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"Nigga What, Nigga Who"
Single by Jay-Z featuring Amil & Big Jaz
from the album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Released	November 30, 1999
Format	12-inch single, CD, Vinyl
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:53
Label	Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer(s)	Shawn Carter; Jonathan Burks; Timothy Mosley
Producer	Timbaland
Jay-Z singles chronology
Amil singles chronology
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"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" is the final single from rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life. The song is produced by Timbaland and features two artists: Big Jaz, who raps one verse and Amil, who sings the track's chorus. It's a popular track among fans, and is a great showcase for Jay-Z's raw talent. He is at some of his fastest, but his voice loses none of its characteristic clarity and smoothness.

The song's title was changed to "Jigga What, Jigga Who" for radio and video purposes. Some of its lyrics were also changed for the same purposes.

In 2004, the song was mashed with Linkin Park's Faint in the six track EP Collision Course.

[edit] Lyrical structure

The song is based on a slow beat subdivided into an intricate pattern of staccato 32nd notes. The lyrical content is delivered extremely quickly, matching the 32nd-note rhythm:

Motherfuckers wanna act loco.
Hit em up, numerous shots with the fo'-fo'.
Faggots wanna talk to Po-Po's.
Smoke em like cocoa.
Fuck rap, Coke by the boatload.
Fuck that, on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed,
Left holes through some guy clothes.
Stop your bullshittin', glock with the full clip.
Motherfuckers better duck when the fool spit.
One shot could make a nigga do a full flip.

On the mash up with Linkin Park, Jay-Z was forced to deliver the lines even quicker to fit with the music for "Faint".

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	84
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	23

[edit] Single track list

[edit] CD

"Nigga What, Nigga Who"
"Ain't No Nigga"
"Bring It On"

[edit] Vinyl

[edit] B-Side

"Ain't No Nigga"

[edit] See also

List of Jay-Z songs

[edit] External links

Music video for "Jigga What, Jigga Who" at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)

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