A DMX tribute on MOTD.
Protect Ian Wright at all costs. pic.twitter.com/VwWsrVItOf
— VERSUS (@vsrsus) April 10, 2021
Ian Wright paid tribute to DMX on Saturday’s Match of the Day while discussing Leeds United’s 2-1 win at Man City.
Two goals from Stuart Dallas brought Marcelo Bielsa’s side victory at the Etihad despite the table-toppers dominating possession, prompting Gary Lineker to ask:
They beat the champions-elect: how?
This teed up Arsenal legend Wright to respond with some appropriated lyrics from the late rapper’s 1998 track “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”.
He said:
Stop them, drop them, open up shop on them.
Lineker then replied with “nice tribute”, causing some social media users to be surprised that he seemed to get the reference.