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I Got 5 on It
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Got 5 on It
| cover = I Got 5 on It.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Luniz featuring Michael Marshall
| album = Operation Stackola
| B-side = So Much Drama
| released = May 23, 1995
| format =
| recorded = 1993
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| genre = West Coast hip hop, R&B
| length = 4:13
| label = Noo Trybe
| writer =
| producer = Tone Capone
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Playa Hata
| next_year = 1995
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"'I Got 5 on It'" is a Mobb Music single by the American rap duo Luniz. It was released in May 1995 as the lead single from their debut album, 'Operation Stackola'. It features R&B singer Michael Marshall. The track reached number 2 in Germany, number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 8 in the United States. The track is a drug anthem about the consumption of marijuana; its title and chorus refer to the practice of splitting the cost of a marijuana purchase and claiming five dollars' worth of it. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 1995 and sold one million copies domestically.
Content
The title relates to the following lyrics:
"Kinda broke this evening, y'all, so all I got's five, I got five"
"Unless you pull out the fat, crispy five-dollar bill on the real before it's history"
"I got 5 on it, let's go half on a sack"
The track is performed by Yukmouth and Numskull, who duet about splitting the cost of a $10 bag of weed before going to a convenience store to buy Tanqueray Gin, Carlo Rossi wine, Arizona brand soft drinks, and a Swisher Sweets cigar to break down and convert into a blunt. The reprised version of the track suggests that the original 'five on it' came from a man who had prepaid Numskull for yet-undelivered cocaine.
The track samples Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (1987), Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" (1973) and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" (1987).[https://www.whosampled.com/Luniz/I-Got-5-on-It/ I Got 5 on It by Luniz feat. Mike Marshall | WhoSampled] Whosampled.com
A remix was released that featured Dru Down, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, and Spice 1. Warren G makes a cameo in the remix's music video.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' wrote, "Already a massive smash in the US, this slow rap jam, reminiscent of Warren G's Regulate, has all the potential to emulate that success elsewhere thanks to a sparse production and an irresistible hook." A reviewer from 'Music Week' rated the song four out of five, describing it as "catchy US hip hop that makes use of the melody from Timex Social Club's mid-Eighties hit Thinkin' About Ya. Has all the prerequisites to sell well." James Hyman from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update commented, "Just like Jazzy Jeff's infectious 'Summertime', another Kool & The Gang-inspired laid-back 'n' lazy rap is getting heads nodding everywhere."
Track listings
; 12" single
A-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean version) 4:13
# "I Got 5 on It" (instrumental) 4:14
B-side:
# "So Much Drama" (LP version) (street) featuring Nik Nack 5:14
# "So Much Drama" (instrumental) 5:14
; CD single (U.S. version)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) 3:59
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1 4:12
# "I Got 5 on It" (gumbo funk remix) remixed by N.O. Joe (4:50)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean weedless mix) 4:12
; Cassette single
A-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)
B-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich (2), Shock G, Spice 1
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)
Charts
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Certifications
In popular culture
The song is featured in the 2013 video game 'Grand Theft Auto V', on the radio station "West Coast Classics". The original song and a suspenseful orchestrated remix version play a crucial role in Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film 'Us'. The track's main melody is used as a leitmotif during the film's climax. The remix is listed on the 'Us' official soundtrack as the "Tethered Mix". It is also featured in the films 'Havoc' and 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'. New York Met David Wright had the song as his walk-up music for most of his career because he was number 5 for the team.
See also
*List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1996
References
Category:1994 songs
Category:1995 debut singles
Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
Category:Luniz songs
Category:Songs about cannabis
Category:Songs about drugs
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