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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album Reasonable Doubt | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | |||
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| Studio | D&D Studios; New York City, New York mixed at Platinum Island Studios by Carlos Bess and Vaughn Sessions | |||
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| Length | 5:17 | |||
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'Can't Knock the Hustle' is the third single from rapperJay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. The song features a beat produced by Knobody. It is co-produced by Sean C and Dahoud Darien. The chorus is sung by Mary J. Blige.
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Background[edit]
'Can't Knock the Hustle' marked Knobody's first foray into outside production after the rap group he was in disbanded.[1]Knobody had been very pleased with the last track he had produced for the band and, together with Sean C, had taken it to the nearby home of Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash.[1] Dash then showed it to Jay-Z, who was suitably impressed and encouraged the young producer to contribute beats.[1]Knobody then gave Jay-Z the backing track to what would become 'Can't Knock The Hustle'.[1] The rapper then recorded the track.[1]
Combat Jack spoke to Complex about the record. Saying 'This song was an effing pain in the ass, as it was the beginning of the end of my run with Roc-A-Fella. Because Dame 'dated' Mary J. Blige briefly, right before she blew up, she did him a solid and dropped her cameo on 'Can't Knock The Hustle.' This was supposed to be the first official single, and like B.I.G., Mary J. Blige was running this 'Queen of R&B and Hip Hop' shit. And like 'Brooklyn's Finest,' the label did not want to have her associated with some unknown 'Jay-Z' rapper dude. In response to my request, MCA/Universal records flat-out ordered Dame to remove any and all types of Mary references from Reasonable Doubt. This was bad, mainly because Dame had spent mad money advertising how the song featured Mary, and there was even a full-page ad out in The Source! 'I decided to pull a favor from one of my colleagues that was a top exec at Universal. Granting me a solid, he said they'd allow for Mary to remain on the album—only no singles, no videos, and no advertising. Dame was pissed, and had me set up a conference call with said Universal connect. On the call, as my connect was explaining to Dame why Mary could not appear on a single, Dame lost it and asked dude if he owned Universal. When dude said he didn't, Dame laid into him (and me) about how I had him dealing with 'peons.' My heart dropped and I immediately dropped Dame from the call. Pissed that I just wasted a major favor, and having dude now totally done with me, I continued to apologize to my connect for Dame's behavior. I damn near had to suck him off to keep Mary J. Blige on the album. Pause. Afterwards, I had a major argument with Dame, how he could go ahead and burn his bridges, but how there was no way in hell I'd allow him to burn any more of mine. You could say that that's when we started hating each other. Switching to plan B, Dame had to replace Mary's vocals with Me'lissa Morgan's for the single. Me'lissa was also featured in the video. Dame did keep the Mary version on the album. It wasn't Mary's fault, but there was mad drama behind this song.' [2]
A space was left for the hook, which the Latin singer Veronica was originally supposed to sing, but for which Mary J. Blige stepped in after Roc-A-Fella had contacted her and she heard the track and immediately wanted to get involved.[1] The appearance of Blige was considered a major coup because the label was an independent and Jay-Z was unknown at the time.[1] Blige came up with the idea for the chorus.,[3] which is a vocal interpolation of a verse from 'Fool's Paradise' by Meli'sa Morgan, with slightly modified lyrics.
Before the song begins, Pain in da Ass delivers a monologue from the 1983 gangster film Scarface. Jay-Z then proceeds to deliver mafioso lyrics about drug dealing and street life.
A live version of 'Can't Knock the Hustle' found on the bonus disc of Kingdom Come features Beyoncé singing the song's hook. The song's beat has been heavily sampled by UK soul singer Lemar in his song '50/50'.
Reception[edit]
Aside from reaching #73 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on the UK Singles Chart, 'Can't Knock the Hustle' also garnered much critical acclaim. As Steve Juon of RapReviews.com states: 'Knobody put together an incredibly smooth opening track for Jay that became the mantra of his career. With a bouncy beat and Mary J. Blige on the hook, the song was infinitely danceable, but the lyrics he spit were far from just the average shit.'[4] Juon also considers the Hype Williams-directed music video[citation needed] for 'Can't Knock the Hustle' to be 'movie quality.'[5]
Formats and track listings[edit]
CD[edit]
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Original Mix)'
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Instrumental)'
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Acapella)'
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Hani Remix)'
Vinyl[edit]
A-Side[edit]
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Original Mix)'
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Instrumental)'
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Acapella)'
B-Side[edit]
- 'Can't Knock the Hustle (Hani Remix)'
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefg'Interview With Knobody'. HitQuarters. Sep 27, 2005. Retrieved Jul 1, 2010.
- ^'Combat Jack Presents: True Stories Behind 25 Rap Classics'. Dominic Green. Sep 10, 2010. Retrieved Sepl 10, 2010.Check date values in:
accessdate=(help) - ^'The Making of Reasonable Doubt Told U So'. XXL Magazine. June 23, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
- ^Juon, Steve. 'Reasonable Doubt Review at RapReviews.com'. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
- ^Juon, Steve. 'In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Review at RapReviews.com'. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
| 'Feelin' It' | ||||
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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Mecca | ||||
| from the album Reasonable Doubt | ||||
| B-side | 'Friend or Foe' | |||
| Released | April 15, 1997 | |||
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| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ski | |||
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'Feelin' It' is the fourth and final single from rapperJay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. The song features a chorus sung by Mecca and a beat produced by Ski. The song's beat contains a sample from 'Pastures' by jazz musician Ahmad Jamal. The track was originally meant to be a Camp Lo song, but producer Ski gave it to Jay at the last minute. J cole discography. He describes the situation in an XXL Magazine article:
| “ | It was me and Geechi Suede from Camp Lo, it was my hook and everything. Jay heard it and was like, 'I want that record. I don't care what you do, I want that record.' I didn't want to give it to him, but I had to because I knew he was going to be the man at the time. So I said, 'Fuck it, take the record.' It really was me and Suede from Camp Lo, the flow and everything, the way he was flowing on it. That's the way we was flowing on it. So he just took the whole thing. But you know, he killed it in his own way.[1] | ” |
The chorus of the song was mocked by rapper 50 Cent in his song 'Be a Gentleman', from his 2002 compilation album, Guess Who's Back?, and is a possible diss song against Jay-Z.
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Formats and track listings[edit]
CD[edit]
- 'Feelin' It [Video Version]'
- 'Feelin' It [LP Version]'
- 'Feelin' It TV track'
- 'Friend or Foe'
Vinyl[edit]
A-Side[edit]
- 'Feelin' It (Video Version)'
- 'Feelin' It (TV Track)'
B-Side[edit]
- 'Feelin' It (LP Version)'
- 'Friend or Foe'
Samples[edit]
- West Coast rapper Tyga's song, 'M.O.E.' from his 2013 album Hotel California contains a sample of this song.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'The Making of Reasonable Doubt Told U So'. XXL Magazine. June 23, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
- ^'Album Review: Tyga, Hotel California – XXL'. XXL. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
External links[edit]
Jay-z Reasonable Doubt Download
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics