"Fatty Girl" is a collaborative single by rappers

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

, LL Cool J and

Keith Murray Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1974) is an American rapper from New York. Murray grew up on Carleton Ave, in Central Islip, which is located on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. Murray was a known member of a local rap collec ...

. The song was produced by the

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and was released as the lead single from the

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compilation '' The Good Life''. The music video was directed by

Hype Williams Harold Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens, New York. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adel ...

. The song became a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 87. It found more success on the

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, reaching number six. The album was mentioned by FUBU CEO

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on an episode of

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's '' Shark Tank''. John said he was in the hole for $6 million on the album but the hit single "Fatty Girl" ended up earning $100 million through clothing. The song is also notable for being th
first recorded use of the word "badonkadonk"
coined by Keith Murray.

Single track listing

#"Fatty Girl" (Squeaky Clean Edit) – 3:55 #"Fatty Girl" (Radio version) – 3:54 #"Fatty Girl" (Album version) – 3:52 #"Fatty Girl" (Instrumental) – 3:54

Chart history

References

2001 singles 2001 songs Ludacris songs LL Cool J songs Keith Murray (rapper) songs Music videos directed by Hype Williams Song recordings produced by Trackmasters Songs written by Ludacris Songs written by LL Cool J Dirty rap songs {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub