Who originally said "I got a lion in my pocket, I'm Lyin, I got a 9 in my pocket.."

[CourtesyFlusher]

Me and fellow white friends were discussing these lyrics, and they swear Eminem was the first, but I couldn't prove them wrong without the original on deck

 

[RajWatts]

Prince, 1999

 

[dontreadthis]

MC Entire on that Reba posse cut...

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

..............................

 

[Zach Lowe]

Barry White - 1974

 

[Get Right]

Pretty sure that was Devastatin' Dave on this joint

 

[The Entity]

Pretty sure that was Devastatin' Dave on this joint

LOL at him calling himself the turntable slave

 

[Blayze_One]

who else says it?

 

[AkaDemiK]

MC Graw

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

As far as rappers go i'm pretty sure it was Biglirth on one of those Children of the Corn freestyle sessions.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Me and fellow white friends were discussing these lyrics, and they swear Eminem was the first, but I couldn't prove them wrong without the original on deck

Yes it was Eminem spinning a line from Prince's 1999.

 

[James Worthy]

I first heard it from Eminem and then Beanie Sigel, didn't know it originated from Prince.

 

[Ken Piffey Jr.]

As far as rappers go i'm pretty sure it was Biglirth on one of those Children of the Corn freestyle sessions.

What's the story on this again??

 

[TheAnointedOne]

[null]

 

[AkaDemiK]

As far as rappers go i'm pretty sure it was Biglirth on one of those Children of the Corn freestyle sessions.

I think you right