You're the waste of LA/get blast up in LA/face down, ass up in LA/you the Crocodile Hunter, I am the stingray
Steve Irwin ... used in lyrices in the feud between Ras Kass, top right, and The Game.
as material in gangsta rap music.
US rap music artist Ras Kass's newest track, dubbed Gayme fellow rapper The Game. It includes numerous personal attacks on The Game, including one inspired by Irwin.
"You're the waste of LA/get blast up in LA/face down, ass up in LA/you the Crocodile Hunter, I am the stingray," reads part of the track.
September 14, when the two were involved in a physical altercation at a Los Angeles nightclub, says rap fan website AllHipHop.com.
confrontation, on tracks, interviews and even over the internet through social networking services such as YouTube and MySpace.
Ilya Aronovich from Bondi, a rap music fan who came across the song, says that using Irwin's death as material while his family and friends were still mourning was in bad taste, but noted that it is common in rap music.
Steve Irwin.
However, I don't think he intentionally meant to offend anyone by it. He obviously isn't aware of how big a loss it was to our country and our culture.
and refer metaphorically to celebrity deaths.
A lot of rappers have someone else," he said.
Irwin died on September 4, after being stung by a stingray as he series.
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