Omar's street-wisdom about "Never get high on your own supply", comes from a phrase, which first gained hiphop fame with the line "to be a dopeman, you must qualify- Don't get high on your own supply" in NWA's 1988 album-track 'Dopeman' (almost a decade before Notorious BIG's 'Ten Crack Commandments' in 1997). But NWA, in turn, were quoting 1983 film Scarface (1983), where Elvira (Michelle Pfieffer) advises Tony Montana (Al Pacino) "Don't get high on your own supply", which is where the phrase initially originated from.
This episode marks the first appearance of Senator Clay Davis.
Walon character played by Steve Earle was a real recovering drug addict. In 1993 Steve was arrested for possession of heroin and in 1994, for cocaine
A judge sentenced him to a year in jail after he admitted possession and failed to appear in court.[41] Earle was released from jail after serving 60 days of his sentence.[40][42] Earle then completed an outpatient drug treatment program at the Cedarwood Center in Hendersonville, Tennessee.[42] As a recovering heroin addict, Earle has used his experience in his songwriting.[43]
A judge sentenced him to a year in jail after he admitted possession and failed to appear in court.[41] Earle was released from jail after serving 60 days of his sentence.[40][42] Earle then completed an outpatient drug treatment program at the Cedarwood Center in Hendersonville, Tennessee.[42] As a recovering heroin addict, Earle has used his experience in his songwriting.[43]
While Omar was in the car with Greggs and McNulty, he says "Never get high on your own supply", even saying it the same way The Notorious B.I.G. did on his hit track "Ten Crack Commandments".