Where the Hood At?
| "Where the Hood At?" | ||||
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| Single by DMX | ||||
| from the album Grand Champ | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Format | 12-inch single, Vinyl, Digital download | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | Ruff Ryders, Def Jam | |||
| Writer(s) | E. Simmons | |||
| Producer(s) | Tuneheadz | |||
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"Where the Hood At?" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Grand Champ (2003). The track is noted to be a diss track towards Ja Rule;[citation needed] particularly in the first verse. Allmusic stated "The anthemic lead single, 'Where the Hood At,' is precisely modeled after previous DMX rallying calls like 'Ruff Ryder Anthem,' 'What's My Name?,' and 'Who We Be.'"
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Song Info
Production
The clean version doesn't have the third verse, unlike the explicit version. The producers for the song were the music creation team Tuneheadz. Recorded in 2003, it was one of the first singles to be available as a digital download via Amazon.com.
The song samples "I'll Play the Blues for You" by Albert King. That song was originally sampled by Big Daddy Kane for the song Young, Gifted and Black.
Music Video
The music video is clean and is set in DMX's neighborhood in Yonkers, New York. There are appearances from rappers Drag-On, Swizz Beatz, Fat Joe and Busta Rhymes. In the second half of the video, a song entitled "A'Yo Kato", produced by Swizz Beatz, was added to pay tribute to his fallen friend.
Controversy
The song was briefly subject to minor controversy when a hoax alleged that Bernie Sanders played the song at a Lancaster campaign rally. Specific target of controversy was the fact that the LGBT-rights supporting Sanders allegedly entered the rally with the song playing, despite one verse containing blatantly homophobic lyrical content. It was later revealed that this was a hoax that an individual edited video footage to suggest that such an event happened. [1]
Track listing
- Where the Hood At?
- Where the Hood At? (Instrumental)
- Ruff Ryders' Anthem
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 68 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[3] | 24 |
| U.S. Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[4] | 13 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 16 |
| German Singles (Media Control Charts)[6] | 29 |
References
- ↑ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/05/bernie-sanders-enter-rally-homophobic-dmx-song/
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