Hip Hop Context

Nostalgia

[Kurtis Blow, "1986 Sprite Commercial"]
This is Kurtis Blow with the latest trends
You got to know what's out, and what's in
I'm talking 'bout the taste, the one that's right
(Now more than ever) it's Sprite

[Heavy D, "1990 Sprite Commercial"]
Remember, I'm Heavy D and the boys in my crew
And we like the Sprite in you

[Kid 'n Play, "1991 Sprite Commercial"]
My name is Play but I'm not playing
I like the Sprite, you know what I'm saying?

[Kris Kross, "1993 Sprite Commercial"]
Word - So drink up drink up, it's what you gotta do
Why? Cause I like the Sprite in you

[A Tribe Called Quest, "1994 Sprite Commercial"]
When we had a thirst to dance, we did it all night
When we had a thirst to rhyme, we broke out the mics

[Pete Rock & CL Smooth, "1995 Sprite Commercial"]
Now meet the carnal king of the castle
Keeping this tight, CL Smooth sippin' on Sprite

[MC Shan vs. KRS-ONE, "1995 Sprite Commercial"]
KRS-One comes with strike two
When Shan is through
Second strike Shansies, triple Sprites
Within his eyesight

[Nas & AZ, "1997 Sprite Commercial"]
Firm comes first, obey your thirst
Nas and AZ, all day it hurts

Obey Your Thirst

[A Tribe Called Quest, "Stressed Out"]
They had my pockets thirstier than Sprite

[Freeway, "When I Rap"]
I'm gonna obey y'all thirst
Since you want another verse
Cause y'all want me to rap again
Philly Freezer back like Sprite again

[Cam'ron, "Let's Talk About It"]
I tell mami, "Oh, display your purse"... like a Sprite, obey your thirst

[Styles P, featured on Jin's "Karaoke Night"]
Cause it's sorta like Sprite how we obey our thirst

Interlude: Obey Your Thirst/What Are You Thinking?

Drake Speaks

[Drake, "Marvins Room"]
Sprite in that mixture, I've been talking crazy, girl

[Drake, "Miss Me"]
I'm in the city of the purple sprite
Someone tell Maliah I'm on fire, she should work tonight

[Drake, "The Resistance"]
I avoided the coke game and went to Sprite instead

[Drake, "Must Hate Money"]
With that Sprite and jolly rancher so flamingo
I ain't speaking in code really cause they know the lingo

[Drake, "All of the Lights (Remix)"]
Pour that, all in the Sprite, all in the Sprite

[Drake, "Forever"]
Last name Ever, first name Greatest
Like a sprained ankle, boy, I ain't nothing to play with

The Sprite Can

[Lil Wayne, "Words of Advice"]
Think it’s sweeter than a Sprite can, crush em’

[Lil' Kim, "Jump Off"]
Let me show you what I'm all about
How I make a Sprite can disappear in my mouth

[Murs, "The Lick"]
I'm about to go the distance with this eye
And by the way my nigga can you get a can of Sprite?

[Los, "Bonnie & Clyde"]
And put dots on the shit like a Sprite can

Sprite on the Silver Screen

[Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avery, Pulp Fiction, Screenplay Excerpt]

JULES
Check out the big brain on Brett
You'a smart motherfucker, that's
Right. The metric system
(he points to a fast
Food drink cup)
What's in this?

BRETT
Sprite

JULES
Sprite, good, mind if I have some of
Your tasty beverage to wash this
Down with?

BRETT
Sure

Jules grabs the cup and takes a sip

The Marriage of Sprite and Pizza

[Vampire Weekend, "Pizza Party"]
Still better than nothin', you're feelin' alright
You know my girl eats her pizza with a diet Sprite

[Foxy Brown, The Making of Reasonable Doubt]

[Papoose, Revelations of a Lyricists"]
Go to they pizza shop, and stop for one slice
Get some garlic on the top and one Sprite

[Kendrick Lamar, featured on Hope's "Compton's Finest"]
A pizza and a cold Sprite – peace to the world

Sprite Similes and Wordplay

[Ab-Soul, "Studio Life"]
Main squeeze, like lemon
Add a lil' lime and you got yourself a Sprite

[T.I., "Top Back (Remix)"]
Lemon lime droptop I call it a Sprite

[Los, "Ice Cream Paint Job"]
Wrist game shining like Sprites in a cooler

[Hugo Boss, "Obectif Lune"]
Mon rap c'est comme le Sprite: ca rafraichit et c'est déjà pas mal

Follow The Liter

[Eminem, "B.E.T. Cypher"]
Drinking sprite by the two liter

[8-Ball, "Roll Up Poe Up"]
Need a one liter Sprite and some ice
8-Ball I got a tray with me

But what if I had a Sprite right now?

[A$AP Rocky, "PMW (All I Really Need)"]
All I think about is life, nights, sippin' on Sprite

[Ol' Kainry, "Scenes de Batard"]
Me souvient plus de ce que j'ai pris un Sprite

[Mike Joey, "Intro to High 95"]
This flow so flawless, shine so bright
I'm so right, sip a Sprite and I just might

[Travis Porter, "Bag Lady"]
Aye Strap, pass me a Sprite real quick

[Kids These Days, "Hard Times"]
I'm only 16, spittin' like I'm 19
And marketing all over the scene like Sprite cream

[Future, "DNA"]
I’m sucker-free dog, pass me my Sprite
I’m an ATLien and to say I’m way way out of sight

[Dat Boy, "Grace Come Ride"]
I'mma guide the grain and screens rain
Baby girl just po' up the Sprite

[Juicy J, "Gone"]
Neck full of them diamonds, my Sprite stay on chill

[Mac Miller, "He Who Ate All the Caviar"]
Hide your kids, hide your wife
Find a sip, bottle Sprite

[Kool Keith, "The Girls Don't Like The Job"]
Sippin' on a glass of Sprite
Toni Braxton wanna sing Pride with me tonight