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, who raps the chorus. T.I. performed the song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards and at the 2009 New Year's Eve Special on NBC. The song is also featured in the 2009 video game expansion pack, '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned''.

Music video

On August 5, 2008, a

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video of the

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was released online. In the footage, T.I. is wearing black leather jacket and swinging a red rag in the air, while he wears a black rag around his face. The music video for the song was shot the day after T.I. shot the music video for " What Up, What's Haapnin'". According to T.I. and MTV, the music video will never be released. On December 15, MTV did another interview asking T.I. if he'll shoot a different video for the song, he responded saying:T.I. doesn't plan to make another 'Swing Ya Rag' video.
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Track listing

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Remixes

*Swing Ya Rag -

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Feat.

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Charts

References

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