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Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check

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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check

| cover = WooHAHBusta.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Busta Rhymes

| album = The Coming

| B-side =

| released = February 27, 1996

| format =

| recorded = 1995

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:31

| label = Elektra

| writer =

* Trevor Smith Jr.

* Rashad Smith

| producer =

* Busta Rhymes

* Rashad "Ringo" Smith

| chronology = Busta Rhymes

| prev_title = The Points

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = It's a Party

| next_year = 1996

| misc =

}}

"'Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check'" is a song recorded by American hip hop artist Busta Rhymes. The song was his debut single as a solo artist, from his album 'The Coming' (1996). The melody is taken from the 1968 instrumental song "Space" by Galt MacDermot.

A critical and commercial success, the song peaked at number 8 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, and also peaked at the same position in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. In the United States, the song was released as a double A-side single with "Everything Remains Raw". The single received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 39th Grammy Awards, losing to "Hey Lover" by LL Cool J. In addition, its music video received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Video at 1996 Video Music Awards.

In 2008, it was ranked number 56 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

In 2012, Rhymes was sued by the Sugarhill Gang for copyright infringement for an allegedly uncredited interpolation of the group's 1980 song "8th Wonder".

Critical reception



James Hyman from 'Music Week's 'RM' Dance Update rated the song five out of five. He added, "Imagine the inane style of Biz Markie mixed up with a pinch of Leaders Of The New School, Ol' Dirty Bastard (who appears on one mix) plus phat production from the likes of DJ Scratch (EPMD) & J.D. (Pharcyde, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village) and you simply have the most boisterous, most infectious and freshest rap single of the year."

Music video



The official music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams and designed by visual artist and designer Ron Norsworthy, it features cameos from some members of A Tribe Called Quest, Onyx, Consequence, and Jam Master Jay. The video for the remix version of the song was directed by Michael Lucero and it features Ol' Dirty Bastard.

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Samples, remixes, and mentions



J Dilla produced two remixes in 1996.

Jamaican Dancehall deejay Beenie Man use elements from the song for his song "Yaw Yaw" (1996).

Jamaican Dancehall deejay Spragga Benz sampled the song for his song "WOW" (1996).

Rapper Tonedeff used lyrics of the song for his 1996 single 'Kids Can't Flow' and Cut Killer used it on 'La Haine'.

Redman used vocals of the song for his release 'Rock Da Spot', later released on the album 'Muddy Waters'.

In 2000, Slum Village inserted the vocals into the song 'Once Upon a Time' which would later be released on 'Fantastic, Vol. 2'.

Rapper Consequence refers to the Woo-Hah!music video during his verse of Kanye Wests Spaceship from the 2004 album 'The College Dropout' when he says: 'And havin one of my coworkers say, Yo, you look just like the kid I seen in an old Busta Rhymes video the other night'. Consequence is, in fact, the kid in the music video.

Girl Talk sampled vocals on his 2008 album 'Feed the Animals' for the track 'What's It All About'.

Slaughterhouse used the vocals of the song for the track 'Coffin' on their 2012 album 'Welcome to: Our House'.

Large Professor used a part of the beat on "The Mad Scientist" on album "The LP" released in 2009.

In her feature verse in Kendrick Lamars "Complexions (A Zulu Love)" from the 2015 album 'To Pimp a Butterfly', Rapsody alluded to Busta Rhymes and sampled the Woo-hah! when she said, 'And frame of mind for them bustas, ain't talkin' Woohah!'

Eminem used the vocals of the song (re-recorded by rapper Denaun Porter) for the track, "Yah Yah" off his 2020 album, 'Music to Be Murdered By'.

References



Category:1995 songs

Category:Busta Rhymes songs

Category:1995 debut singles

Category:Music videos directed by Michael Lucero

Category:Songs written by Rashad Smith

Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams

Category:Comedy rap songs

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