"Just a Lil Bit" is the third single from

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's second album, ''

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''. The song was produced by

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. Released on May 17, 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's sixth solo top-ten single, and ninth overall. It also reached number ten in the United Kingdom. The B-side is a live recording of "

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" for

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Background

"Just a Lil Bit" debuted at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaked at number three on the chart. The song was eventually certified Platinum by the

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. The official remix features rapper White Dawg. T-Pain used the instrumental to do a freestyle called "A Little Hit".

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also used the instrumental on his song "300 Bars & Runnin'", in which he disses 50 Cent and other members of

G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released th ...

. He also redid "Just a Lil Bit" as a diss to 50 Cent.

Music video

The music video is set in

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, Mexico, and follows a thin plot where 50 Cent, as "El Jefe" ("The Boss"), employs three beautiful women to set up his enemies, played by

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Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also appears as Drew in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Career Johnson's first acting role was in th ...

and Jesús Ochoa. 50 Cent leaves each enemy $50. The video also contains cameos by some

artists.

CD cover

The artwork for the CD cover shows 50 Cent's modern adaptation of the

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that includes the prayer pose.

Track listing

* UK CD single 1 # "Just a Lil Bit" - 3:59 # "Disco Inferno" (Live AOL Session) - 3:11 * UK CD single 2 # "Just a Lil Bit" - 3:59 # "Just a Lil Bit" (Instrumental) - 3:59 # "Just a Lil Bit" (Music Video) - 3:59 # "Disco Inferno" (Live AOL Session - Music Video) - 3:11

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

50 Cent's official website

"Just a Lil Bit" lyrics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Just A Lil Bit 2005 songs 2005 singles 50 Cent songs Songs written by 50 Cent Song recordings produced by Scott Storch Songs written by Scott Storch Music videos directed by Benny Boom Shady Records singles Aftermath Entertainment singles Interscope Records singles