Rapper's Ball

"Rapper's Ball"
Single by E-40 featuring Too $hort and K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci
from the album Tha Hall of Game
B-side	"Things'll Never Change"
Released	September 18, 1996
Format	CD single, 12"
Recorded	1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop, R&B
Label	Jive, Sick Wid It
Writer(s)	Earl Stevens, Todd Shaw
Producer(s)	Ant Banks
E-40 singles chronology
Sprinkle Me (1995) Rapper's Ball (1996) Hope I Don't Back (1998)

"Rapper's Ball" is a song by American rap artist E-40, featuring rapper Too $hort and Jodeci lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey. It is a single from the lead rapper's 1996 album Tha Hall of Game, and is a B-side for E-40's song "Things'll Never Change", featuring The Dove Shack rapper Bo-Rock. The song peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart along with "Things'll Never Change", becoming E-40's most successful song as a lead artist until "U and Dat" featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl peaked at #13 on the Hot 100 in 2006. This song is considered a classic by west coast rap fans, especially in E-40's home of the San Francisco Bay Area. This song is also notable for featuring a diss to Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in which E-40 says, " Don't by an $85,000 car before you buy a house", making reference to Biggie owning expensive cars but still not having purchased his own home. In the video, Tupac Shakur, who makes a cameo appearance, winks at the camera when this line is said, further initiating Tupac's beef with Biggie at the time. This song is also one of Too Short's most successful songs.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	29
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[1]	26
US R&B/Hip Hop Songs (Billboard)[1]	19
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[1]	4

References

1. "Tha Hall of Game – E-40 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics