All My Life (In the Ghetto)

"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock, released October 16, 2008, as his commercial debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album, Follow Me Home (2011). The song, which was released under Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and Warner Bros. Records, was produced by American production team Cool & Dre and features vocals from fellow American rappers, Lil Wayne and will.i.am.^[1]

Background

The song originally leaked online featuring a different chorus sung by West Coast rapper K. Dot and Dre (of production team Cool & Dre). Lil Waynes appearance came after he listened to one of Jay Rock's mixtapes.^[2]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Rock's hometown of Watts, Los Angeles. The music video features Jay Rock walking around his old neighborhood or on a billboard, rapping alongside Lil Wayne. will.i.am does not appear in the video, however, despite this, the video features cameo appearances from Rock's TDE label-mates and then-unknown fellow West Coast rappers, Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Remixes

The official remix was released February 18, 2010 and features rappers Game, Gorilla Zoe and Busta Rhymes.^[6] A "West Coast Mega Remix" begins with a new verse by Jay Rock, followed by guest verses in the following order: Eastwood, Omar Cruz, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Glasses Malone, Crooked I, Nipsey Hussle, Sinful, Ya Boy, Roccett, Terry Kennedy, Problem, Keno, Spider Loc, 2 Eleven, Bangloose, Mistah FAB and Roscoe Umali (K-Dot is listed but does not actually appear).^[7] Nipsey Hussle freestyled over the beat for his mixtape Bullets Ain't Got No Name, Vol. 3, as well as Wiz Khalifa for his Burn After Rolling mixtape.

Critical reception

"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Nathan Slavik of DJBooth called the song, "a soulful yet street oriented single that still serves as the best indication of heights Rock is capable of reaching."^[8]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	10

References

↑ "Jay Rock ft. Lil' Wayne & will.i.am - All My Life". Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
↑ "All My Life (In the Ghetto) by Jay Rock Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
↑ http://www.contactmusic.com/video/jay-rock-all-my-life-ghetto-feat-lil-wayne
↑ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/jay-rock-ft-lil-wayne-all-my-life/
↑ http://theboombox.com/jay-rock-feat-lil-wayne-all-my-life-ghetto-new-video/
↑ "Jay Rock ft. The Game, Gorilla Zoe & Busta Rhymes - All My Life (Remix) - Listen Now". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
↑ "Jay Rock - All My Life (WestCoast Super Remix)". YouTube. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
↑ Slavik, Nathan. "Jay Rock - Follow Me Home". DJBooth. The DJBooth LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

Jay Rock

Discography

Studio albums	Follow Me Home (2011) 90059 (2015)

Mixtapes	Black Friday (2010)

Singles	"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" "Hood Gone Love It" "Money Trees Deuce "Gumbo"

Promotional singles	"Parental Advisory" "Pay for It"

Other songs	"Easy Bake" "Vice City"

Related articles	Black Hippy Top Dawg Entertainment Strange Music The Invitation Tour

Lil Wayne singles discography

Tha Block Is Hot

"Tha Block Is Hot"

500 Degreez

"Way of Life"

Tha Carter

"Go D.J."

Tha Carter II

Like Father, Like Son

The Leak

"Gossip"
"I'm Me"

Tha Carter III

We Are Young Money

Rebirth

I Am Not a Human Being

"I'm Single"
"Right Above It"

Tha Carter IV

I Am Not a Human Being II

Rich Gang

"Tapout"

Tha Carter V

808: The Movie

"Nothing But Trouble"

Featured singles

1999	"Back That Thang Up" "Bling Bling"

2000	"#1 Stunna"

2002	"Neva Get Enuf"

2004	"Hot Boys, Hot Girls"

2005	"Soldier" "Don't Trip"

2006	"Gimme That" "Holla at Me" "You Know What" "Where da Cash At" "Make It Rain" "Hollywood Divorce" "You"

2007	"We Takin' Over" "Lock U Down" "Pop Bottles" "9mm" "Duffle Bag Boy" "Uh-Ohhh!" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "100 Million"

2008	"Push" "Love in This Club Part II" "Girls Around the World" "I Run This" "My Life" "Can't Believe It" "Let It Rock" "Shawty Say" "Swagga like Us" "Cuddy Buddy" "Official Girl" "I'm So Paid" "Lost" "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" "Turnin Me On" "Make a Toast"

2009	"Unstoppable" "Always Strapped" "Respect My Conglomerate" "So Good" "Maybach Music 2" "Down" "Successful" "Forever" "I'm Goin' In" "Money to Blow" "Heard 'em All" "I Can Transform Ya" "Give It Up to Me" "4 My Town (Play Ball)" "Revolver" "Women Lie, Men Lie"

2010	"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" "Miss Me" "Loyalty" "No Love" "Fire Flame"

2011	"Welcome to My Hood" "Roman's Revenge" "Look at Me Now" "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" "Hit the Lights" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" "Motivation" "Red Nation" "9 Piece" "I'm on One" "I'm Into You" "Dirty Dancer" "Ballin'" "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" "Y.U. Mad" "Strange Clouds" "The Motto" "Martians vs. Goblins"

2012	"Faded" "All Aboard" "Take It to the Head" "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" "I Can Only Imagine" "Pop That" "Enough of No Love" "Ice" "Bandz a Make Her Dance" "Celebration" "She Don't Put It Down"

2013	"Hello" "Karate Chop" "All That (Lady)" "Ready to Go" "High School" "No New Friends" "Wit' Me" "We Outchea" "Beware" "Good Time" "Thank You" "Loyal"

2014	"We Alright" "Thug Cry" "Only"

2015	"Truffle Butter" "How Many Times" "Just Right for Me" "Bottom of the Bottle" "Switch Up"

2016	"Pillowtalk" (Remix)

Other singles

Other songs

will.i.am

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	Lost Change Must B 21 Songs About Girls #willpower

Singles	"I Got It from My Mama" "The Girl Is Mine 2008" "Heartbreaker" "One More Chance" "Yes We Can" "We Are the Ones" "It's a New Day" "America's Song" "Check It Out" "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" "Great Times" "This Is Love" "Reach for the Stars (Mars Edition)" "Scream & Shout" "#thatPOWER" "Bang Bang" "Fall Down" "Feelin' Myself" "It's My Birthday"

Featured singles	"Beep" "I Love My Bitch" "Keep Bouncin'" "Fergalicious" "Hip Hop Is Dead" "A Dream" "Baby Love" "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" "Be OK" "I Want You" "Here I Come" "In the Ayer" "What's Your Name" "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" "3 Words" "I'm in the House" "OMG" "Wavin' Flag" (Celebration Mix) "Forever" "Free" "Hall of Fame" "In My City" "Crazy Kids" "Something Really Bad" "Home" "Ew!" "I'm So Excited"

Other songs	"I Wanna Go Crazy" "Big Fat Bass"

Films	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa X-Men Origins: Wolverine Rio Rio 2

Related articles	The Black Eyed Peas Fergie Apl.de.ap Taboo Cheryl Cole The Voice UK (1 2 3 4) The Voice Australia (3)

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