Donald Goines - Influence

Influence

Reference is made to Donald Goines by the following rappers:

Grand Puba

The skills go back to the days of flippin' coins

Pass time readin' books by my man Donald Goines

-from "Who Can Get Busy Like This Man..." One for All

Geechi Suede

Son of holding more than two coins, last son of clever Donald Goines

-from "Son of A..." Another Heist

Silky days, Satin nights, takin flights Donald Goines

Sweet sensations Spanish flying with the Lady Scarface

Bottoms up sunshine, Love Potion No.9

-from "Luchini AKA This is It"

Common:

I'm the act to follow, housing kids like Ronald

Mac like Donald Goines, flows I change like coins

-from "Orange Pineapple Juice" Resurrection

East Flatbush Project

Write like Donald Goines from Flatbush to (sic) Saint Des Moines

-from "Can't Hold It Back"

RZA

feeling like a Dopefiend character from Donald Goines.

-from 'Trippin' Gravediggaz - 6 feet Deep

AZ:

Too hard to follow, you took a bite but couldn't swallow.

Your mind's boggled, but I'm as deep as Donald Goines novels

–from "Rather Unique" Doe or Die

2Pac:

Criminal ties for centuries, a legend in my own rhymes,

So niggaz whisper when they mention,

Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure,

Moms sent me to go play with the drug dealers.

-from "Tradin' War Stories", All Eyez On Me

E-40 :

Spend about a half a hundred thousand

boost up my coins

proceed to spit mo supafly

than Donald Goines

from "Record Haters", Tha Hall of Game

Nas:

With so much drama in QBC,

Kinda hard being Escobaro,

Eldorado Red, sippin Dom out the bottle,

my life is like a Donald Goines novel.

–from "Escobar '97", Men in Black Soundtrack

Cappadonna

Read it like a novel, DonnaCappa Goines,

Strivin' my duns need dollars and coins.

-from "Slang Editorial", The Pillage

Ghostface Killah:

Lines from Dolemite,

A few tips from Goines,

Birthday,

Gave her 2 fifty-cent coins.

-from "Child's Play", Supreme Clientele

Memphis Bleek:

That credit you dead it, I know heads gettin' annoyed,

And knew all about a dope fiend before reading Donald Goines

-from "Can I Live II", Reasonable Doubt (Jay-Z)

Ludacris:

So I picked up a couple books by Donald Goines,

About the business of this shit, how to flip a few coins.

-from "Eyebrows Down", Chicken & Beer

Andre Nickatina

You Know The Way I keep It Flowin'

is Like The Life Of Donald Goines,

My Homies Like That Pimpin, Hoeing

Cop It, Drop It, Cop It, Blowin

-from "CottonCandyLand", Horns And Halos 2

Jadakiss:

The revolver or matty’s cool,

Knife game like Daddy Cool, since Bally shoes.

-from "Mighty D-Block" Walk Witt Me (Sheek Louch)

MF Grimm:

If Donald Goines wrote my life my name would be Kenyatta

I don't choose to kill a brother but to stay alive right now I gotta

-from "Take Em To War", Scars and Memories

Vado

Like Donald Goines you write a hell of a story

-from "Fetti", Boss of All Bosses

Canibus

Mountain man axe to your loins

Self-employed like Donald Goines, cash cows on steroids

I don't fall for deceptions or decoys

-from "Lyrical Noir" Lyrical Law

Also, there is a rapper with the moniker Donny Goines, which was derived from Donald Goines. One of the members from rap group Pitch Black goes by the name of D.G. which was inspired by Donald Goines. D.G. also mentioned Donald Goines in the song "R U Ready 4 This (feat. Busta Rhymes)" from Pitch Black's album Pitch Black Law.