Menace II Society - Cultural References

Cultural References

• The Boondocks, a cartoon series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, has incorporated quotes from the movie into the dialogue of the character voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. "Thank You for Not Snitching" (season 2, episode 3) parodies the interrogation scene, and in "Ballin'", Uncle Ruckus calls Riley O-Dog during a basketball game.
• One episode of the short lived TV series, The Critic, features main character Jay Sherman reviewing a movie titled Dennis the Menace II Society, in which Dennis the Menace pulls out two machine guns and shoots up George Wilson's house.
• The 1996 Wayans Brothers spoof, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, based its main storyline mostly on the movie. Multiple characters from the movie parody those of Menace II Society, such as Marlon Wayans' character named "Loc Dog".
• The Simpsons spoofed the film in one episode, wherein Lisa and Homer watch a short cartoon starring Ludacris, called "Menace Tooth Society".
• In the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, members of the Grove Street Families resemble O-Dog. In the mission "Ryder", the pizza shop clerk says to Ryder, "I feel sorry for your dad", echoing what the Korean liquor store clerk says to O-Dog in the beginning of the movie. A few actors from the film, notably Samuel L. Jackson, MC Eiht, Clifton Powell, Yo-Yo, and Clifton Collins, Jr., appeared as many of the main characters in San Andreas. Additionally, the start of the game contains a scene wherein the main character is left in rival gang territory.
• A number of rap songs by 50 Cent, The Game, Jay-Z, and T.I. have made reference to Menace II Society. Also Jadakiss has a line in a verse on the ruff ryders antham remix' "give it to you at the lights like Cains cousin Harold"
• Gucci Mane's album "The Appeal" has a song titled "ODog" featuring Wyclef Jean.
• Lupe Fiasco's song "Double Burger With Cheese", which in the title itself is a reference to a scene from the film, makes numerous references to the film and includes dialogue from the scene where Caine robs a man of his car and has the man order him a "Double burger with cheese."
• In the debut album of rapper Lil Zane, Young World: The Future, in the track "Ride On 'Em", you can hear at the end O-Dog and his infamous quote before the shooting of the carjackers:"You act like a lil bitch rite now, you act all paranoid and shit..."
• Immortal Technique, in his song "Angels and Demons", quotes the main character's line, "Young, black, and don't give a fuck".