In an interview with XXL, MF Doom stated "At the time I wrote the song, I think I was with one of my boys and we stopped and got knishes that day.
[1]The production features a sped-up electric guitar riff, sampled from a cover of "Space Oddity", looping over a boom bap beat.
[4] David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote, "Mr. Fantastik gives fakes a proper whooping on the excellent 'Rapp Snitch Knishes.
[3] In December 2018, author and veteran sportswriter Mike Lupica quoted lyrics from the song on The Beat with Ari Melber when talking about President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who had been involved in the Mueller special counsel investigation, telling Ari Melber (who often references hip hop lyrics during his show), "I was just going to tell you that I know what you were thinking about Michael Flynn today.
It was the old MF DOOM line: 'Snitches tellin' all their business / Sittin' in court and bein' their own star witness.