When was big pimpin

In his eyes, Jay wanted him on the song, not the other way around. Jay should fly to Houston, go record the song with Pimp and fly back. To rap with Jay Z?! Because Pimp being fed up led him to being fed up with Jay-Z. The mink coat in the Miami summer?

Him not doing the shoot until his brand new Mercedes got to Miami? Making sure he had the hot video vixen of the time near him for his scene? Bun had originally missed the flight to Trinidad where the video was originally shot but made the next one, thinking Pimp would be there. We break down the key components of a digital marketing campaign, powered by Amuse.

But that's only scratching the surface of the story. Here's the complete story, as told by Bun B on the now dearly-departed "Hype Men" podcast I was involved in back in the day:. The bodyguard' says, 'You can't park here. This is Jay Z' trailer. So I'll tell you what.

I'm fittin to park right here, and if you got a problem with it Pimp's like, we're fittin to get dressed and shoot with this car. So with all that in mind, I want you to watch the "Big Pimpin" video again. Fair warning, you're going to have a Matrix moment. For Jay-Z, it was one of the songs that helped his fourth album go triple platinum. In a time where a Jay-Z collaboration is a coveted thing in hip-hop, it may be hard to fathom that some rappers wanted to ice him out.

Sledge said he eventually rapped over it but only sent it 12 bars. Jay-Z loved the finished product but decided to cap the record off himself with a few more lyrics.