"Pimp Juice" is the fourth US and Canadian
single
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by American rapper
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
, released on March 10, 2003, from his 2002 album, ''
Nellyville
''Nellyville'' is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 25, 2002, by Universal Records and Fo' Reel Entertainment. The album's production was handled by Waiel Yaghnam, the Neptunes, Jay E, Trackboyz, ...
''. The song peaked at number 58 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It samples
UGK
UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. They released their first major-label album, ''Too Hard to Swallow'', in 1992, followe ...
's song Wood Wheel from their album
Dirty Money
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.
In the song, Nelly states that women only want him for his "pimp juice", which he needs to let loose. He later explains that "pimp juice" is anything used to "attract the opposite sex/It could be money, fame, or straight intellect" and that "Pimp juice is color blind/You find it work on all color creeds and kinds". The song was featured in
VH1's "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever" at number 30.
Controversy
The song received backlash for its apparent glorification of
prostitution
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. In 2004, students at
Spelman College
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, the historically black women's college in
Atlanta
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, protested Nelly's bone-marrow drive—which he had started after discovering his sister had been diagnosed with
leukemia
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.
Remix
The official remix features
Ronald Isley
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Early life
Born in 1941 to Sally ...
of the
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and The Feed's David Grelle on keyboard, and the song is on Nelly's remix album, ''
Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention''. It contains a sample of "Curtains" by
The Jeff Lorber Fusion.
Track listing
US 12-inch vinyl
:A1. "Pimp Juice" (clean album version) – 4:52
:A2. "Pimp Juice" (dirty album version) – 4:52
:A3. "Pimp Juice" (instrumental) – 4:52
:B1. "Pimp Juice" (clean album version) – 4:52
:B2. "Pimp Juice" (dirty album version) – 4:52
:B3. "Pimp Juice" (instrumental) – 4:52
Charts
See also
*
Pimp Juice (drink)
References
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Songs about procurers
Songs about prostitutes
2002 songs
2003 singles
Music videos directed by Benny Boom
Nelly songs
Songs written by Nelly
Universal Records singles