"If Rap Gets Jealous" is the fourth promo single (sixth single overall) by rapper K'naan

K'naan

K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...

 from his album Troubadour

Troubadour (K'naan album)

-Bonus tracks:-Chart positions:In the U.S., the album sold over 15,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold approximately 44,000 copies in the US as of July 2009...

. It also features Metallica

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

 lead guitar

Lead guitar

Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

/songwriter Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...

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Background

This single is a rock remix version of a track of the same name from K'naan's debut album The Dusty Foot Philosopher

The Dusty Foot Philosopher

The Dusty Foot Philosopher is an album by Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan, released by BMG Music on June 7, 2005 in Canada and June 23, 2005 in the United States.-Awards:...

. The lyrics and style are different from the original, for the first and second verse. The chorus has a few lines from Kirk Hammett added in at the start but otherwise remains the same apart from Hammett doing a guitar job and joining K'naan in singing it at the same time. After the second chorus, instead of a third K'naan verse with a monologue about untappable talent, Hammett does a guitar solo. Also this version has a slightly faster beat and is about forty seconds shorter than the original version.