⓘ
drug dealing ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| warningAgainst |
cocaine
ⓘ
drug lifestyle ⓘ |
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