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[–] Mostly_Gristle 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was taken down years ago, but for a while the entry for the song Regulate, by Warren G and Nate Dogg, used to feature a recitation of the story events done in the flowery prose style of a fancy Victorian English gentleman. It was a masterpiece.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since Wikipedia tracks edits, it wasn't actually "taken down", it's still there if you dig through the edit history. I dug it up:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regulate_(song)&oldid=585931532

[–] grasshopper_mouse 5 points 1 year ago

This is amazing