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"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Melle Mel's signature tracks. It was written by him with Sylvia Robinson.
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It was released in July 1983, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including "The Message", "New York New York", and "White Lines". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation.
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Strangely, it also features two unrelated photos of the later Grandmaster Flash line-up. In addition, the credits state that all the tracks are taken from the original Sugar Hill Records 12" singles, although in several cases often unnecessary fade edits have been made (see below).
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The two singles from the album were covers of Grandmaster Melle Mel's "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" and Lou Reed's "Perfect Day"."Lay Lady Lay" was a single in Italy and in Spain.
The following statement cites a website which contains details of a book: Originally, the song was intended to be an ironic celebration of a cocaine-fueled party lifestyle, but it was abridged with the "don't do it" message as an anti-cocaine song as a concession to commercial considerations. Presumably the intention is to cite the book.