TIA: South Florida’s Ski Mask The Slump God is a rapper’s rapper and he’s known
for clever bars filled with animated pop culture references, that range from ‘Dragon Ball Z…’
TIA: to ‘The Simpsons.’
TIA: We took a look at some of Ski Mask’s biggest tracks and over 60 different references
to figure out what cartoons he loves to namedrop the most in his rhymes, Genius style.
And there were a lot.
SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD: Cartoons are really my thing I feel like you can learn a lot of things from movies.
Hi, Dexter!
DeeDee, what are you doing in my laboratory?
First up at #5 is ‘Rick & Morty,’ Adult Swim’s hit comedy about a scientist and
his grandson Morty, which just so happens to be one of Ski Mask’s personal favorites.
He’s mentioned it in four different songs.
SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD: Rick and Morty tells you a lot about life and that’s really going on.
TIA: Besides general show references, Ski Mask also gets into specific characters, like
Pickle Rick.
PICKLE RICK: Flip the pickle, Morty.
You’re not gonna regret it, the payoff is huge.
I turned myself into a pickle Morty!
TIA: As well as some more secondary characters.
You love those barbecues Rick, you love them!
Remember it, Rick?
Shut up, Hamurai.
Shut up, Amish Cyborg.
TIA: At #4 we’ve got the sci-fi cartoon ‘Futurama,’ which Ski’s mentioned in
five different songs.
TIA: And he’s paid homage to some of its most beloved characters.
Hey, what’s this fat, ugly thing?
A frog, a toad, or yo mama?
TIA: At #3 is the classic Nickelodeon show The ‘Fairly OddParents.’
Ski Mask references the show on seven different songs, and a lot of those bars mention the
babysitter, Vicky.
SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD: We don’t really fuck with Icky Vicky.
She’s from 'Fairly OddParents,' she’s a babysitter, she’s mean as fuck.
ICY VICKY: Everything’s under control Mrs. Turner.
You go have fun while I fire up the wood chipper.
I mean - turn on the TV.
TIA: Ski Mask even sampled one of the show’s songs, “My Shiny Teeth And Me,” from fictional
teen heartthrob Chip Skylark on a track of his own.
TIA: At #2, we’ve got the classic Japanese anime and game series, ‘Pokemon’ which
we found Ski Mask referenced in eight different songs.
SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD: Ash is the Pokemon trainer that’s the main character on 'Pokemon.'
I was using it in the term of ashing a blunt and Ash.
It just came into relevance.
I used it as a perfect metaphor.
TIA: Finally, the cartoon with the most mentions from Ski Mask in nine different songs across
his catalog is ‘SpongeBob Squarepants.’
SPONGEBOB: Well, thanks for the start.
I’m outta here.
Could I please have an advance on my allowance?
I wanna be Dirty Dan.
What makes you think you can be Dirty Dan?
I’m dirty.
TIA: But even outside of his top mentions, Ski Mask clearly has a lot of other favorites,
like the ‘Grim Adventures of Billy And Mandy.’
He even sampled the show’s theme song on the 2016 track of the same name.
TIA: And on tracks like “Dr. Eggman,” he’s even used more obscure references like
this bit from ‘Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends.’
I like chocolate milk.
Yes, I got caught that before.
TIA: But besides his favorites there’s still plenty more cartoon references from Ski Mask,
and he’s kept them coming.
So, what are some of your favorites?
TIA: I’m Tia with Genius News bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.