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He also made an appearance on The Cosby Show as fictional rapper JT Freeze and in a Rick Ross music video entitled "Magnificent". [4] [3] He also appeared in the 1992 movie Fly By Night. In 2008, his song "I Got It Made" appeared in the action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictional radio station "The Classics 104.1".
"Got It Made" is a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, featured on their 1988 album American Dream. It was released as a double A-side single alongside "This Old House" and became the only song from the album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 69 in February of 1989. [ 1 ]
The only single to chart in the US, "Got It Made", peaked at No. 69 on the Hot 100, though it charted much higher on two format-specific Billboard charts— #11 on Adult Contemporary and #1 on Album Rock Tracks. In Young's native Canada, the single "American Dream" was a substantial hit, peaking at #3, while "Got It Made" peaked at #16. [7]
"I've Got It Made" is a song written by Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1993 as the third single from his album Solid Ground . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 19 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Other artists whose songs are covered on the album include Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, Hank Williams, and Hank Williams Jr. Kris Kristofferson provides duet vocals on a cover of his own "Why Me", and John Anderson on his "I've Got It Made". [1]
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I Got It Made" by Special Ed and "Treat em' Right" by Chubb Rock were produced by Hitman Howie Tee. In 1991 he mixed and co-produced the Billboard #1 "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd. He has also had many #1 hits with Color Me Badd. He has also done remixes for Madonna, Heavy D, Maxi Priest, Little Shawn among others.
The lyrics tell a story of a derelict (Washburn) who is chosen by a well-meaning charity to be cleaned up and fed a meal. Washburn declines the offer, preferring his jobless, drunken but easygoing lifestyle to a life of responsibility. He mentions, "I do believe I got it made."