Still Not a Player
"Still Not a Player" | ||||
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Single by Big Pun featuring Joe | ||||
from the album Capital Punishment | ||||
B-side | "Twinz (Deep Cover 98)" | |||
Released | March 28, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
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Producer(s) | Knobody Dahoud Darien | |||
Big Pun singles chronology | ||||
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"Still Not a Player" (radio edit) on YouTube |
"Still Not a Player" is the second single from Big Pun's debut album Capital Punishment. The song is produced by Knobody and featured R&B singer Joe.
Composition[]
The song is a remix of Big Pun's previous single "I'm Not a Player" produced by Minnesota and contains an interpolation of Joe's "Don't Wanna Be a Player". It also samples "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda Russell. In addition to samples, the song contains interpolations of Earth, Wind & Fire's Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)"; towards the end of the song, the refrain "Punisher...Punisher...Punisher, Big Punisher" is sung to the tune and rhythm of the lead vocals from the track.
Chart performance[]
The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it the most successful single released by Big Pun.[1] It was ranked the 108th best song of 1980-2005 by Blender magazine,[2] and was ranked #76 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs.[citation needed]
Music video[]
Cormega, Onyx, the Beatnuts, Guru, Tony Touch and Loud Records R&B artist Davina all made featured appearances in the music video as cameos.
Cover versions and samples[]
In the Up in Smoke Tour in 2000, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre played this song as a tribute to Big Pun. The song was also remixed by Incubus which featured Big Pun's vocals on the 2000 rap rock album Loud Rocks, released 7 months after his death.
A demo version of the song featuring former Terror Squad member Cuban Link leaked 14 years after the song's initial release.[3]
The song was sampled in Ariana Grande's 2013 single "The Way", which also samples Brenda Russell's "A Little Bit of Love".[4][5]
Charts[]
Charts | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 24 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 6 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
References[]
- ^ allmusic ((( Big Punisher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
- ^ Acclaimed Music Forum
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly': A Sweet, Sweet Fantasy of '90s-Indebted Hip-Hop and R&B, Brandon Soderberg, Spin, September 13, 2013
- ^ Mac Miller Gives Ariana Grande 'Butterflies' On 'The Way', Jocelyn Vena, MTV.com, March 27, 2013
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
External links[]
- 1998 singles
- Big Pun songs
- Joe (singer) songs
- Music videos directed by Darren Grant
- Songs written by Big Pun
- 1998 songs
- Loud Records singles
- RCA Records singles
- 1990s single stubs