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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Jay-Z featuring Ja Rule and Amil
| album = Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack and Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
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| recorded = 1998
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| length = 5:11
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"'Can I Get A...'" is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring Ja Rule and Amil. It was released on 'Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack' in promotion of the film 'Rush Hour', but also appears on Jay-Z's third album 'Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life' as its first single. The song is produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob. The song is notable for popularizing a young Amil and Ja Rule, as well as becoming one of Jay-Z's most commercially successful singles at the time, peaking at number 19 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.
The chorus of the original song starts with "Can I Get A 'Fuck You'?", but it was censored to "Can I Get A 'What What'?" and ".. whoop whoop" for radio airplay. The song deals with the question of whether Jay-Z's girlfriend would stick with him if he wasn't wealthy.
The vinyl "Can I Get A..." single was released in 1998 with two tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Ja Rule's "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and Wu-Tang Clan's "And You Don't Stop". The CD single was released in 1999 with two different tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Case and Joe's "Faded Pictures" as well as Dru Hill and Redman's "How Deep Is Your Love". All songs were included in the 'Rush Hour' soundtrack.
Janet Jackson's 2004 song "Strawberry Bounce", from her album 'Damita Jo', samples "Can I Get A...".
VH1 ranked "Can I Get A..." at No. 57 in the network's '100 Greatest Songs of the 90s'.
Chris Penn appears in the video as a bartender. Jermaine Dupri also makes a cameo.
Formats and track listings
CD
# "Can I Get A..." 5:13# "Faded Pictures" 3:48
# "How Deep Is Your Love" 3:58
Vinyl
A-side# "Can I Get A..." (radio edit)
# "Bitch Betta Have My Money" (radio edit)
# "And You Don't Stop" (radio edit)
B-side
# "Can I Get A..." (TV track)
# "Bitch Betta Have My Money" (TV track)
# "And You Don't Stop" (TV track)
Charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of songs recorded by Jay-Z
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:1999 singles
Category:Amil songs
Category:Jay-Z songs
Category:Ja Rule songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Irv Gotti
Category:Songs written by Irv Gotti
Category:Songs written by Jay-Z
Category:Roc-A-Fella Records singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Ja Rule
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