P.I.M.P.

"P.I.M.P. (Remix)"
Single by 50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck
from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Released	August 12, 2003
Format	12" maxi single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:09 (Album Version) 4:17 (Clean Radio Rmx)
Label	Aftermath, Interscope, Shady
Writer(s)	C. Jackson, D. Porter
Producer	Denaun Porter
50 Cent singles chronology
"21 Questions" (2003) "P.I.M.P." (2003) "If I Can't" (2003)

"P.I.M.P."
Song by 50 Cent from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Released	2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:09
Label	Aftermath, Interscope, Shady
Producer	Denaun Porter
Get Rich or Die Tryin' track listing
"Back Down" (10) "P.I.M.P." (11) "Like My Style" (12)

"P.I.M.P." is a song by American hip-hop artist 50 Cent, recorded for his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). The song features production from Shady Records label-mate Denaun Porter. A remixed version of the song, featuring fellow rappers Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, was released as the album's third official single on August 12, 2003, although the remix was not initially part of the tracklisting: it was later added as a bonus track to some digital editions of the album.

Musically, the song is based a highly steel-drum-prominent production from Porter, and although it is predominantly a rap song, features elements of other genres, especially reggae within the steel drum-based production. Lyrically, the song describes how 50 Cent believes, despite what people have heard about him, that his lifestyle does not indicate great wealth and that he is, in fact, a "motherfucking P.I.M.P".

Upon its release, the song was a significant commercial success, especially in the United States, where it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (although it therefore became the first single from the album not to peak at number 1 on the chart) and peaked in the top ten of many national charts worldwide. The song was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000+ copies.^[1]

The song was spoofed on MADtv titled as "C.R.A.P.", where 50 Cent (played by Aries Spears) raps about the disappointing movies released during summer 2003.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Robinson and features the four rappers rapping with topless women, including Adriana Sage and Francine Dee.^{[citation needed]} The video comes in two slightly different versions: one with the topless women, and a "clean" version without. On July 15, 2003, the video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live at number nine and stayed on the chart for fifty days.^[2] At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, it was nominated for Best Rap Video, but lost to Jay-Z's "99 Problems".^[3]

The video had 50 Cent trying to audition to become a member of the P.I.M.P. Legion of Doom and ends up winning their favor by showing off his Magic Stick.

Track listing

US CD Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"P.I.M.P." (Clean Album Version)	C. Jackson & D. Porter	Denaun Porter	4:09
2.	"P.I.M.P." (Clean Remix Version)	C. Jackson & D. Porter	Denaun Porter	4:17
3.	"P.I.M.P." (Remix Instrumental)	C. Jackson & D. Porter	Denaun Porter	4:46

Charts

Chart (2003)[4][5][6]	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	12
Belgium Singles Chart	10
Canadian Singles Chart	18
Dutch Singles Chart	8
Danish Singles Chart	5
Finnish Singles Chart	10
French Singles Chart	25
German Singles Chart	5
Hungarian Singles Chart	7
Greece Singles Chart	7
Irish Singles Chart	4
Italian Singles Chart	10
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Romanian Singles Chart[7]	2
Swedish Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	1

References

1. ^ "50 Cent searchable database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=50_Cent&format=&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 24 June, 2011. 
2. ^ TRL Archive – Debuts. PopFusion. Accessed August 25, 2007.
3. ^ MTV Video Music Awards History: Best Rap Video. Rock on the Net. Accessed August 25, 2007.
4. ^ 50 Cent - P.I.M.P. - Music Charts. aCharts.us.Accessed July 8, 2007.
5. ^ Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Accessed July 8, 2007.
6. ^ 50 Cent P.i.m.p. @ Top40-Charts.com. Top40-Charts.com. Accessed July 8, 2007.
7. ^ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 5" of the year 2004

External links

• 50 Cent's official website
• Music video for remix of P.I.M.P. on YouTube