| "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check" | ||||
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| Single by Busta Rhymes | ||||
| from the album The Coming | ||||
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| Released | January 7, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1995 | |||
| Studio | The Music Palace, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
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| "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" on YouTube | ||||
"Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on January 7, 1996, by Flipmode Entertainment and Elektra Records as his debut solo single and the lead single from his debut studio album, The Coming (1996). The song was both written and produced by Rhymes and Rashad Smith. It contains additional vocals by Flipmode Squad member and Rhymes' cousin Rampage, credited as Rampage the Last Boy Scout. A critical and commercial success, the song peaked at number eight 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 with several remixes of the song and "Everything Remains Raw", also appearing on The Coming, as its B-side. 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, directed by Hype Williams, received a nomination for Breakthrough Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.
Viewed as a classic, it has since become one of Rhymes' most famous and beloved songs. In 2008, it was ranked number 56 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".[1]
- ^ "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". 29 September 2008.