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The lyrics incorporate tongue-twisters, triplet rhyme schemes, [22] repetitive vocal hooks, Southern slang, such as the recurring phrase "ain't no thang but a chicken wing" repeated throughout "Ain't No Thang".
After meeting Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre decided on making "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," a song he had been working on, into a featured track, asking Snoop Dogg to add his vocals to it. Snoop Dogg, while in prison, recorded the original version of the song's vocals over the phone.
"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" is in the key of A minor, with a vocal range from C4 to E5. [2] The verses use a pattern of G-F-C three times, followed by an F and E chord for one bar each. The refrain uses a pattern of Am-F-G-Am twice, followed by C, G, F and E and another Am-F-G-Am progression. [ 2 ]
"Money Ain't a Thang" is the second single from rapper Jermaine Dupri's 1998 album Life in 1472. It features rapper Jay-Z and appears as a bonus track on his album ...
"Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg from his debut studio album Doggystyle (1993). It features American rappers Nate Dogg , Warren G and Kurupt . The song was produced by Dr. Dre .
A cover of the song is featured in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (erroneously credited as "Ain't Nothin' But a Good Time"), while the master track is featured in Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (this time correctly credited) and was featured as a downloadable track for the Rock Band series.
Ain't continued to be used without restraint by many upper middle class speakers in southern England into the beginning of the 20th century. [29] [30] Ain't was a prominent target of early prescriptivist writers. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, some writers began to propound the need to establish a "pure" or "correct" form of English. [31]
"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" was described by The Boombox as a "soulful ballad" with Aaliyah "crooning of longing for an older lover". [1] Tonya Pendleton from The Washington Post, said it was a "seductive entreaty to an older lover to forget their age difference and allow their relationship to ripen". [2]