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Go Crazy (Young Jeezy song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Go Crazy
| cover = Go Crazy.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z
| album = Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
| released = August 16, 2005
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| genre = Hip hop
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| writer =
| producer = Don Cannon
| chronology = Young Jeezy
| prev_title = Icy
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = My Hood
| next_year = 2005
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"'Go Crazy'" is a song by American rapper Young Jeezy, released as the third single from his debut album 'Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'. The song was written by Jeezy and produced by Don Cannon. The CD single was released on August 30, 2005. It samples the song "(Man, Oh Man) I Want To Go Back" by Curtis Mayfield.
Pitchfork Media listed it as the 359th best song of the 2000s.
Background
The instrumental was first used by rapper T.I. for a freestyle on his mixtape, 'Down With The King'.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Y7XbfY1M9Y0 Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180730040742/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7XbfY1M9Y0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: Jeezy ended up using the beat for his album. After, an extended version of the album version leaked online featuring Jeezy's original 3 verses, in addition to new verses by Jay-Z and Fat Joe.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Nt8UvZQ6OBU Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20081001193118/http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=Nt8UvZQ6OBU Wayback Machine]: The official single version used Jay-Z's verse from the extended version that leaked earlier, with the first and third verse from Jeezy's original album version. It is rumored Fat Joe was removed due to the tensions between himself and Jay-Z. Later pressings of Jeezy's album replaced the original album version of the song with the single version.
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References
Category:2005 singles
Category:Jeezy songs
Category:Songs written by Jeezy
Category:Gangsta rap songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Cannon
Category:Songs written by Don Cannon
Category:2005 songs
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