"Bad Boyz" is the lead single released from

Shyne Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow, best known by his stage name Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper and politician.

's eponymous debut album, ''

Shyne Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow, best known by his stage name Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper and politician.

'' (2000). The song was produced by Ez Elpee and featured reggae artist

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. The song includes samples from "Nightclubbin" by Grace Jones and Levy's own song "Here I Come". To date, "Bad Boyz" is Shyne's most successful single, having peaked at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, his only single to reach the Hot 100. It found more success on the ''Billboard''

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and

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, reaching number 9 and 11 on the charts respectively. The song would later appear on compilations like '' The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 4'' (2000), '' Music Inspired by Scarface'' (2003), and ''

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'' (2016).

Music video

Directed by

Marc Klasfeld Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot, Sum 41, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly ...

, the video starts off with the caption: Rae Town,

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9:37 am, with Shyne exiting

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and heading to town. It later consists of scenes where viewers see the community of Rae Town and the people surrounding it and Shyne and Barrington Levy hanging out with them throughout the day and into the late night at a party. Later scenes showed Shyne in the back of a car riding through

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Track listing

;US 12" Vinyl # "Bad Boyz" (Club Mix) – 4:24 # "Bad Boyz" (Instrumental) – 4:30 # "Bad Boyz" (Radio Edit) – 3:54 # "Bad Boyz" (Instrumental) – 4:30 ;Europe CD single # "Bad Boyz" (Radio Mix) – 4:19 # "Bad Boyz" (Club Mix) – 4:19 # "Bad Boyz" (Instrumental) – 4:30 # "Bonnie & Shyne" (Radio Mix) – 3:57 # "Bonnie & Shyne" (Club Mix) – 4:17

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2000 debut singles 2000 songs Shyne songs Bad Boy Records singles Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Songs written by David Bowie Songs written by Iggy Pop {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub