The video also features a parody of the opening scene of the 1993 film Menace II Society where O-Dog is confronted by the Asian owners of the convenience store.
South Central had become a byword for urban decay, its bad reputation spread by movies such as Colors, South Central, Menace II Society, Poetic Justice, Tales from the Hood, Friday, and in particular, South Central native John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood.
After enjoying increasing success with the group, which peaked with 1992's Music to Driveby, Eiht took a role in the hit movie Menace II Society as well as a high-profile spot on the soundtrack.
The clip included an appearance by rapper Saafir, whom audiences may recognize from his small role as "Harold" in 1993's "Menace II Society".
The side grip was highly popularized with the 1993 American hood film, Menace II Society, where this technique is shown in the film's opening scene during the armed robbery of a Los Angeles, California convenience store.
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Boom Bam also had a brief movie career with a minor role in the blockbuster hit Menace II Society and in the movie Rhyme and Reason.