"All the Above" | |
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Single by Beanie Sigel featuring R. Kelly | |
from the album The Solution | |
Released | October 29, 2007 |
Recorded | 2007 |
Genre | East Coast hip hop, hip hop |
Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam |
Songwriter(s) | Dwight Grant, Robert Sylvester Kelly, The Runners |
Producer(s) | The Runners |
"All the Above" is the first single from Beanie Sigel's fourth studio album, The Solution . [1]
The track features R. Kelly and was produced by The Runners. It samples a line off from Jay-Z's skit "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" from his album The Black Album .
Beanie Sigel spoke on the single, he said:
I ain't even know if he was gonna do it...I told him I got this record — 'cause you know the situation with Jay and him. ... I was like, 'If dude gets on this record, it'll be crazy.' So I sent it out to him, got the response he was gonna do it. [Kelly] knocked it out, he sent it back in like three days. [1]
The music video is directed by Jessy Terrero. [2]
Chart positions |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
#83 |
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