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The video included cameos by hip hop groups The Fat Boys and Whodini. [1] Although Blow had wanted the video to include footage of the players mentioned in the song, the National Basketball Association would only provide clearance for use of still photos of Micheal Ray Richardson (who is not mentioned in the lyrics). [1]
The style of the song has been compared to New Orleans rap in the bling era, especially the music of the Big Tymers, Hot Boys and Southern hip hop artists from No Limit Records, [3] [5] [7] [8] [12] [13] as well as that of Nelly and St. Lunatics [5] [8] [9] and the "bouncier and less antic side" of 1990s Memphis rap.
The music video was released alongside the single. It was directed by Ace Pro and filmed in the home of basketball player Lou Williams in Atlanta. [5] [6] The video begins with a child resembling Jack Harlow getting off the school bus and running towards his home. It then cuts to Harlow enjoying his life in fame.
This page lists the songs that reached number one on the overall Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts in 2025. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as respective distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, apart from the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart which serve as a forefront for radio and video airplay counts.
The track "Deja Vu" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 7 without being released as a single, becoming J. Cole's highest charting song. All 10 songs from 4 Your Eyez Only debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100, after only having four top 40 hits as a solo artist. "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies" both charted also.
In 2020, Tripp released his second single "Luka Doncic", a nod to the eponymous NBA-All Star and Slovenian basketball player. The song's official music video received media coverage overseas and eventually caught the attention of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban who requested it be played pre-game at American Airlines Center. [43]
Party Time featured a fusion of rap and go-go. Ego Trip included the hits: "8 Million Stories", "AJ Scratch", and "Basketball". His 1985 album, America, garnered praise for its title track's music video. From this album, the song "If I Ruled the World" became a top 5 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs R&B chart. By 1983, he moved into ...
The first peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] 54 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, [7] and 18 on Rap Songs. [8] The second peaked at number 66 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [7] and 16 on Rap Songs. [8] O'Neal released his third album, You Can't Stop the Reign, in 1996. It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 [3] and number 21 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ...