"Can I Get A..." is a song recorded by American rapper

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

, featuring

Ja Rule Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' and its lead single "Holla Holla". Durin ...

and

Amil Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American former rapper and singer. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé, and recorded the single " Can I Get A..." with him for the '' Rush Hour'' soundtrack. Amil's d ...

. It was released on ''

Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack ''Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to Brett Ratner's 1998 action comedy film '' Rush Hour''. It was released on September 15, 1998 through Rush Associated Labels and consisted of hip hop and R&B music. The soundtrack was a huge s ...

'' in promotion of the film ''

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'', but also appears on Jay-Z's third album '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'' as its first single. The song is produced by

Irv Gotti Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (born June 26, 1970), professionally known as Irv Gotti, is an American DJ, music producer, record executive, and the CEO and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He is best known for producing multiple number-one rec ...

and Lil' Rob. The song is notable for popularizing a young Amil and Ja Rule, as well as becoming one of Jay-Z's most commercially successful singles at the time, peaking at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The chorus of the original song starts with "Can I Get A 'Fuck You'?", but it was censored to "Can I Get A 'What What'?" and ".. whoop whoop" for radio airplay. The song deals with the question of whether Jay-Z's girlfriend would stick with him if he weren't wealthy. The vinyl "Can I Get A..." single was released in 1998 with two tracks that do not feature Jay-Z:

's "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and

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's "And You Don't Stop". The CD single was released in 1999 with two different tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Case and

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's "Faded Pictures" as well as

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and Redman's " How Deep Is Your Love". All songs were included in the ''Rush Hour'' soundtrack.

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's 2004 song "Strawberry Bounce", from her album '' Damita Jo'', samples "Can I Get A...". VH1 ranked "Can I Get A..." at No. 57 in the network's ''100 Greatest Songs of the 90s''.

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appears in the video as a bartender.

Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...

also makes a cameo.

Formats and track listings

CD

# "Can I Get A..." – 5:13 # "Faded Pictures" – 3:48 # " How Deep Is Your Love" – 3:58

Vinyl

A-side

# "Can I Get A..." (radio edit) # "Bitch Betta Have My Money" (radio edit) # "And You Don't Stop" (radio edit)

B-side

# "Can I Get A..." (

TV track A TV track is usually a song or a sequence used as accompaniment during a scene or visual sequence on television (i.e., commercials or television show). If a song has vocals, part of the vocals may be removed for voice-over or dialogue, while th ...

) # "Bitch Betta Have My Money" (TV track) # "And You Don't Stop" (TV track)

Charts

Year-end charts

References

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