What did he just say? Snow “Informer” (Reaction)

[@robkisler644]

Fun Fact: This song is the biggest selling single in Jamaica, something Snow admits is ridiculous after taking down Bob Marley. As a fellow Torontonian, we rocked Snow HARD back in the day lol.

[@KathySandru]

His manager couldn’t get clearance to perform in the United States because of his prior felony conviction, otherwise he would’ve blown up much bigger here.

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

Yes Sir.

[@youtubeuser206]

@@KathySandru Canada does not have felony or misdemeanor, he was charged with an indictable offense which is the most serious

[@viva5526]

@@KathySandru I think he was in jail when the video came out and the jail mates were watching the video while he was in jail with them.

[@kings6143]

@@viva5526 true

[@MrKevmomoney]

Once you get over the fact that Snow looks like your banker you realize the song is great. Brings me back to 1993.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Whats wild is this tune is partially based on a true story.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

He looks like Edward Snowden

[@anniesmolkin7685]

Lol❤

[@anniesmolkin7685]

He can’t help the way he looks 😅 he looks pretty good

[@brimstonewinpete9306]

He grew up in a heavily Jamaican area of Toronto Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and lickey boom boom down was translated whoop somebody ass

[@jerrideich2757]

Snow grew up in a Jamaican area of Toronto, Canada. Toronto is a huge melting pot of world cultures. This song spent 7 weeks at # 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1992.

[@buttnugget2900]

I wouldn't call it a melting pot, Melting pots are more like in the US where people are expected to kinda assimilate to local customs and culture. Toronto is more like a Mosaic where we like people to keep their culture and customs and just learn to appreciate each others backgrounds and shit. So glad I grew up in Toronto and got to meet so many different people and learn about their culture. Also gives use lots of very good food and music like this from around the world. :P

[@richlisola1]

@@buttnugget2900 That doesn’t sound all that stable

[@buttnugget2900]

@@richlisola1 It works through respect and of course the laws. Custom or not if it conflicts with our laws the laws win.

[@user-fz2mv7qr9c]

@@richlisola1 of course not if your a paranoid right winger huffing facebook glue all day long 🤣

[@markr6812]

7 weeks #1 in 1993 ❤️

[@bobs.3764]

"a licky boom boom down" is basically "shoot/beat, boom boom down" he shoots/beats the informer down

[@ShawnandMel4Life]

Wow thank you so much Bob S that makes sense 👌😂😂thanks for Watching

[@ed-bar]

A licky (a snitch) boom boom (gun shots) dem (them). It means, in a loose translation, snitches get stitches.

[@andree1991]

SNITCHES BLOWN THE FUCK OUT WHEN THE SNOWMAN COME FOR YOU!

[@levivaldez5644]

Licky is Jamaican slang for greedy.

[@SMOOVKILL1]

Ya snitches get stitches. Unfortunately I'm trying to bail my cousin out of the east detention centre on Monday. Smh

[@robs5252]

This song came out back in 1992 or 1993 when I was 19. I had just bought a brand new '93 Ford Mustang and took it directly to a local home/car audio dealer and dropped an upgraded sound system in it (new speakers, amp and bass tube) and I remember driving around town blaring this song. Man, we thought we were so cool trying to impress the girls (never did)...lol....still a cool song almost 30 years later.

[@JPK1981]

Definitely a flashback! 🤣👍 Good times!

[@Krisna_K]

This came out in 1992 and I was 20 years old! It was on my local radio stations night top 8 playlist for weeks! I don’t remember what time of year but I’m sure of the year!

[@IO-hg7oe]

The cars, the bass, Cool Water in the air .... memories

[@sonictonic_]

Love and relate to this story. 😅👍🏼👍🏼

[@Whateva67]

Do you still have the car?

[@lacyinmon1004]

He is basically saying he will beat up or kill a snitch a.,k.a informer

[@NathanCline12-21]

He dissed Takashi 69 before he was born

[@m16fermy]

I mean snitch9

[@inmybed08]

This is the one! 😄 🙌🏾

[@helionzerx817]

LMAO

[@memphisrains1008]

😂😂😂😂😂love it..

[@teknotik1601]

😂 I was in high school when this came out. He got more respect in Jamaica then in North America

[@Boomy0]

Jamaica is in north america.

[@teknotik1601]

@@Boomy0 lol are you serious? You don't know your geography very well.

[@Boomy0]

@@teknotik1601 Oh yeah? where is it then?

[@teknotik1601]

@@Boomy0 In the Caribbean.

[@Boomy0]

@@teknotik1601 Strictly speaking, the Americas consists of two continents, North America and South America. Central America and the Caribbean are considered part of North America.

[@jacdan0110]

Snow was accused of a crime involving a stabbing. It turned out it was innocent and never charged. Ironically, the first time he saw his video on MTV, he was in prison. Canadian Jamaican reggae... I bumped this tune bag in the day!

[@jadedandbitter]

He was "innocent" 😉

[@WTFiamabanana]

He had been in and out of prison for a while by the time he got arrested for the attempts. Don Mills area was worse in the 90’s than it is now, despite what kids in Toronto would tell you today, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Snow did it but just beat the case lol

[@rogerhadaway8957]

This song is about someone snitched on him for something he didn't do. He was blamed for a stabbing he didn't commit because someone "informed" the police that he did it. He grew up in a jamaican neighborhood in toronto thus the jamaican accent. Also while in jail for the "stabbing" this song came out, and word is he was picked up from jail in a limo when they decided he didn't commit said crime and this song was top ten on billboards chart. even though he looks like a goofy white guy, the neighborhood he came from was very rough. Just saying i would not "Inform" on him...lol

[@RobCrowley85]

It was 2 counts, not just the one. He did 8 months for it and was actually still in jail when the song came out. It's said that was when he first saw the video for it.

[@tomicamiladinovic]

His pal and himself were chased by two groups of 4-5 men. When they both escaped they met while Snow's mate was covered with blood because it was himself who stabbed two guys in self-defence. The police and the judge just replaced charges because they hated the whole Snow's family , all with criminal records. So he didn't say it wasn't him but later on trial his friend told the truth and he was free to go. His mate was in prison accused of breaking a jaw to the guy that was done by Snow. He took everything on himself. Later , the same judge gave him a two year sentence for that broken jaw no matter his friend accepted guilt . Snow negotiated with the judge because he already spent 8 months for nothing and he decided to lower sentence from two to one year and Snow spent that time in prison later.

[@truckinleprechaunscottcask9747]

I remember when this came out in the early '90's. Reminded me of In Living Color. He freaked everyone out when they found out he was white and from Canada.

[@djpeternice]

Haha I love the shock and confusion once Snow kicks in 🤣 classic!

[@magnificenthonky]

You can sum up the song, thusly: Snitches get stiches. I never could understand most of what he said; he went way too fast. Thank God for the interwebs; I was finally able to look up the lyrics.

[@keetahbrough]

snitches get ditches, chum.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

His outfit was unreal wasn't it. He was wearing the 90's.

[@MrSlowpoke-jn9lv]

I think I heard him order “ a rack of lamb” somewhere in that song.

[@dystar112]

Thats freaking.hilarious !

[@dystar112]

And I think he knows a girl.called 'Shana' !

[@lepoetress]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Took me out with the rack of lamb 😂😂😂

[@Pilutta100]

Loved this reaction ,I forgot about this song. Thoroughly entertaining. Lol. Super big hugs from Sweden. Lmao

[@flaysol7719]

SNOW is a Proud Irish! Who grew up in Canada Toronto in projects housing at Allenberry. A true lyricist. And in Jamaica and Canada the respect him. I live in America and his my 1# aritist. Before his name was "Kid Maze". Now a great producer too. Work well with other artist. Kat eyez, daddy Yankee, Melody, 20 B-Lo, Joey Boy ect.. And appearance in movies too. Watch the movie Klash" and "Prison Song".

[@RickRolandJr]

Man, I been knowing about this since 92. LOL! Love y'all. May God continue to Bless you.

[@belladoran222]

Aussie parties, ol days , big on snow, b.b.q, major.big love ❤

[@txsprydamrcn7450]

He did an interview when "Con Calma" by Daddy Yankee came out and he performed on the track as well. He states he wrote the song in jail facing 2 attempted murder charges and found not guilty although he never denies it either. He says first time he saw video was on a TV inside and toured right after he was released

[@christhornycroft3686]

He looks like the last guy you’d see shooting someone, especially in that shirt. LOL. He’s the least intimidating looking guy on earth.

[@zuni1966]

@@christhornycroft3686 he´s a real street guy

[@solidstyle133]

He is still the best.... Been listening to this song and lady in the red dress since 1993..... 👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾👌🏾

[@tpsyturvy6987]

Love that song "lady in the dress"!!!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Nice Reaction Guy's, to one of my all time favorite songs

[@bocajuniors7577]

Talent is talent!!

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

Yeah, the only reason he didn't promote this track he was doing a year in. A real gangsta. Also he got kicked out of the US.

[@wstockslager301]

If you want a good laugh, Jim Carrey did a parody of this song when he was on In Living Color. It's called Imposter

[@theRuleFirst]

It was so funny that Parody

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

Thats one of the best In Living Color sketches

[@MembrainJ]

It makes sense, they're both from Toronto so Jim must have seen this video and if you grew up in Toronto, you saw this... A LOT.

[@Marcelo83uk]

God I remember that

[@TimedRevolver]

Oh, that wasn't a parody. The folks behind In Living Color were pissed that Snow was 'appropriating' black music. Imposter was them trying to call him out. What they and every other idiot critic of his style fail to realize, because they're all incompetent and did no research, is that he grew up in a predominantly Jamaican immigrant filled neighborhood. Hell, his manager was a black dude.

[@jeanearle2350]

Would love to see Jim Carey's Parody called Imposter. Its hilarious! Canadian performers ROCK! Thank you for doing a reaction to this song... 30 years later and it still lays it down!

[@XENONPLASMA]

Before there was Aubrey (aka Drake) we had Snow representing the T-Dot!!

[@johnsandy4115]

Nah my dude, before there was Drake and Snow, there was Maestro Fresh Wes

[@srblond]

That outfit is fresh for 92 and that style is making a comeback right now ahah

[@William-ep4ch]

We ALL had the same look when we first saw the video back in the day on Friday Night Videos. You could almost hear America at the same time say WTF?! 🤣😂

[@richardsingh5827]

Great song

[@dlpowers3898]

So interesting how this song is still being listened to but not surprising as he is an amazing artist. Snow grew up in a Jamaican area of Toronto so people always do a double-take when they realize it's a white guy singing this but that's just how he grew up and what he listened to which makes sense. thanks for sharing Shawn & Mel!

[@DEGIRLZDEMSALT.....]

🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🔊🔊🔊👌👌👍👍90s BABY ....ITS SNOW....DIS DUDE UPGRADED REGGAE IN THE CARIBBEAN....

[@alicerobb5924]

As Toronto is VERY multicultural he grew up around people speaking patois & it came very easily to him. One of the things I’m most proud of is our acceptance of diversity. Multicultural diversity is one of the best things about our city.

[@RollTide19]

I saw the title and had to watch. I never knew wtf he was saying. 😂

[@tequila_mockingbird547]

I love everyone’s facial expressions the first time they see this video and who sings it 😂 I never would’ve guess MC Shan produced this.

[@neydogg5494]

SnowDKO is one of my favorite rappers from the 90's thanks for the reaction!

[@nikodimo374]

yes he sure did put Toronto on the map in the early 90s just like drake theweekend and Justin beiber are doing so now

[@jodyariewitz7349]

This takes me back to high school!!😄❤❤❤👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@jeff8228]

As Damien Abraham says "snow was and is legit hard" lmao

[@GoWestYoungMan]

He's not Jamaican. He's Canadian and grew up in a heavily Jamaican-Canadian neighbourhood in Toronto. It's a fusion of those 2 cultures so has elements of rock, reggae, and dancehall music.

[@seanwilson5516]

...And all that time growing up, he didn't "lissan" enough to know Jamaicans say "listen" or "lis'n" just like everybody else.

[@paoloricci4569]

From toronto, crazy summer when this track dropped

[@mikemaynard6741]

Great song!! Love your reaction!!😂😂

[@dean4558]

So many bangers on this album, girl I've been hurt, lonely lonely monday morning, lady with the red dress on...

[@-TalonMedia-]

Lady with the Red Dress On 🔥🔥

[@JessRansdellSmith]

Agree! This is one of my guilty pleasure albums. I remember listening to Uh-ing You and my mom had a conniption fit, took the tape from me, and grounded me to my room. lol This came out in early '93...I was in 8th grade at the time. lol

[@julienielsen4462]

The rapper was so cool in it at the end.

[@proudautismfather7389]

52nd Like👍I'm here tuning in showing my support for yall channel like I always do family😁

[@JPK1981]

🤣🤣🤣 Wow! Thats a flashback! THANKS!

[@ShawnandMel4Life]

Thank you for watching

[@danielafernandez5369]

Full tema ... 😘 desde Colombia

[@jerfacekilla]

Funny thing about this song for me is that the first time I heard it, I thought it was some Indian dude rapping in Hindi 🤣Great song.

[@lauraschelstraete4177]

It’s basically a threat if you snitch on him

[@ed-bar]

It was specifically a threat to the person who did snitch on him.

[@memphisrains1008]

Another great Canadian

[@botschild]

With your type of energy, I had to show love and hit subscribe.

[@guycalgary7800]

90’s rocked !

[@patricknilsson4360]

Love the whole brain processing look in the beginning. 😂

[@georgehenry76]

I become 16 again as soon as I hear this.

[@JayART71]

Epic songs from that album 😊

[@ABBAD-1]

I don't remember when he appeared but this guy is the bomb right now

[@megan2700]

Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Police-a them-a they come and-a they blow down me door One ee come crawl troo, troo my window So dey put me in de back de car at de station From that point on me reach my destination Where the destination reachin' outta East Detention, where dey Looked down me pants, look up me bottom, so Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down So, bigger dem are they think dem have more power De pon di phone me say dat one hour Me for want to use a once an' now me call me lover Lover who me callin an' a one Tamei An' mi love er' in my heart down to my belly-a Yes say daddy me Snow me I feel cool an' deadly Yes the one MC Shan an' the one Daddy Snow Together we-a love'em is a tor-na-do Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down So, listen for me, you better listen for me now Listen for me, you better listen for me now When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a Yes a daddy me Snow me are de article don But the in an a-out a dance an they say where you come from-a? People dem say ya come from Jamaica But me born an' raised in the ghetto that I want ya to know-a Pure black people man that's all I man know Yeah me shoes are a-tear up an'a me toes just a show-a Where me-a born in are de one Toronto, so Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Come with a nice young lady Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a Roam between-a dancin' in-a in-a nation-a You never know say daddy me Snow me are the boom shakata Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a Yes-a daddy me Snow me-a go reachin' out da top, so Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Why wo ee, why wo ee, an' wo ee an' wo ee Me sitting 'round cool with my dibbie-dibbie girl Police knock my door, lick up my pal Rough me up and I can't do a thing Pick up my line when my telephone ring Take me to the station black up my hands Trail me down 'cause I'm hanging with the Snowman What I'm gonna do? I'm backed and I'm trapped Slap me in the face and took all of my gap They have no clues and they wanna get warmer But Shan won't turn informer Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame A licky boom boom down 'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane A licky boom boom down Diggity dum, diggity diggity dum, an' wo ee, an wo, an wo ee

[@CWA69143]

Old school love it forgot about this song!!!

[@BenHatira]

Well 2 times of attempted murder sentence says something about this guy considering he looks like a accountant :D

[@CieloAzulEstrella]

Snow is recently Featured in Daddy’s Yanky’s “ Con Calma” song 🎵, love that part❤️‍🔥

[@novafiddler1712]

straight fire in 2024, Mr. Snow

[@charitizzle6028]

My senior yr of high school! Great music growing up during that time!❤🎶Lady w Red Dress💃

[@kyndread71]

"I leaky boom boom dem" Translation: He's gonna shoot the person who snitched.

[@seanortigoza4727]

Snow looks like your average accountant but he's a real OG.

[@filthymcnasty4u284]

I just started driving legally[im from the country so no DL. needed learned on a farm truck and John Deere tractor ]when this song came out. Had a car back in the day that the Pioneers hit hard with the Alpines. This song with NWA, 2Live Crew, various rock groups And country music.

[@gipsybulldog3286]

He is real OG. Accused on double murder, best selling reggae single, white boy from Toronto.

[@yesdex5996]

She had a dope reaction to that line lol

[@campar1043]

Torontonian here, check out whitey don, hes another white reggae artist from Toronto, he worked with snow a few times also phife dawg from tribe called quest, also check out albarosie, an italian that moved to kingston jamaica and does reggae

[@cjturner370]

I was 3 when this came out And my older siblings never what he was saying,,we just liked the rap flow and beat

[@luvdatbud]

Hahahahahahhah In grade 10 I swore to God himself id never get sick of this song. Lol maybe that explains the struggle in my late teens hahaha. Honestly tho what a hilarious song to react to. Hilarious ive know this fuckin song forever. Hahahahahhah

[@harper4673]

lickit boom boom down; lickit (sound of a gun cocking) boom, boom, down.

[@krw73]

I believe he wrote most of this album while in prison...lol.... Looks like he'll finish the song and then do your taxes...😂😂

[@kevinflood8330]

Hes from Toronto Canada

[@jasonmgomez]

best album title ever - 12 inches of Snow

[@ToxicSentinelTTV]

He says that people think he was born in Jamaica, but he said, and I quote, "I'm from the one Toronto" i.e. he was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, additionally, I can almost sing this

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

"People think I come from Jamaica but me born and raised in Etobicoke" "Me born in da 1 Toronto".

[@jacylinear4048]

I hate that young people don't know history and think this about sex!!! Her talking about taking out the informer. Boom Boom is sound a gun makes!

[@tommyzam]

Favourite couple fosure

[@guilastocker8051]

Good stuff😀 Whats your connection? Married? You two seem to be people of faith. Thanks for sharing

[@lindseyholl8821]

Not sure how true it is but I heard that Snow was actually in prison for attempted murder when this video was filmed.

[@barryadcox2710]

Hahahaha yall are great!!!!

[@DizzyTRILLable]

Lick yo boom boom Down, is not a sexual thing, lick yo is to run up on a enemy like we say in America hit a lick. boom boom, is either fists or gun shots. down= well you down on the ground now. That is what the hook means. Most people think it is a sexual thing but it is not.

[@connormc5809]

I love how he has black women as the centre ❤️ we need more of this

[@dean4558]

Mcshan and snow🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯

[@Shairkon]

He's from Toronto, and he's speaking in Patois. He grew up in the projects in Scarborough. Unfortunately, he showed up about the same time as Vanilla Ice, and was labelled a fake. He's genuine. 'Licky boom boom down' is Jamaican slang for 'I'm going to shoot you'. Snow was in prison for attempted murder when this song was released. The first time he saw the video was from his jail cell.

[@josephconsoli4128]

Hear his story - mobs, crime, guns, drugs. His life in a song.

[@sandyleewhite]

If you guys like insane fast singing, check out another oldie from the 70's called, Life is a Rock: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fOmWB3hZmCebc 😎 It's not considered Rap, but a very cool song that is a dedication to the great singers of our past 😎

[@sandyleewhite]

Yes, a classic!!!

[@craiggiannini2518]

This is a great song and from back in the day real talk

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

His outfit is very nineties lol very Boy George, very MC Hammer lol

[@phantomimages7673]

This is the original snitches gets stitches song.

[@tinaprice3497]

Yeah, this is back in my day. #90sforsure #90s

[@410seven]

Check out- anything for you, one of the best dance hall songs ever.

[@vonbass1300]

Jamaican threats....you're gonna what me down? In living color did a parady of this called Imposter ☺

[@RAD-82ndABN]

You have to watch Snow: Lonely Monday Morning song. That’s my favorite!

[@TheFizzban]

Still a masterpiece

[@rossmacintosh5652]

Snow's album was named "12 Inches of Snow". Best album name since the Rolling Stone's 'Sticky Fingers'.

[@ToxicSentinelTTV]

I am diggin Shawn's ankh tat, much spec cause that comes from my faith

[@maxfredmustermanfred627]

You can clearly say she heard more then he does. What a surprise :D

[@edwardkarpinski7417]

I remember I had this single on tape.

[@miguelmunguia123]

And their reaction was dancing while listening the song. What an original reaction🙄

[@bharadwajv79]

30 years of listening to this song and still not been able understand the lyrics without looking it up. This song was way to advanced for its times. One of the best songs while I was growing up.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

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