Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)

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"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" is a 1998 Jay-Z hip-hop track featuring Big Jaz, known for its rapid-fire flows and Timbaland-produced beat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
alsoKnownAs Nigga What, Nigga Who
artist Jay-Z
belongsToEra late 1990s hip hop
chronology Jay-Z singles chronology
countryOfOrigin United States
featuredArtist Big Jaz
Jaz-O
followsInStyleOf Originators
genre East Coast hip hop
hip hop
hasBeatProducer Timbaland
hasGuestVerse Big Jaz
Jaz-O
hasMusicalStyle double-time rapping
rapid-fire flow
hasNotableFeature call-and-response verses between Jay-Z and Big Jaz
complex internal rhymes
stuttering hi-hat patterns typical of Timbaland
hasPrimaryVocalist Jay-Z
hasSubgenreElement bounce-influenced production
hasTitle Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
hasTrackType collaboration
hasVersion a cappella
album version
instrumental
radio edit
influencedBy Jaz-O’s fast-rap style
isAssociatedWithArtistCareerPhase Jay-Z commercial breakthrough era
isAssociatedWithProducerSignature Timbaland’s syncopated drum programming
isOnLabel Def Jam Recordings
Roc-A-Fella Records
isPartOfDiscographyOf Jay-Z
Jaz-O
Timbaland
language English
lyricalTheme braggadocio
skillful wordplay
partOf Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
performer Big Jaz
Jay-Z
Jaz-O
producer Timbaland
recordedBy Jay-Z
releaseYear 1998

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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life containsTrack Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
Jaz-O notableWork Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) hasTitle Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) alsoKnownAs Nigga What, Nigga Who
linked to: Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)