"Gettin' Some" (explicitly titled "Gettin' Some Head" in the explicit version) is a song by American hip hop recording artist

Shawnna Rashawnna Guy (born January 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper and singer from Chicago, Illinois. She is best known for her guest appearances on Ludacris' 2000 single " What's Your Fantasy", as well as his 2 ...

. It was released on December 3, 2005, via

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as a single from her second studio album ''

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''. The original version of "Gettin' Some" appears on ''Block Music'' as a hidden track. The song samples

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's "Blowjob Betty". The radio edit of the song features rapper

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. The song is a reference to

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as the rappers tell in the song's chorus about receiving oral sex from women. The popularity of the song earned

her first platinum certification as a solo artist by the

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on December 6, 2006. The music video included Chicago model Candy Brooks as the "oohs and aahs girl".

Remixes

The official

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that can be found on the ''Block Music'' album features

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and

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. Another remix featuring

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and the same Lil' Wayne verse can be found on the official Disturbing tha Peace mixtape ''The DTP Takeover: Its An Epidemic''. An extended remix was released on Shawnna's mixtape ''Block Party - The Mixtape'' featuring all the artists from the previous remixes, along with Dre of

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, Shawn J of

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and

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. Busta Rhymes' verse from this remix is taken from the mixtape freestyle he did over the beat with his artist Labba. Along with providing a verse for the official remix, Lil Wayne also recorded new verses to the instrumental on his 2006 mixtape ''

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''. This version featured Pharrell's verse from the official remix.

Track listing

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External links

* {{authority control 2005 songs 2005 singles Shawnna songs Obscenity controversies in music Songs written by Too Short Songs written by Shawnna