"Ain't Sayin' Nothin" | ||||
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Single by Fat Joe featuring Plies and Dre | ||||
from the album The Elephant in the Room | ||||
Released | May 5, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Terror Squad/Imperial/Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joseph Cartagena, Dre (producer), Eddie Montilla, Marcello Valenzano, Algernod Washington | |||
Producer(s) | Cool & Dre | |||
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"Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" is the second single from Fat Joe's album The Elephant in the Room . It also has a sample of Cocababy at the end of the video. [1] The song features Plies and Dre. Lil Wayne,Ace Hood,Rocko,DJ Khaled,Rick Ross,Cool (of Cool &Dre),Birdman,Danja &Pitbull made appearances in the video. The song peaked at number 93 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The official remix was made,featuring rappers The Game and Lil Wayne with a new verse by Fat Joe himself and Dre still on the chorus. In the remix,Fat Joe mocks his rival,G-Unit rapper 50 Cent,by saying,"You heard Game his enemies' my enemy Young Buck callin me say he wanna be a friend of me." This is in reference to both The Game and Young Buck leaving G-Unit.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 93 |
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