“Informer” actually spent an impressive seven-consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and also peaked at number-two on the UK Singles chart.However, the central theme of it is a chastisement of ‘informers’ and snitching in general. ConclusionĪs can be seen, Snow covers various topics throughout this song. However, despite their bestĪttempts, “Shan won’t turn informer”. (his) pal”, meaning that they shot up his homey. Shan eventually ends upĪt the police station, where he is abused by law enforcement. Apparently Home with his shorty, when the police come a-knocking and wind up “lick(ing) up Sticks to the overall theme of the track. He weaves a tale of chilling at Meanwhile MC Shan’s singular verse is very-descriptive and He also bigs up himself once again, stating that he is not privy to beingīested by his enemies as well as mentioning his standard of “reaching for the And in that regard, he also references the fact that he grew upįinally his fourth verse is about a “nice young lady” who impressed Jamaica (the birthplace of the genre) “pure Black people” are ‘all that he In the third verse, Snow sets out to validate hisĪuthenticity as a reggae artist by stating that even though he is not from His shorty, who he missed. He later bigs himself up and also gives a Recalling that he used the one phone call the prison allowed him to holla at The second verse is for the most part dedicated to Snow Where he went through the usual invasive inspections a new inmate must endure. Him to the aforementioned East Detention, To his arrest. This included them “blow(ing) down (his) door” as well asĪn additional officer who ‘crawled through his window’. In the first verse, Snow recounts the police raid that led