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[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/mike-jones-phone-number-281-330-8004/

Two, eight, one; three, three, zero; eight, zero, zero, four.

If you remember 2005 and are also a Texan who likes rap music, these barked digits hold a particular affection. When Houston rapper Mike Jones became famous, he notoriously rapped his phone number aloud over the brilliant, organ-driven beat for “Back Then.”

[–] FreydounHosseini@vegantheoryclub.org 5 points 3 months ago

It was a hit even in the country I was living in then far outside of Texas. It was so ridiculous and catchy it played at every discotheque and on the radio which was still a thing then.