"Na Na Nana Na Na" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
Jim Jones
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide ...
, released as the second
single
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from his fourth studio album, ''
Pray IV Reign
''Pray IV Reign'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Jim Jones, released on March 24, 2009, under E1, Columbia and Sony Music Entertainment. The album, his first not to be released under Diplomat Records, also serves ...
'' (2009). The song features vocals from Brittney "Bree-Beauty" Taylor and was
produced by production duo ILLFONICS. The title of the song refers to "
nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah
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" the lexigraphic representation of a common children's chant often used in
taunting
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.
Music video
The
music video
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for the song was directed by OLIVE! and Jim Jones. A
behind-the-scenes footage was released February 15, 2009. The official video was released on March 1; it features
cameo appearance
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s by members from
ByrdGang
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper, music video director, and record executive. He is an original member of the hip hop collective the Diplomats ...
and
Skull Gang
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. The video appeared as the "New Joint of the Day" on BET's ''
106 & Park
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'', on March 2. The video has an alternate ending on ''106 & Park'', after Jones' third verse, ByrdGang member Mel Matrix appears and raps his verse to "Man Down", a song that was featured on Jones' official mixtape, ''Street Religion (Heron 3:16)''.
Charts
Freestyles
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Papoose
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*
Cassidy
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References
External links
*Jim Jones ft. Bree-Beauty - Na Na Nana Na Na
Lyrics
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2009 singles
Jim Jones (rapper) songs
2009 songs
Columbia Records singles
MNRK Music Group singles