"Player's Ball" is the debut single from hip hop duo Outkast. Originally released two weeks prior on the compilation A LaFace Family Christmas,the single was released on November 19,1993,to promote the forthcoming debut album,Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The song itself discusses the nature of living in the South of the United States,and growing up within a hip hop culture. The accompanying music video was directed by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs.
American artist Jay-Z has released thirteen solo studio albums,four collaboration albums,one live album,one compilation album,one soundtrack album,two extended plays,one hundred and fifteen singles,nine promotional singles and eighty-two music videos. As of December 2014,Jay-Z has sold 29,179,000 studio albums in United States.
"Can I Get A..." is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z,featuring Ja Rule and Amil. It was released on Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack in promotion of the film Rush Hour,but also appears on Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life as its first single. The song is produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob. The song is notable for popularizing a young Amil and Ja Rule,as well as becoming one of Jay-Z's most commercially successful singles at the time,peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Girls,Girls,Girls" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's album The Blueprint (2001). The single was released on October 2,2001. It is a playful description of the artist's promiscuous lifestyle. The song contains a sample of "There's Nothing In This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You" by Tom Brock,who died a year later. The chorus features a lyrical interpolation of "High Power Rap" by Crash Crew. The song has additional vocals sung by Q-Tip,Slick Rick and Biz Markie,but they are not credited as featured guests on the back artwork;they are,however,credited in the album's liner notes.
"Dead Presidents" is a 1996 song by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released as the first promotional single for Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt,though it did not directly appear on the album:a different version of the song with the same backing track and chorus but with different lyrics called "Dead Presidents II" appeared on Reasonable Doubt. "Dead Presidents II" was voted number 16 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs and number two in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Jay-Z Songs.
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me,and features Juelz Santana. "Boy" is an obscure slang term for heroin.
"I Just Wanna Love U" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z,released as the first single from his 2000 album The Dynasty:Roc La Familia. It was produced by the Neptunes and features a chorus sung by Neptunes member Pharrell Williams,as well as Shay Haley and Omillio Sparks who all remain uncredited. The video for the song features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim,Lil' Cease,Damon Dash,Beanie Sigel,Memphis Bleek,Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for the song.
"Lost One" is the second single from Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come. It was released on November 21,2006 and peaked at No. 58 on Billboard Hot 100.
"Can't Knock the Hustle" is the third single from American rapper Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. The song features a beat produced by Knobody. It is co-produced by Sean C and Dahoud Darien. The chorus is sung by Mary J. Blige.
"Who You Wit" is a 1997 single by rapper Jay-Z that is produced by Ski. It was released in promotion of the 1997 comedy film Sprung and appears on its soundtrack,Sprung. Its beat samples "Night Love" by the Jeff Lorber Fusion.
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" is a hip hop song by American rapper Jay-Z with guest vocals from fellow femcee Foxy Brown and R&B singer-songwriter Babyface who performs the song's chorus. It serves as the first single from his second album In My Lifetime,Vol. 1 (1997). The track features production by Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool. Vanderpool samples MC Lyte's "Cha Cha Cha",Alexander O'Neal's "Sunshine",Kraftwerk's "The Man-Machine" and The Fearless Four's "Rockin' It" for the track's beat. In addition,George Fonenette plays keyboards on this song. The song's lyrics helped indicate Jay-Z's change from his Mafioso rap style to a more commercial "shiny suit" style. Steve Juon of RapReviews.com supports the song claiming that it is a less gangsta version of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me &My Bitch",a well-received track. Jay-Z cites this song as "what killed the album."
"The City Is Mine" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's second album In My Lifetime,Vol. 1. It was released on February 3,1998. It features vocals from Blackstreet and production from Blackstreet member Teddy Riley. Riley samples "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" by The Jones Girls for the song's beat,while Blackstreet interpolates "You Belong to the City" by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin for the song's chorus. In addition,a young Chad Hugo plays saxophone on this song. The first verse is dedicated to the memory of his friend,The Notorious B.I.G.
Streets Is Watching is the soundtrack album to Abdul Malik Abbott's 1998 film of the same name. It was released on May 12,1998 via Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Mahogany,Jaz-O,AK47,Darrel 'Digga' Branch,Dave G,Dinky Bingham,DJ Clue?,Irv Gotti,Ken "Duro" Ifill,M.O.P.,Tone Capone,Ty Fyffe,and Dame Dash,who also served as one of executive producers together with Jay-Z and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. It features appearances from Jay-Z,Christión,Memphis Bleek,Diamonds In Da Rough,DMX,Ja Rule,M.O.P.,N.O.R.E.,Rell,Sauce Money,Usual Suspects,and The Ranjahz mamber Wais. The album fared well commercially reaching #27 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and having two singles appear on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Jigga My Nigga" is a single by Jay-Z from the Ruff Ryders Entertainment compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. It was released on May 28,1999. It also appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album,Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter,contained within the final track "Hova Song (Outro)". Produced by Swizz Beatz,it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song interpolates "Just You Just Me" by The Counts and "What's My Name?" by Snoop Dogg,using the line "what's my motherfuckin' name?". The beat was later remade for "Scenario 2000" by Eve featuring Ruff Ryders.
"Alright" is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai,released as the third single from their third studio album,Travelling Without Moving (1996). The song,written by Jamiroquai,contains samples from Eddie Harris' "It's All Right Now" and Idris Muhammad's "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This". "Alright" was released on 28 April 1997 via Sony Soho Square in the United Kingdom,peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart and at number two in Iceland. It is the group's only single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 78. The music video,directed by Vaughan Arnell,features the band performing the song at a party.
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" is the second single by Ol' Dirty Bastard,from the album Return to the 36 Chambers:The Dirty Version (1995). It was produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. The song was ranked number 59 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
"My Mind Right",released in 2000,is the first single from Memphis Bleek's second studio album,The Understanding and Backstage:A Hard Knock Life. The music video features cameos from Jay-Z,Damon Dash,Caddillac Tah,Ja Rule and Fabolous. Initially,the song was not a major hit and did not receive much airplay. Memphis Bleek recruited Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel to remix the song. This version of the song became a huge hit during the summer of 2000. The single would be Bleek's biggest hit until the next two songs were released from the album.
"Respect My Conglomerate" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Busta Rhymes,released on April 4,2009,as the third single from Back on My B.S. (2009). It is also featured as a bonus track from Jadakiss's third album The Last Kiss (2009). The track features verses from fellow American rappers Jadakiss and Lil Wayne,and features backing vocals by guest vocalist Debby Coda. The song was released digitally on April 4,2009.
"What We Do" is a song by American rapper Freeway. It was released on September 3,2002,as the lead single from his debut studio album Philadelphia Freeway (2003). The song features American rappers Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. It was produced by Just Blaze and contains a sample of "I Just Can't See Myself Without You" by Creative Source.
"Holy Grail" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. It features vocals from American singer Justin Timberlake and serves as the album's lead single. It was produced by The-Dream,Timbaland,and J-Roc,with additional production from No ID and contains elements of Nirvana's 1991 hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Following the release of the album,the song charted in many regions,entering at number eight and reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100,as well as charting at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. "Holy Grail" had sold over 3.4 million copies in the United States as of 2018.
