Bling Bling (song)

"Bling Bling"
Single by B.G. featuring Hot Boys and Big Tymers
from the album Chopper City in the Ghetto
Released	August 31, 1999
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Hip hop, Southern rap
Length	5:12
Label	Cash Money, Universal
Writer(s)	Christopher Dorsey, Dwayne Carter, Virgil Tab, Jr., Byron Thomas, Bryan Williams, Terius Gray
Producer(s)	Mannie Fresh
B.G. singles chronology
"Cash Money Is An Army" (1999) "Bling Bling" (1999) Hennessy & XTC (2000)
Lil Wayne singles chronology "Back That Thang Up" (1999) "Bling Bling" (1999) "Number One Stunna" (2000)

"Bling Bling" is a single by New Orleans rapper B.G., released as the first single from his fifth studio album Chopper City in the Ghetto. It features Hot Boys and Big Tymers. The song peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it B.G.'s most successful single to date. The unedited dirty album version features verses from, in order, Birdman, Turk, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, and B.G.. Lil Wayne does the chorus, but does not have a verse. The clean and radio edited version features a verse from Lil Wayne in place of Turk, and Wayne still does the chorus, however some edits keep the Turk verse and mutes obscenities while the other has Wayne verse with a mix of amended lyrics and muting obsentitys and another edit that backmasking profanity. The song helped give mainstream popularity to the hip-hop slang term "bling bling", a term denoting shiny jewelry, flashy, elaborate dress or decadent shows of wealth.

Critical reception

In 2013, Complex added the song in its list of nineteen great songs made by teenage rappers in the last 19 years. Complex editor Kyle Kramer said "Featuring carefree money boasts over a spry Mannie Fresh beat, the song still sounds relevant today in the Young Money era, proving the staying power of both diamonds and youth."^[1]

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	13

References

1. Kramer, Kyle (July 6, 2013). "Nineteen Great Songs Made By Teenage Rappers in the Last 19 Years: B.G. "Bling Bling" (1999)". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
2. "B.G. Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics