"Sippin' on Some Syrup", sometimes known as "Sippin' on Some
Sizzurp
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", is the second single from
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mys ...
's fourth studio album ''
When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1''. It features
UGK
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and
Project Pat
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Houston was formerly a member of hip h ...
. The song samples the
synthesizer
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intro and
keyboard
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instrumental from
Marvin Gaye
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's 1978 song "
Is That Enough" from his album ''
Here, My Dear
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''. The song peaked at #30 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart.
Music video
A video directed by Jeff Byrd was made for the song, with airtime on
MTV
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and
BET
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. It features an
Insane Clown Posse
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"Amazing Jeckel Brothers" shirt at 1:14, a reference to
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mys ...
's longstanding friendship with
Psychopathic Records
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.
The video version censors all references to purple drank, including the chorus, which is rendered as "sippin' on some s*****p".
Remix
The main remix, "Sippin' on Some Syrup (Remix)" a.k.a. "Purple Punch" Chevy 04 Purple Caddy, features Dipset rappers
Cam'ron
Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" ...
,
Jim Jones
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, &
Juelz Santana
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. DJ Paul, Juicy J, and Bun B also return with new verses (Pimp C could not return due to his incarceration) and Project Pat's chorus from the original was included. A video of the remix was made, although Cam'ron's verse is removed.
Chart performance
References
External links
Sippin' on Some Syruporiginal video
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2000 singles
Three 6 Mafia songs
UGK songs
Gangsta rap songs
Dirty rap songs
Songs about drugs
2000 songs
Songs written by Juicy J
Songs written by DJ Paul
Posse cuts