On Sept. 9, 2000, Brownsville, Brooklyn rap duo M.O.P. (Billy Danze and Lil Fame) dropped the Hip-Hop anthem, "Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory)" from their fourth album, 2000's Warriorz.

"Ante Up" peaked at #19 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart and is widely considered to be one of the greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time. Its cultural impact is still felt, more than 20 years after its release, and it has been featured in numerous movies and television shows, including Brown Sugar, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Superstore, You Got Served, and more.

"People just think it's a robbery record, you know, 'Gimme this, gimme that...' but for me, when I actually think about it, the track was more about our careers at the time and the music business as a whole," Billy Danze told Passion of the Weiss in 2021. "We had already put out three albums by that point and smashed everybody when it came to live shows on stage. We smashed everybody on guest verses on their own records too. But still, we were not getting our due respect. So the song might sound like it's about robbing and stealing only, but for me, we got the energy for this one because we were calling for respect and taking it."