"On wit da Show" (also known as "On wid da Show") is a hip-hop song by

Kardinal Offishall Jason Drew Harrow (born May 11, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall (), is a Canadian rapper, record producer, DJ, and record executive. Often credited as Canada's " hip hop ambassador", he is regarded as one of the country ...

. It was the only single from his debut album ''

Eye & I ''Eye & I'' is the debut album of Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released independently in December 1997, on Capitol Hill Music, and distributed by St. Clair Entertainment. The album was critically acclaimed. One single, "On wit da Show", was ...

''. The song also appears on his second album, '' Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1''. The original version of the song was released in 1996 as a

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of " Naughty Dread". In 1997 Kardinal recorded a

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

of the original, which was released as a single.Ready to reload - Kardinal Offishall drops his debut album
Eye Weekly. Accessed on December 23, 2008.

Music video

In the

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, Kardinal Offishall is shown rapping at a house party. The video was in regular rotation on

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, however, it was temporarily pulled by the channel, because an extra went to the video shoot with his security guard uniform on. The security company's logo was later censored.Kardinal Offishall - Man on Fire
Exclaim!. Accessed on December 23, 2008. At the beginning and ending of the video, the instrumental of " Let's Ride" by

Choclair Kareem Blake (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He was one of the most successful Canadian rappers in Canada in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choclair has been nominated for six Juno Awards, winn ...

is playing in the background.

Track listing

12" single

A-side # "On wit da Show" (Radio) # "On wit da Show" (Raw Mix) # "On wit da Show" (Instrumental) B-side # "Naughty Dread II" (Radio) # "Naughty Dread II" (Original) # "Naughty Dread II" (Instrumental) # "Naughty Dread II" (Remix) (featuring

Saukrates Karl Amani Wailoo (born March 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Saukrates (; "Socrates"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of the hip-hop/ R&B group Big Black L ...

)

Chart positions

References

External links

"On wit da Show" music video
{{Kardinal Offishall 1997 singles Kardinal Offishall songs Songs written by Kardinal Offishall