Big Pimpin'

by JAY-Z

Big Pimpin' cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 12 September 2000
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 13:36
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Timbaland and featuring Southern rap legends UGK, this track brilliantly samples an Egyptian belly-dance melody to create a massive, bounce-heavy anthem. Its release famously bridged the gap between East Coast lyricism and the emerging dominance of Southern hip-hop.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, sampling, rhythmic, money

Tracklist

  1. Big Pimpin' (Album Version) (4:05)
  2. Watch Me (LP Version) (4:34)
  3. Big Pimpin' (Instrumental) (4:57)

Credits

  • Chauncey Mahan - recorded by, mixed by
  • Jimmy Douglass - recorded by, mixed by
  • Timbaland - producer
  • Bernard J. Freeman - written-by
  • Chad Butler - written-by
  • Kyambo Joshua - written-by
  • Shawn Carter - written-by
  • Timothy Mosley - written-by
  • Ryan Smith - engineer [assistant mix engineer]
  • Ken "Duro" Ifill - mixed by
  • Irv Gotti - producer
  • Lil' Rob - producer
  • Irving Lorenzo - written-by
  • Robert Mays - written-by

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