Nigga Please
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Nigga Please is the second studio album
by American hip hop
artist and member of the Wu-Tang Clan
Ol' Dirty Bastard
, released on September 14, 1999. This was the last album released during ODB's lifetime. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200
with 93,000 copies sold in the first week. Three months later the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
, and this one, Ol' Dirty Bastard's erratic behavior (including crashing the Grammy Awards of 1998
and multiple legal altercations) had earned him a reputation as a wild and eccentric member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
The original title was Black Man Is God, White Man Is the Devil, but was later changed due to commercial concerns. The new title could also be seen as controversial.
His vocal style was garbled and often arrhythmic and his lyrics tended to be free form, at times focusing obscurely on themes associated with the Five Percent Nation; in spite, or perhaps because of this, Nigga Please was a critical and commercial success.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist and member of the Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...
, released on September 14, 1999. This was the last album released during ODB's lifetime. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
with 93,000 copies sold in the first week. Three months later the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
Album information
During the period between the release of his first album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty VersionReturn to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the solo debut album of American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard, released March 28, 1995 on Elektra Records in the United States. It was the second solo album to be released from the nine-member Wu-Tang camp, following the release of...
, and this one, Ol' Dirty Bastard's erratic behavior (including crashing the Grammy Awards of 1998
Grammy Awards of 1998
The 40th Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Rock icon Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss, and R...
and multiple legal altercations) had earned him a reputation as a wild and eccentric member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
The original title was Black Man Is God, White Man Is the Devil, but was later changed due to commercial concerns. The new title could also be seen as controversial.
His vocal style was garbled and often arrhythmic and his lyrics tended to be free form, at times focusing obscurely on themes associated with the Five Percent Nation; in spite, or perhaps because of this, Nigga Please was a critical and commercial success.
Track listing
- "Recognize" (featuring Chris RockChris RockChristopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...
) (produced by The NeptunesThe NeptunesThe Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
) - "I Can't Wait" (produced by Irv Gotti)
- Samples "Theme From T.J. Hooker" by Mark SnowMark SnowMark Snow is an American composer for film and television.Born in New York, he grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the High School of Music and Art and, afterwards, the Juilliard School of Music...
- Samples "Theme From T.J. Hooker" by Mark Snow
- "Cold BloodedCold Blooded (Rick James song)"Cold Blooded" was a hit funk song for Rick James in 1983. James wrote the song about his relationship with actress Linda Blair. Released from the album of the same title, it spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and reached number forty on the Hot 100.In 1999, the song...
" (Produced by The Neptunes) - "Got Your MoneyGot Your Money"Got Your Money" is a single by American hip-hop artist Ol' Dirty Bastard, taken from his second full length LP Nigga Please. Both the single and the album were released on Elektra Records in 1999. The song was produced by The Neptunes...
" (featuring KelisKelisKelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
) (produced by The Neptunes)- Samples "Children's StoryChildren's Story"Children's Story" is a single by British-born American hip hop artist Slick Rick, from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.-Reception:It's on the list of the top 100 rap songs, and is ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop....
" by Slick RickSlick RickRichard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...
& "Nigga Please" from DolemiteDolemiteDolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack...
- Samples "Children's Story
- "Rollin' Wit You" (produced by Mr. Fingers & Irv Gotti)
- "Gettin' High" (featuring 12 O'Clock12 o'clock12 o'clock usually refers to a clock position on the 12-hour clock, either noon - 12 o'clock in the daytime - or midnight - 12 o'clock in the nighttime.It may also be:* A Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, 12 O'Clock.* A community in Quinte West-See also:...
, La The DarkmanLa the DarkmanAs a teenager in New York City, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn-bred emcee born Lason Jackson negotiated his first deal just as he was finishing high school...
, Shorty Shit Stain) (produced by Buddha Monk) - "You Don't Want to Fuck With Me" (Produced by DL & Irv Gotti)
- "Nigga Please" (produced by RZARZARobert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...
) - "Dirt Dog" (produced by Buddha Monk co-prod. by RZA)
- "I Want Pussy" (produced by RZA)
- Samples "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...
- Samples "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
- "Good Morning Heartache" (featuring Lil' MoLil' MoCynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
) (produced by Flavahood Productions) - "All in Together Now" (produced by True MasterTrue MasterTrue Master is an American hip-hop producer and very occasional rapper. He is closely affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan and an original member of its production team, sometimes referred to as Wu-Elements. He derives his rap nom de plume from the martial arts movie of the same name...
) - "Cracker Jack" (produced by RZA) (unlisted 13th song on the album)
Charting singles
Billboard Music Charts (North America)- 1999 Got Your Money Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 19
- 1999 Got Your Money Rhythmic Top 40 No. 4
- 1999 Got Your Money Top 40 Tracks No. 35
- 1999 Got Your Money The Billboard Hot 100 No. 33
- 2000 Got Your Money The Billboard Hot 100 No. 26
- 2000 Got Your Money Hot Rap Singles No. 6
- 2000 Got Your Money Rhythmic Top 40 No. 5
- 2000 Got Your Money Top 40 Tracks No. 32