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There have also been notable mixed versions of the song. American rapper Lil Mama recorded a version of "Umbrella" that replaced Jay-Z's opening rap verse. An article by Blender magazine, which dismissed Jay-Z's version, said "Lil Mama actually seems to understand the song's metaphorical themes of protection and loyalty". [235]
"Big Pimpin'" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on April 11, 2000 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999). It features a guest appearance from Southern hip hop duo UGK and production from Timbaland.
List of music videos as featured artist, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Hawaiian Sophie" (The Jaz featuring Jay-Z)1989 Adam Bernstein [48] "The Originators"
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums , soundtracks and singles , but not white label or other non-label releases.
Fellow Voice critic Miles Marshall Lewis called Jay-Z "the best MC in hip hop" and Vol. 3… "the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album". [16] Soren Baker was less impressed in the Los Angeles Times , writing that the record lacks the "biting humor and spectacular wordplay" of his previous albums.
"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" (or its edited title "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" for the song's title to avoid hearing the word "Nigga") is a single by rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It was released on March 1, 1999.
The single version featured Jay-Z and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. The album version featured a verse from Twista and another verse from Jay-Z. The song was produced by Timbaland and was released in 2000. The original version of the song appeared on the European (but not American) version of Jay-Z's Vol. 3...Life and Times of S. Carter.
In December 2024, Jay-Z, along with Sean "Diddy" Combs, was accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in 2000. Jay-Z denied the allegations and described it as a blackmail attempt. [230] Jay-Z responded to the plaintiff's lawyer Tony Buzbee on social media that "No sir, it had the opposite ...