Bling Bling (song)
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| Single by B.G. featuring Hot Boys and Big Tymers | ||||||||||
| from the album Chopper City in the Ghetto | ||||||||||
| Released | March 30, 1999 | |||||||||
| Format |
CD single 12" single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop, Southern rap | |||||||||
| Length | 5:12 | |||||||||
| Label | Cash Money, Universal | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Christopher Dorsey, Dwayne Carter, Virgil Tab, Jr., Byron Thomas, Bryan Williams, Terius Gray | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Mannie Fresh, "Bryan "Baby" Williams (Executive) , "Ronald "Slim" Williams (Executive) | |||||||||
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"Bling Bling" is a single by New Orleans rapper B.G., released as the first single from his fifth studio album Chopper City in the Ghetto. It features Hot Boys and Big Tymers. The song peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it B.G.'s most successful single to date. The unedited dirty album version features verses from, in order, Birdman, Turk, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, and B.G.. Lil Wayne does the chorus & outro, but does not have a verse. The clean and radio edited version features a verse from Lil Wayne in place of Turk, & Lil Wayne still does the chorus, however some edits keep the Turk verse and mutes obscenities while the other has Wayne verse with a mix of amended lyrics and muting obscenities and another edit that backmasking profanity. The song helped give mainstream popularity to the hip-hop slang term "bling bling", a term denoting shiny jewelry, flashy, elaborate dress or decadent shows of wealth.
Critical reception
In 2013, Complex added the song in its list of nineteen great songs made by teenage rappers in the last 19 years. Complex editor Kyle Kramer said "Featuring carefree money boasts over a spry Mannie Fresh beat, the song still sounds relevant today in the Young Money era, proving the staying power of both diamonds and youth."[1]
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position[2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 13 |
References
- ↑ Kramer, Kyle (July 6, 2013). "Nineteen Great Songs Made By Teenage Rappers in the Last 19 Years: B.G. "Bling Bling" (1999)". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "B.G. Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.