"Na Na Nana Na Na" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

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, released as the second

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from his fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2009). The song features vocals from Brittney "Bree-Beauty" Taylor and was produced by production duo ILLFONICS. The title of the song refers to "

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Music video

The

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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

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s by members from

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and

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. The video appeared as the "New Joint of the Day" on BET's ''

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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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References

External links

*Jim Jones ft. Bree-Beauty - Na Na Nana Na Na
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