O.J. Simpson (e o assassinato que ele cometeu) inspirou uma série de letras de rap

Desde que seu julgamento por assassinato aconteceu há mais de 20 anos, a saga de O.J. Simpson (1947-2024) se tornou uma sensação cultural. Enquanto ele passou cerca de nove anos preso pelo crime de roubo, praticado 2008, o atleta ficou com um pé em Hollywood com seu caso saindo dos tribunais e indo parar nas telas da TV e do cinema.

A cultura popular adora um bom drama e o julgamento de O.J. acabou virando um documentário e uma série, além, claro, de uma série de letras de rap.

O rap se alimenta de controvérsias, então não é surpresa que a carreira do ex-atleta da NFL tenha se tornado referencia no hip-hop.

A Billboard separou algumas canções que fazem referencia ao atleta. Confira:

Dr. Dre feat. Ice Cube, “Natural Born Killaz” (1994)

“But I’m down with Dre like AC is down with OJ”

Tupac, “Picture Me Rollin” (1996)

“Free like O.J. all day, you can’t stop me”

A Tribe Called Quest, “The Hop” (1996)

“Get me vexed, I do like Left Eye, start an arson/ Now that I got that out my system/ Watch me stab up the track as if my name was OJ Simpson”

Eminem, “Role Model” (1999)

“Me and Marcus Allen went over to see Nicole/ When we heard a knock at the door, must’ve been Ron Gold/ Jumped behind the door, put the orgy on hold/ Killed them both, then smeared blood on the white Bronco”

Clipse, “Virginia” (2002)

“See, plenty my partners feelin’ like O.J/ Beat murder like the shit is OK, that’s what our dough say”

Nas, “These Are Our Heroes” (2004)

“But there’s somethin’ they don’t say/ Keep getting accused for abusing White pussay/ From OJ to Kobe, uh let’s call him Tobe”

Cam’ron ft. Vado and Gucci Mane, “Cuffin” (2009)

“Homie, you can have her, I don’t wanna marry her/ Like OJ Simpson, I just wanna stab her”

Tyler, the Creator, “Blow” (2009)

“Her legs can’t close like the four-door hinge Bronco/ That O.J. killed the white whores with”

Jeezy, “OJ” (2011)

“Kinda hard when you’re sleeping on Dolce/ Wake up drinking Rose/ Killing that white bitch, OJ”

Lil Wayne, “Marvins Room” (2011)

“I ain’t a killer but don’t push me/ I OJ Simpsoned that pussy”

50 Cent ft. Kidd Kidd, “OJ” (2012)

“Put on my O.J. gloves and watch me kill this shit/ Beat the case then come home and go back from doing some different shit/ I’m pullin’ off a O.J, off-off a O.J/ I’m pullin’ off a O.J, I’m killin’ these bitches”

Kanye West ft. Assassin, “I’m In It” (2013)

“We ago’ smile ‘pon court day/ Because we beat murder charge like O.J”

ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West, “That Part” (2016)

“I just left the strip club, got some glitter on me/ Wifey gonna kill me, she the female OJ”

DJ Esco ft. Future, “Juice” (2016)

“It’s personal, free ‘em now/ Murder trials, OJ Simpson/ White on white, OJ Simpson/ Double murder, OJ Simpson”

JAY-Z, “The Story of O.J” (2017)

“O.J. like, “I’m not black, I’m O.J.” …okay”