The song's lyrics recommend the use of music and dancing to feel good rather than using drugs: "The dope I'm selling you don't smoke / You feel out in the dance floor on my world tour / I'm selling dope in each and every record store".

However, the anti-drug theme was interpreted as having the opposite message, possibly as a result of misinterpretation of the context of the title, and ignorance as to the actual lyrical content.

[1] The song was produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam for Rhyme Syndicate Productions.

In 1989, the song was used in the beginning of the Season Two episode of the television series Midnight Caller entitled "Take Back the Streets".

The music video was released in 1988 and it features cameos by Big Daddy Kane and Kool DJ Red Alert.