"Rider Pt. 2" is a song recorded by
G-Unit. It was released in April 2008 as the second single from their second album, ''
T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)''. The song was featured on G-Unit's mixtape, ''Elephant In The Sand'' and the beat was originally used in ''Where Them Hammerz At?'' by
40 Glocc
Lawrence Carl Demetrious White,(born 16 December 1979) better known by his stage name 40 Glocc, is an American rapper.
Early life
White was born in Greenville, Texas. At the age of 10, he moved with his mother to various locations in California ...
, and he was also featured on a version of Rider Pt. 2. 50 Cent uses the
Auto-Tune effect in the intro and chorus of the song. The clean version removes all profanity while the video version removes all profanity and violence. Almost half of the lyrics were censored.
Music video
The Rider Pt. 2 video premiered Wednesday May 28 on
BET.
Young Buck's verse was excluded on the video despite his verse being included on the album. The music video on
YouTube has received over 4 million views as of May 2024.
G-Unit - Rider Pt. 2
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Track listing
Charts
In popular culture
''Rider Pt. 2'' was used as the entrance song for Pete Sell at UFC 96.
Alternate versions
The official remix of the single is called "Así Soy (Rider Pt. 2 Official Remix)", and it features the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. It was released in June 2008. G-Unit made a surprise appearance and performed the remix with Wisin & Yandel at Solid Fest in Caracas, Venezuela on January 31, 2009.
Rider Pt. 2 is the second part of the Rider songs. The first part is known as ''Rider 4 Real''. The track includes different lyrics and a different beat. The track first appeared on the ''Return of the Body Snatchers'' mixtape by G-Unit. A music video was made of ''Rider 4 Real''.
"Rider Freestyle" is a version recorded by rapper KRS-One
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in 2008.
Another remix has the same beat as "Rider Pt. 2" and includes excerpts of G-Unit's verses from "Pt. 2" but also features rappers Papoose and Lil' Kim
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Video shoot gallery
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References
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2008 singles
50 Cent songs
G-Unit songs
Lloyd Banks songs
Tony Yayo songs
Young Buck songs
Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero
Songs written by 50 Cent
Songs written by Tony Yayo
2008 songs
Songs written by Young Buck
Songs written by Lloyd Banks