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"I Got 5 on It" is a mobb music song by American rap duo Luniz featuring R&B singer Michael Marshall, released in May 1995 by C-Note, Noo Trybe and Virgin as the lead single from the duo's debut album Operation Stackola (1995). The song reached number two in Germany, number three in the United Kingdom and number eight in the United States.
Luniz (pronounced Loonies) (formerly Luniz Toons and LuniTunes) [1] [2] is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California, formed by West Coast rappers Yukmouth and Numskull. [4] [5] They were signed to Noo Trybe Records and C-Note Records, and were the flagship act for the latter.
Operation Stackola is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz.It was released on July 4, 1995, through Virgin Records, C-Note Records and Noo Trybe Records.The album was produced by DJ Fuze, N.O. Joe, Tone Capone, Shock G, DJ Daryl, E-A-Ski & CMT, Gino Blacknell, and Terry T.
Crenshaw explained, "I figured, 'Hmm, $5 in 1954, you'd need $100 in 1987 to do the same thing you could do with $5 in the earlier song. ' " [1] Note that this is a different song than the song titled " I've Got Five Dollars " written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart .
The soundtrack was released by Back Lot Music on March 15, 2019, [1] featuring Abels' original score, and three tracks heard in the film—"I Like That" by Janelle Monáe, "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz and "Les Fleurs" by Minnie Riperton. [2] The remixed version of "I Got 5 on It" preceded the album.
The song has been sampled several times by other musicians. Hip-hop duo Luniz interpolated the song on their hit single "I Got 5 on It"; that song was then sampled by Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs, on his hit single, "Satisfy You"; as well as "I Like It" by Mr. Capone-E and "I Know" by Yo Gotti.
Nas replacing 50 Cent caused controversy; and the rappers, who were previously like "brothers" have resented each other since. The remix's beat contains re-adaptions of the instrumental used on Luniz's 1995 song "I Got 5 on It" featuring Michael Marshall, a song which itself sampled Club Nouveau's 1987 song "Why You Treat Me So Bad".
At the end of the song, Madonna and the two backup dancers descend into a literal ring of fire. [72] [73] On October 8, 2015, Madonna performed an a cappella version of "Fever" during the Saint Paul stop of her Rebel Heart Tour. [74] She later performed the song on her 2023-2024 Celebration Tour; it was also used on one of the interludes on the ...