"Whoot, There It Is" is a song by American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

group

95 South 95 South are an American hip hop group from Jacksonville, Florida. They started as a Miami bass group of Artice "AB" Bartley, Carlos "Daddy Black" Spencer and Jay "Ski" McGowan. The group's name is a reference to Interstate 95 Interstate ...

, released in March 1993, by label Wrap, as the lead single from debut album, '' Quad City Knock'' (1993). It was produced and written by C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski (The Bass Mechanics), the production duo who were responsible for several other popular

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acts including the

69 Boyz 69 Boyz is an American Miami bass and hip hop music, hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from Orlando, Florida, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill D ...

, Quad City DJs and

Dis-n-Dat Dis-n-Dat was an American Miami bass hip hop duo consisting of sisters "Nee Nee" and "Shea Shea" Bennet. They recorded for Epic Records. Closely associated with popular Miami bass acts, the 69 Boyz and Quad City DJ's, Dis-n-Dat released their ...

. The Bass Mechanics also produced, "Whoot, ''Here'' It Is", released by

. The single peaked at No. 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while also receiving a platinum certification from the

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for sales of one million copies on July 28, 1993.

Controversy

After 95 South released "Whoot, There It Is", a similar song, "

Whoomp! (There It Is) "Whoomp! (There It Is)" is the debut single by American hip-hop/pop-rap duo Tag Team, released in May 1993, by label Life, as the first single from their debut album by same name (1993). The song was written by members Cecil "DC the Brain Supre ...

", was released by the duo Tag Team. 95 South claims that their song was stolen by Tag Team.

Music video

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from ''

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'' commented on the music video for "Whoot, There It Is", "A classic of the genre—tailgate party gone buck-wild. Priceless telephone pole routine."

Single track listing

#"Whoot, There It Is" (Club version)- 6:05 #"Whoot, There It Is "(Radio version)- 4:26 #"Hump Wit It" (Club Mix)- 6:14 #"Whoot, There It Is" (Album version)- 3:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1993 songs 1993 debut singles Miami bass songs Number-one singles in Canada {{1990s-US-single-stub