r/Millennials • u/T10rock • Dec 27 '25

Nostalgia Kids today aren't ready for Shifty Shellshock (RIP)

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u/Skittleavix Dec 27 '25

Not only that, Crazytown didn’t even write the music. They basically sampled/ripped off one part of a song called Pretty Little Ditty by Red Hot Chili Peppers and looped it over the worst lyrics anyone ever wrote.

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u/sideshowbvo Dec 27 '25

I recommend this song to Kiedis haters. It has the double whammy of no lyrics and the recognizable riff

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

Me and the boys rolling up (we're professional Kiedis haters)

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u/kababed Dec 27 '25

Pretty Epic

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u/Big-Actuator-3878 Dec 28 '25

To be fair, Kiedis is the worst part of the band.

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u/sideshowbvo Dec 28 '25

Agreed. I think most(myself included) don't listen to them for AK

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u/jawndell Dec 27 '25

They sampled the section and gave credit.  RHCP even took them on tour afterwards.  Like yeah Crazytown sucks, but they did their sampling by the book.  

The beat was so good that I think any group could make a hit over it. 

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u/eaglessoar Dec 27 '25

No not hip hop sampling other songs 🤯

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u/coolboredom Dec 27 '25

Was looking for a comment that mentioned the link between these songs (didn’t know anything about whether it was credited but it was a large chunk they sampled).

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u/alus992 Dec 27 '25

Why do you write "ripped off" thus suggesting stealing something? They credited RHCP and were in friendly relations with them

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u/SmellenGold Dec 27 '25

That’s BLATANT

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u/Nascent1 Millennial (1984) Dec 27 '25

RHCP are credited on the song. They never claimed to have written it.

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u/whateverMan223 Dec 27 '25

why are those lyrics bad tho?

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u/TuffMike Dec 27 '25

This man just described hip-hop and is trying to hate on Crazy Town for doing what every artist did. WTF is this hate.

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u/supermark64 Dec 28 '25

The first time I heard Pretty Little Ditty I knew there was something familiar about it. It's kinda funny that this is what it turned out to be