ðə sˈɔŋ sˈæmpəlz "ˈæʃᵻz, ðə ɹˈeɪn ænd ˈaɪ" baɪ dʒˈeɪmz ɡˈæŋ ænd ɐn ˈændʒələ bˈæsɪt kwˈoʊt fɹʌm ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən θɹˈɪlɚ fˈɪlm stɹˈeɪndʒ dˈeɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
The song samples "Ashes, the Rain & I" by James Gang and an Angela Bassett quote from American science fiction thriller film Strange Days (1995).