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"Big Pimpin'" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on April 11, 2000 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999). It features a guest appearance from Southern hip hop duo UGK and production from Timbaland.
"Empire State of Mind" is a hip-hop song that features rap verses from Jay-Z and vocals during the song's chorus from Keys. The piano component that runs throughout the song contains a sample of the 1970 single "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Burt Keyes and Sylvia Robinson, performed by The Moments. [7]
Fellow Voice critic Miles Marshall Lewis called Jay-Z "the best MC in hip hop" and Vol. 3… "the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album". [16] Soren Baker was less impressed in the Los Angeles Times , writing that the record lacks the "biting humor and spectacular wordplay" of his previous albums.
The song became Jay-Z's first chart-topper in the U.S., spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. [50] In that same year, Jay-Z released Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The album proved successful and sold over 3 million copies. [47] Vol. 3 ' s most successful single was "Big Pimpin", featuring UGK.
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums , soundtracks and singles , but not white label or other non-label releases.
The American rapper Jay-Z has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 51 singles as a featured artist, and 14 promotional singles."Can't Knock the Hustle" was the rapper's breakout hit, serving as lead single for his debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt (1996).
Can I Live (Jay-Z song) Can't Knock the Hustle (Jay-Z song) Caught Their Eyes; Change Clothes; Change the Game; The City Is Mine; Clique (song) Come Fly with Me (Foxy Brown song) Come On Baby (Saigon song) Coming Home (Diddy – Dirty Money song) Crazy in Love
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is the second studio album by American rapper Jay-Z.It was released on November 4, 1997, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA, selling over 138,000 copies in its first week of release.