"Nasty Girl" is a song by American rapper

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, released on October 11, 2005. The song features guest appearances from Jagged Edge,

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, and

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, and the video also contains guest appearances from

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, Teairra Mari,

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. It can be found on the album '' Duets: The Final Chapter'', a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom and became a top-10 hit in Finland, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Background

A slightly different version of the single also appeared on

's ''

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'' album. "Nasty Girl" was used as the opening theme for ''

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''. The lyrical section rapped by Notorious B.I.G. is actually lifted from another of his songs called "Nasty Boy", featured on his second album ''

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''. Despite this, the production to the song "Nasty Boy" is completely different from that for "Nasty Girl", and apart from the lyrical sample, and the second verse (rapped by P. Diddy) rapped in the style of Biggie's second verse of Nasty Boy, the two songs bear no similarities. The chorus, sung by Jagged Edge, which has the line "Grab your titties for B.I.G.", references "

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", which he says "Bitches, rub your titties if you love Big Poppa".

Music video

"Nasty Girl" has a music video, featuring the song's featured artists mentioned above. It was produced by

, set in a party to honor the Notorious B.I.G. It was shot in the black themed apartment of

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. It includes clips of Smalls in the beginning and end of the video (the first showing Biggie and Tupac Shakur as friends before the rivalry). Just before Nelly's verse,

makes a memorable entrance into the video, slapping a man in the process, when the man asks "Aren't you one of those

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'', which was produced and directed by Dash, and in which Diddy was portrayed in a farcical manner.

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, Teairra Mari,

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made cameos.

Track listings

UK CD single 1 # "Nasty Girl" (Main version) (featuring Diddy,

, Jagged Edge and

) # "

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) UK CD single 2 # "Nasty Girl" (Main version) (featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm) # "

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" (featuring

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) # "Nasty Girl" (MyTone - Personalized Ringtone) # "Hold Ya Head" (MyTone - Personalized Ringtone) UK 12-inch vinyl single # "Nasty Girl" (Main version) (featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm) # "Nasty Girl" (Instrumental) # "Hold Ya Head" (featuring Bob Marley) # "Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) Australian CD single # "Nasty Girl" (Main version) (featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm) # "Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) # "Hold Ya Head" (featuring Bob Marley)

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Certifications

Release history

References

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