P.I.M.P.
"P.I.M.P." is the fourth single off of American rapper 50 Cent's first studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The song was released on August 12, 2003. A remix for the song features American rapper Snoop Dogg and G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Young Buck.
| "P.I.M.P." | |
|---|---|
| Song by 50 Cent | |
| from Get Rich or Die Tryin'" | |
| Released | August 12, 2003 |
| Recorded | 2003 |
| Genre | Gangsta rap |
| Length | 4:09 (album version) 4:17 (radio version) |
| Label | Shady, Aftermath, Interscope, Universal |
| Songwriter(s) | Denaun Porter |
| Producer(s) | Mr. Porter |
The song was able to make it to #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks, #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[1][2][3] It was also certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]
In the song, 50 raps about how he is living a pimp lifestyle and how he doesn't give money or gifts to women.
A music video for the song was released. In the video, 50 pulls up to a mansion in a Rolls-Royce. He enters the mansion with women beside him and goes before a council of pimps, headed by a character played by Snoop Dogg. The pimps question 50 on why they would allow him into their group because he doesn't have a perm or Cadillac. 50 ends up being accepted after showing the pimps his "Magic Stick".
References
- ↑ "50 Cent - Hot Rap Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "50 Cent - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "50 Cent - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "50 Cent - P.I.M.P." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
