As the news of OJ Simpson’s passing continues to spread, XXL reflects back on the time the polarizing pop culture figure made a rap song.
After OJ was sentenced to nine years for kidnapping and armed robbery unconnected to the death of his ex-wife in 2008, the football star left his supporters with a rap song he had recorded called “Get Juiced.” The track was a bizarre bit of rap spectacle to remind his fans that he’ll be okay, and found OJ comparing himself to a lion and a cartoon character to demonstrate his grit and intelligence.
“Don’t you know there’s no stopping the Juice/When I’m on the floor I’m like a lion on the loose/Better shoot me with a tranquilizer dart/Don’t be stupid, I’m not a Simpson named Bar,” he rapped.
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Where Did “Get Juiced” Come From?
The song actually served as a promotional tool for OJ’s short-lived prank show Get Juiced. The Punk’d-esque reality show from 2006 had OJ trolling people, kinda, with hidden cameras capturing the entire debacle. Truthfully, the show just included OJ dressing up in various costumes and interacting with the public.
His disguises included one as an old man hosting a Bingo night, while another was him dressing as an Elvis impersonator and talking with fans who definitely knew it was OJ dressed as an Elvis impersonator. There was also one instance where OJ walked around as himself, interacting with people who eagerly called him a murderer to his face.
The show aired as a one-time special on Pay Per View on July 16, 2007, before it was repurposed for DVD. “Get Juiced” also came with a NSFW music video, that featured dozens of shots of topless women as OJ takes on different personas as a pimp, rap star and more. The video has since been scrubbed from the internet, but the single in and of itself was quite a going-away gift for OJ’s fans.
OJ Simpson died on Thursday (April 11) after a battle with cancer. He was 76 years old.
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Revisit OJ Simpson’s rap song “Get Juiced” below.