P.I.M.P.
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| "P.I.M.P." | ||
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| Single by 50 Cent | ||
| from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin' | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Format | 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Gangsta rap East Coast hip hop | |
| Length | 4:09 | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | 50 Cent Denaun Porter | |
| Producer(s) | Denaun Porter | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| 50 Cent singles chronology | ||
| "21 Questions" (2003) | "P.I.M.P." (2003) | "If I Can't" (2003) |
"P.I.M.P." is the third single from 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Released in 2003, it reached #3 in the USA becoming 50 Cent's fourth Top 10 single; it also peaked at #5 in the UK The song was written by 50 Cent and Denaun Porter (Kon Artis from Eminem's group D12) and produced by Porter. The music video was directed by Chris Robinson.
[edit] Remixes
- A remix with Snoop Dogg was made.
- A G-Unit remix with Snoop Dogg & G-Unit artists Lloyd Banks and Young Buck was made.
- A strongly sexual video remix exists that features Snoop Dogg with additional nude girls.
- A Reggaeton remix with Tego Calderon exists as well.
- The Norwegian rapgroup Gatas Parlament did a remix, by the name "F.E.M.I.N.I.S.T", where they criticize 50 cent's sexistic lyrics. The remix also featured the Swedish rapper Promoe. Can be downloaded here from the official website of Gatas Parlament
- A Remix with Bun B and with a Biggie beat is on DJ Vald:The Butcher
- Its sample has been revamped in the song "Don't Know What You Heard" by Billboard featuring Snoop Dogg from the album The Game & Billboard - The Show After The Game
- MADtv has a version called C.R.A.P, which insults the poor summer movie sequels such as Spy Kids 3, Legally Blonde 2, and American Wedding, among others.
[edit] Part Two
Next part of the "sequel" appeared in 2005 in the 50 Cent: Bulletproof's soundtrack. Though it has a different sample that is originated from 1973's Motown song I choose you by Willie Hutch which can also be found in a soundtrack made to the film : The Mack. You can download a low bitrate version of the track from Eminem Lounge
[edit] References
| 50 Cent |
| Discography |
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| Power of the Dollar | Guess Who's Back? | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album) | The Massacre | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) | Live Or Die |
| Solo singles |
| Wanksta | In da Club | 21 Questions | P.I.M.P. | If I Can't | Disco Inferno | Candy Shop | Just A Lil Bit | Outta Control | Hustler's Ambition | Window Shopper |
| Other songs & collaborations |
| Back Down | Magic Stick | Encore | Westside Story | How We Do | Hate It or Love It | Piggy Bank | Have a Party| Hands Up |
| Snoop Dogg |
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| Albums | Singles | Videos | DVD/VHS | Full discography and filmography | Awards |
| In Groups 213 | Tha Dogg Pound | LBC Crew | N.W.A. | Tha Eastsidaz | DPG Unit | Warzone | Niggaracci |
