Hold On (50 Cent song)

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"Hold On"
50 Cent - Hold On.jpg
Single by 50 Cent
from the album Animal Ambition
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014
Recorded2013
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Frank Dukes
50 Cent singles chronology
"Don't Worry 'Bout It"
(2014)
"Hold On"
(2014)
"Pilot"
(2014)

"Hold On" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on March 18, 2014 as the second single from his fifth studio album Animal Ambition .

Contents

Track listing

Digital single [1]

Controversy

The song disses James Rosemond, better known as Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew have been engaged in a deadly street beef for almost a decade with Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent mentions the highly publicized beating of Jimmy Henchman's son, allegedly by the hands of G-Unit's Tony Yayo and other members of G-Unit. He also references a shooting that took place at Tony Yayo's house, where his home was sprayed with bullets by gunman paid off by Jimmy Henchman. [2]

"On the phone I heard 'Ye smacked the shit outta a kid Now Jimmy got life, go smack him again. When it's war, it'll be war to the very end If they ever say we lose, I'll start it again That sneaky nigga, spray that Semi at your momma crib With a silencer we couldn't even hear that shit"

Music video

On March 18, 2014, the music video was released for "Hold On". [3] Directed video Eif Rivera.

Chart performance

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Germany (Deutsche Black Charts) [4] 40
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [5] 199
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 47

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