Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2002
Oh Boy (Cam'ron song)
Buy Oh Boy (Cam'ron song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'Oh Boy'" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album 'Come Home with Me', and features Juelz Santana. "Boy" is an obscure slang term for heroin.
The song samples "I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. It held the number one chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for five weeks straight. It also held the number one chart on the Hot Rap Tracks. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is produced by Just Blaze who originally made it for Memphis Bleek. The song ranked 89th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Music video
The video was filmed in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The video features cameo appearances from Damon Dash, La La Vazquez, Angie Martinez, Free Marie, DJ Stretch Armstrong, and Huddy 6.
Remixes
The official remix of this song called "Oh Girl (Oh Boy Remix)". It features Birdman, TQ, and Jim Jones. Jay-Z was also to be on the remix, but his verse was removed by Cam'ron due to the verse containing a diss track to Jay-Z's then-rival rapper Nas.
Mariah Carey recorded and released an answer song to "Oh Boy" in 2002 for her ninth album 'Charmbracelet' called, "Boy (I Need You)". The song features samples from "I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. Cam'ron also appeared on the song. The remix version also features Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and Freeway. It was referred as "Oh Boy Part 3". It is the 2nd official remix of "Oh Boy". The song & the remix version was also produced by Just Blaze.
Lil Wayne freestyled over the instrumental on his 2002 mixtape, 'SQ1'.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:2002 singles
Category:Cam'ron songs
Category:Juelz Santana songs
Category:Music videos directed by Bryan Barber
Category:Song recordings produced by Just Blaze
Category:Songs written by Cam'ron
Category:Roc-A-Fella Records singles
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Universal Music Group singles
Category:Songs written by Juelz Santana
Category:Songs written by Just Blaze
Category:2002 songs
Buy Oh Boy (Cam'ron song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2002