"Nolia Clap" is a song by American
Southern hip hop
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trio
UTP, released on August 31, 2004, through
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/UTP Records as a
lead single
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Release s ...
from the group's debut studio album ''
The Beginning of the End...''. It was written by Terius "
Juvenile" Gray, Damon "Wacko" Grison, Clifford "Skip" Nicholas, and producer
Donald "XL" Robertson.
The song peaked at number 31 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 9 on both
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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and
Hot Rap Songs
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charts in the United States.
Its remix version, produced by Sheldon "Slice Tee" Arrington, was also included in ''The Beginning of the End...''. The re-remix version is featured on ''
Nolia Clap (EP)
''Nolia Clap'' is the only extended play by American hip hop group UTP. It was released on November 23, 2004 through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House Hits in Houston, at Stone House in Los Angeles, at Studio ...
'' with guest appearances from
Z-Ro
Joseph Wayne McVey IV (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and the Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by ''The New York Times'' in 2007.
Early li ...
,
Bun B
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with ...
, Earl Hayes (who died 2014),
Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He initially gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'". In July 2005, h ...
,
T.I. and Hot Wright, produced by Donald "XL" Robertson and Juvenile.
The
music video
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was filmed in the
Magnolia Projects
The Magnolia Projects, officially the C. J. Peete Public Housing Development, was one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. As part of the ongoing redevelopment, the area has been renamed Harmony Oaks. The project was among the largest, housi ...
in
,
Louisiana
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, and has cameos by
B.G.,
Nelly
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and Chopper Young City from
Da Band
Bad Boy's Da Band was an American hip hop group put together by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records. The group's story was documented for three seasons of MTV's ''Making the Band 2'' reality series.
Career
During ...
.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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2004 songs
2004 singles
Southern hip hop songs
Juvenile (rapper) songs
Songs written by Juvenile (rapper)
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