“Get your popcorn, get your condiments/ You don’t wanna miss nothing, ok listen…”
Not only the intro to the track but possibly to Kanye’s life (which is indeed movie worthy) we would like to take you back to a time when Kanye was still rocking backpacks, polos and trying to get into more than just producing. “Livin’ a Movie” is a track off of Kanye’s first mixtape Freshman Adjustment and showcases the greatest number of movie references I have ever heard in a song. Seriously the man covers at least 20+ movie references over what appears to be a jacked up sample of Melanie – “In the Hour”. Can you spot them all? Track and answers below.
In order:
- Edward Scissorhands
- What Lies Beneath
- The Preachers Wife
- Sleepy Hollow
- Apollo 13
- 13 Ghosts
- Hollow Man
- Friday 13th
- Ghost
- Almost Famous
- Lord of the Rings
- The Shining
- Do the Right Thing
- Don’t Say a Word
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Sleepers
- Jeepers Creepers
- 9 ½ Weeks
- Rush Hour
- The Cell
- Juice
- Three Kings
- Me, Myself, and Irene
-Zoki
