Crazy Rap

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“Crazy Rap”

Single by Afroman
from the album Sell Your Dope

Released

2000

Genre

Hip hop

Length

5:53

Afroman singles chronology

Because I Got High
(2000)

Tumbleweed
(2000)

Crazy Rap is the second most widely-known single^{[citation needed]} by rapper Afroman, a comical rap from his third album, Sell Your Dope, and is later included on his greatest hits album, The Good Times. It is often referred to as "Colt 45", which in fact is a different song on Afroman's Afroholic... album. Crazy Rap consists of short limericks, 'dirty rap songs', mostly describing Afroman's sexual conquests, while promoting marijuana, Zig Zags and Colt 45. The song describes the many sexual encounters and does not shy away from the details. The chorus of the song includes the nursery rhyme "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

The song describes sexual encounters with many women, including Dolly Parton and Colonel Sanders' wife. Many of the sexual acts mentioned involve oral sex or anal sex. Crazy Rap also uses phrases from Rapper's Delight. The line "colt 45 and two zig zags baby thats all we need" refers to a 2-dollar 40 ounce malt liquor named Colt 45, and two rolling papers (zig zags are a popular rolling paper brand), with which a marijuana joint would be rolled.

This song gives credit to its street popularity to Napster, which brought the song into the suburban white market.