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It was written by Usher, Tim Thomas and Teddy Bishop and recorded for the soundtrack album of the 1993 romantic drama film Poetic Justice. Produced by Thomas and Bishop under their production moniker Tim & Ted, "Call Me a Mack" was released separately in 1993 for Epic Records. It peaked at number 56 on Billboard ' s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
"Poetic Justice" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his major-label debut studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). The song, produced by American record producer Scoop DeVille, features a verse from Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released as the album's fourth official single, due to its positive response.
The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 25, 1993. Three charting singles were released from the album: " Indo Smoke " by Mista Grimm , " Get It Up " by TLC , and " Call Me a Mack " by Usher Raymond , the latter of which was ...
A music video was released to accompany the song in August 2012. It was featured in the 2013 game Saints Row IV, the 2014 re-release of the game Grand Theft Auto V, and on a 2013 episode of Grey's Anatomy. On January 26, 2013, Lamar performed the song along with the third single "Poetic Justice" on Saturday Night Live. [1]
OPINION: In an era when Black movie soundtracks were as good as — if not better than — the movies they supported, 'Poetic Justice's' soundtrack is entirely forgettable. The post Here’s a 30 ...
Lamar's second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), earned him seven nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Rap Album. His third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), was preceded by the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance -winning single " I ".
Halle Bailey and boyfriend DDG dressed up as Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur's characters from the 1993 movie Poetic Justice for Halloween.
The video features cameos from Tommy the Clown and NBA star DeMar DeRozan (a Compton native and former star of Drake's hometown Toronto Raptors who is mentioned by name in the track), [120] [125] and is set in Lamar's hometown of Compton, California. [124] By the morning after, the video had reached over 13 million views on YouTube. [126]