What Yo Name Iz?

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"What Yo Name Iz?"
What Yo Name Iz by Kirko.jpg
Single by Kirko Bangz
from the album Procrastination Kills 3
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) [1]
Recorded2010
Genre Hip hop
Length3:25
Label Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Kirk Randle
  • Raul Gonzalez
Producer(s) Sound M.O.B. [2]
Kirko Bangz singles chronology
"What Yo Name Iz?"
(2011)
"Drank in My Cup"
(2011)

"What Yo Name Iz?" is the debut single by American rapper Kirko Bangz. The Sound M.O.B. produced song was featured on his mixtape Procrastination Kills 3 (2011). It's also Kirko Bangz's first song to chart on the US Billboard charts.

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Remix

"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)"
Kirko Bangz Remix What Yo Name Iz.jpg
Single by Kirko Bangz featuring Wale, Big Sean and Bun B
ReleasedJune 24, 2011 (2011-06-24) [3]
Recorded2010
Genre Hip hop
Length4:18
Label Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Sound M.O.B. [2]
Kirko Bangz singles chronology
"What Yo Name Iz?"
(2011)
"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)"
(2011)
"Drank in My Cup"
(2011)
Wale singles chronology
"No Hands"
(2010)
"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)"
(2011)
"That Way"
(2011)
Big Sean singles chronology
"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)"
(2011)
"My Last"
(2011)
Bun B singles chronology
"Welcome to My Hood (Remix)"
(2011)
"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)"
(2011)
""Country Shit (Remix)""
(2011)

The official remix to What Yo Name Iz? features Wale, Big Sean, and Bun B. The remix was released on June 24, 2011, before the original version. Maxrank also made a remix for this song.

Chart performance

"What Yo Name Iz?" was the first song by Kirko Bangz to chart on the billboard charts. It debuted at number 97 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on the week of October 23, 2010. It spent 27 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 41. [4]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 41

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