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Too Many Rappers
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Too Many Rappers
| cover = Beastie Boys Too Many Rappers.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Beastie Boys featuring Nas
| album = Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
| released = July 21, 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Capitol
| writer = Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Nasir Jones
| producer = Beastie Boys
| chronology = Beastie Boys
| prev_title = Lee Majors Come Again
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Make Some Noise
| next_year = 2011
| misc =
}}
"'Too Many Rappers'" is a song by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the second single from their eighth studio album 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'. It features fellow American rapper Nas. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
The song was released digitally to iTunes and Amazon, as well as on 12" vinyl, on July 21, 2009, about two years prior to the release of the album. The version featured on 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two' is an alternate version, known as the "New Reactionaries" version.
Music video
The four-and-a-half-minute video for "Too Many Rappers" was directed by Roman Coppola but, for undisclosed reasons, never got an official premiere. The clip intercuts seemingly raw footage of Ad-Rock, Mike D, MCA and Nas rolling through various vignettesNashville's Centennial Park, a bridge, a storewith live and studio footage.
In January 2015, a contributor to the BeastieBoys.com message board discovered and posted the clip, which had been hosted on the website of film editor Neal Usatin. News of the discovery made headlines internationally; the Beastie Boys' official YouTube account would begin to host the videoclip a short time later.
Track listing
;Digital download
;12" single
Charts
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2009)
!Peak
position
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|Canadian Hot 100
|align="center"|70
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|U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100
|align="center"|93
|-
|}
References
Category:2009 singles
Category:Beastie Boys songs
Category:Nas songs
Category:Songs written by Nas
Category:2009 songs
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:Songs written by Ad-Rock
Category:Songs written by Mike D
Category:Songs written by Adam Yauch
Category:Music videos directed by Roman Coppola
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