99 Problems

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"99 Problems" is a 2003 hip-hop single by Jay-Z that blends hard-hitting social commentary with a memorable hook and has become one of his most iconic songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Black Album
artist Jay-Z
basedInPartOn Ice-T song 99 Problems
bSide Dirt Off Your Shoulder
chartPerformance charted on Billboard Hot 100
charted on UK Singles Chart
chorusContainsLyric I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
chronologyNextSingle Show Me What You Got
chronologyPreviousSingle Dirt Off Your Shoulder
containsExplicitLyrics Yes
coProducer Darryl Harper
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs iconic hip-hop single
one of Jay-Z's signature songs
featuresSocialCommentaryOn music industry
police encounters
racial profiling
genre hip hop
rap rock
hasMusicVideo Yes
interpolates Long Red by Mountain
label Def Jam Recordings
Roc-A-Fella Records
language English
length 3:54
musicVideoDirector Mark Romanek
nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video
performer Jay-Z
producer Rick Rubin
rankedOnList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
recordingPeriod 2002
releaseDate 2004-04-27
releaseYear 2003
samples The Big Beat by Billy Squier
theme confrontation with law enforcement
media criticism
misogyny discourse
trackNumberOnAlbum 10
writer Chad Hugo
Felix Pappalardi
John Ventura
Leslie West
Norman Landsberg
Rick Rubin
Jay-Z
surface form: Shawn Carter

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Jay-Z notableSong 99 Problems
The Black Album hasPart 99 Problems
The Black Album notableSingle 99 Problems
Jay-Z discography notableWork 99 Problems