“That’s all he says in the whole song, n-!” he exclaims. Chappelle stops the video at the five-second mark, long enough for Jon to yell “OKAY!” twice. But the Chappelle’s Show audience doesn’t see that action unfold. It’s their 2002 “I Don’t Give A.” video, where they meet Mystikal, Krayzie Bone and other famous friends at Club 112, for a night inspired by Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” video. On the screen is Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, the Atlanta trio that branded crunk for mainstream consumption. He can’t help but show the source material first.
15 years ago, comedian Dave Chappelle introduced one of his best celebrity impersonations.