"Wanna Lick" was announced as the first promotion single from
G-Unit
G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released t ...
's second
studio album, ''
T.O.S: Terminate on Sight''.
[Lyrical Thought (October 18, 2007). It was replaced by I Like the Way She Do It]
G-Unit Album Due Out in December, Single Hits Airwaves Tomorrow
Def Sounds. Accessed October 18, 2007.[50 Cent & G-Unit Set to Release Second Group Album Shoot to Kill in December]
''XXL'' (October 17, 2007). Accessed October 18, 2007. The track did not appear on T.O.S because it was replaced with 'I Like The Way She Do It'. the song is now considered a promo single for Lil' Kim's Mixtape, Ms. G.O.A.T.
Background
The song only features
50 Cent and
Lil' Kim with
Tony Yayo
Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his deb ...
providing minor background effects. The track has been dubbed the second version of "
Magic Stick
"Magic Stick" is a song performed by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Kim, released on April 8, 2003, as the second single from her third studio album ''La Bella Mafia'' (2003). The song features fellow American rapper 50 Cent and was prod ...
" and was made possible due to
Young Buck
David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit.
Early life
Brown was born in Nashville, T ...
bringing
50 Cent and Lil' Kim together to reconcile after a feud was started shortly after "Magic Stick" was released in 2003. The producer of the track was unknown until J. Armz released "How To Be An MC Vol. 48", where the producer of "Wanna Lick" was listed as Biggz Da Butcher.
[Missinfo (October 18, 2007)]
Miss Info Exclusive….guess who kissed and made up? lol
MissInfo.tv. Accessed October 18, 2007. The single made its premiere via
Hot 97
WQHT (97.1 FM, ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to New York, New York, which broadcasts an urban contemporary music format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared ser ...
when
Funkmaster Flex
Aston George Taylor Jr. (born August 5, 1968), professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 9 ...
aired the track on October 19, 2007.
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Track listing
US Promo Vinyl
*"Wanna Lick" (Dirty) - 3:38
*"Wanna Lick" (Clean Extended) - 4:26
*"Wanna Lick" (Instrumental) - 2:25
*"Wanna Lick" (Radio) 3:38
References
2007 songs
G-Unit songs
Lil' Kim songs
Dirty rap songs
Songs written by Lil' Kim
Songs written by 50 Cent
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