“Public Service Announcement”
“I check cheddar like a food inspector/ My homey Strict told me, “Dude finish your breakfast.”
It’s easy to miss the reference to now deceased streetball legend John “Franchise” Strickland due to the more recognizable line that precedes it. But this was just further proof that Hov was in tune with the streets. For Christ’s sake, Roc-A-Fella had a team in Rucker Park’s annual Entertainer’s Basketball Classic summer league at the time.
