Good Good
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"Good Good" is the second and final single from Ashanti
's album The Declaration
.
" by Elton John and "The Girl is Mine
" from Michael Jackson.
On their 2009 collaboration album, We Are Young Money, Lead rapper Lil Wayne
and his group
says the line of "She got that good good" on the song "BedRock" which features Ashanti's former label mate R&B singer Lloyd
.
The music video was premiered in Yahoo Music and BET
on July 17, 2008. It was directed by Melina Matsoukas
. The video features an appearance by the rapper Nelly
playing Ashanti's husband in the video. Ashanti described the video as "reality vs. fantasy vs. pin up. It's basically just saying that to keep your man, you know, you got the good-good, you look sexy, and you're still cleaning the house with your high-heels and your shades and your diamonds! (Laughs)"
The video starts with some scenes shows an ice-cream, a cake, a milk bottle and a drink. Ashanti is then seen and subsequently there are still scenes showing some cookbooks, beer then rapper Nelly, in a courtyard of a house. In the courtyard, Ashanti takes the milk and then she greets Nelly. In the background of the video, some writings that sometimes show the words "Good Good", or "Wooooooooooh" and also "Ahhh" and "Uhhh". Two times in the video, the words "Right Here" is also seen. In the video, Ashanti is also seen playing different personalities. She is a wife (Nelly's wife) and then she is a messy cook and cleaner, then she is an idle housewife. The end of the video develops it in a market, where Ashanti is seen shopping. The video ends with Ashanti kissing Nelly.
chart, and at number 75 on BET's Top 100 Music Videos of 2008 on Notarized.
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
's album The Declaration
The Declaration
The Declaration is the fourth studio album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti. It was released on June 3, 2008.The album includes the single "The Way That I Love You"...
.
Song information
The accompanying video featured a cameo by Nelly. It premiered on July 17, 2008 on Yahoo!. The song contains samples of "Bennie and the JetsBennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song is written in the key of G major and first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs....
" by Elton John and "The Girl is Mine
The Girl Is Mine
"The Girl Is Mine" is a song by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney. It is the first single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller. It is one of the three songs that Jackson and McCartney recorded together. McCartney is the only featured guest on the album. The track was written and...
" from Michael Jackson.
On their 2009 collaboration album, We Are Young Money, Lead rapper Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
and his group
Young Money Entertainment
Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend Mack Maine. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Universal Republic Records...
says the line of "She got that good good" on the song "BedRock" which features Ashanti's former label mate R&B singer Lloyd
Lloyd (singer)
Lloyd Polite, Jr. , who performs under the mononym Lloyd, is an American R&B recording artist, who experienced as a member of the group N-Toon before embarking on a solo career in 2004....
.
Critical reception
Many album reviews named 'Good Good' a good single choice pick. However some stated the video was near raunchy and further diminished her presence in music.Music video
Bet
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on July 17, 2008. It was directed by Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas is an American music video director.-Life and career:Matsoukas is of Greek, Jewish, Jamaican and Cuban descent. Both her name and surname are Greek: Μελίνα Ματσούκα. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and New York University...
. The video features an appearance by the rapper Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
playing Ashanti's husband in the video. Ashanti described the video as "reality vs. fantasy vs. pin up. It's basically just saying that to keep your man, you know, you got the good-good, you look sexy, and you're still cleaning the house with your high-heels and your shades and your diamonds! (Laughs)"
The video starts with some scenes shows an ice-cream, a cake, a milk bottle and a drink. Ashanti is then seen and subsequently there are still scenes showing some cookbooks, beer then rapper Nelly, in a courtyard of a house. In the courtyard, Ashanti takes the milk and then she greets Nelly. In the background of the video, some writings that sometimes show the words "Good Good", or "Wooooooooooh" and also "Ahhh" and "Uhhh". Two times in the video, the words "Right Here" is also seen. In the video, Ashanti is also seen playing different personalities. She is a wife (Nelly's wife) and then she is a messy cook and cleaner, then she is an idle housewife. The end of the video develops it in a market, where Ashanti is seen shopping. The video ends with Ashanti kissing Nelly.
Charts
"Good Good" peaked at number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart, and at number 75 on BET's Top 100 Music Videos of 2008 on Notarized.
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