"Bust It Baby" is a

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by American rapper Plies released on January 25, 2008, and is the first single from Plies' second

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Definition of Real ''Definition of Real'' is the second studio album by rapper Plies. It was released on June 10, 2008. Guest appearances include Ne-Yo, J. Holiday, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. The album garnered mixed reviews from critics ...

''. The original was featured as a bonus track on ''Definition of Real'', while "Bust It Baby Pt. 2", which features R&B singer

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, is an official track on the album. The song features a noticeable sample of

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's 1990 single " Come Back to Me", a #2 hit from her 1989 album "

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". Jackson is also featured on the song's official remix.

Bust It Baby Pt. 2

"Bust It Baby (Part 2)" is the second part of the two single release of "Bust It Baby", making it the first "double single." On the R&B/Hip Hop chart, "Bust It Baby (Part 2)" peaked at #2, surpassing the original. It is Plies' second top 10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and his biggest hit on the chart to date, peaking at #7. This surpassed the #9 peak of " Shawty" in 2007, and tying for Slip-n-Slide Records' highest placement on the Hot 100 (the other SNS single to reach that peak was

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's 2004 single "Let's Go" featuring

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and

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). In New Zealand, the song jumped from #22 to #9 in its second week on the chart.

Music video

The music video directed by Plies himself debuted on

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's ''

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'' on April 28, 2008.

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, and

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was signed to record producer DJ Khaled's label We ...

make cameos. It debuted on ''

106 & Park ''106 & Park'' is an American hip hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that was broadcast on weekdays at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT on BET; it aired on a one-day delay on BET International. It was the network's highest- rated ...

'' on May 1, 2008.(May 1, 2008)
Plies brings the "New Joint" of the day Today on BET's 106 & Park!
Accessed May 8, 2008. "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" has had multiple number ones on 106 & Park. It stayed on the countdown for 35 days.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Radio and release history

References

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