"Oh Boy" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album '' Come Home with Me'', and features

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. The single was released through Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, Cam'ron's Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings. The song samples " I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. It held the number one chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for five weeks straight. It also held the number one chart on the Hot Rap Tracks. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is produced by

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who originally made it for Memphis Bleek. The song ranked 89th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Music video

The video was filmed in Harlem,

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, New York. The video features cameo appearances from Damon Dash, La La Vazquez, Angie Martinez, Free Marie, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Miya Granatella, and Huddy 6.

Remixes

The official remix of this song entitled "Oh Girl (Oh Boy Remix)", features Birdman, TQ, and Jim Jones. Jay-Z was also to be on the remix, but his verse was removed by Cam'ron due to the verse containing a diss track to Jay-Z's then-rival rapper Nas. Mariah Carey recorded and released an answer song to "Oh Boy" in 2002 for her ninth album '' Charmbracelet'' called, " Boy (I Need You)". The song features samples from " I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. Cam'ron also appeared on the song. The remix version also features Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and Freeway. It was referred as "Oh Boy Part 3". It is the 2nd official remix of "Oh Boy". The song & the remix version was also produced by

. Lil Wayne freestyled over the instrumental on his 2002 mixtape, ''SQ1''. In 2019 British singer Mahalia sampled the song for her single "What You Did" featuring English singer Ella Mai

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Juelz Santana 2002 songs 2002 singles Cam'ron songs Juelz Santana songs Chipmunk soul songs Music videos directed by Bryan Barber Song recordings produced by Just Blaze Songs written by Cam'ron Roc-A-Fella Records singles Def Jam Recordings singles Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Juelz Santana Songs written by Just Blaze