"Playa Hata" is a song by American
West Coast hip hop duo
Luniz
Luniz (formerly the LuniTunes) is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California, formed by Yukmouth and Numskull. They were signed to Virgin Records, Noo Trybe Records, and C-Note Records. They were the flagship act for C-Note Records. The g ...
featuring R&B singer Teddy. It was released in November 1995 through
Virgin Records America, C-Note Records, and
Noo Trybe
Noo or NOO may refer to: Places
* Nõo, a small borough in Tartu County, Estonia
** Nõo Parish
Fictional entities
* Noo, a fictional character from ''Creatures the World Forgot''
* Noo-noo, a fictional character from ''Teletubbies''
Other uses
* ...
as the second and final single off of the duo's debut studio album ''
Operation Stackola''.
Production was handled by
E-A-Ski & CMT, who used a sample of
Bobby Caldwell's "
What You Won't Do for Love".
In the United States, the single reached number 51 on the ''Billboard''
Hot R&B Singles chart and number 13 on the
Hot Rap Singles chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 20 on the
UK singles chart, number 12 on the UK Dance Albums Chart and number 4 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart.
Music video
The music video, released in 1995, features cameo appearances from Chris "C&H" Hicks,
Dru Down, and
DJ Pooh, who plays the main antagonist of the music video as the "Playa Hata".
Track listing
# "Playa Hata" (Radio Mix)
(featuring Teddy)
# "Playa Hata" (Groove Mix)
(featuring 3X Krazy
3X Krazy (pronounced 3-Times Crazy) was an American hip hop group formed in Oakland, California in 1994. The group consisted of members Keak da Sneak, B.A. and Agerman.
History Founding
3X Krazy was formed in 1994 and was signed to Str8 Game Rec ...
)
# "Playa Hata" (Drop Zone Rub 3)
# "Playa Hata" (Drop Zone Rub 4)
# "Playa Hata" (Radio Mix Instrumental)
# "Playa Hata" (Groove Mix Instrumental)
Charts
References
External links
*
Luniz songs
1995 singles
Virgin Records singles
Songs written by Bobby Caldwell
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