"Shut 'Em Down" is a hip hop song by American rapper

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. It was released on February 1, 2000 via

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as a single from '' Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture Any Given Sunday'' soundtrack album. Production was handled by

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with LL Cool J serving as co-producer. An accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers. In the United States, the song peaked at 88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 31 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Track listing

Personnel

*James Todd "

" Smith – songwriter, vocals, co-producer *George "

" Spivey – songwriter, producer *Chris Ribando – Pro Tools engineering * Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing *

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