1996 single by Do or Die featuring Twista
"Po Pimp" |
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Single by Do or Die featuring Twista |
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from the album Picture This |
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B-side | "Promise" |
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Released | July 16, 1996 |
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Recorded | 1995 |
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Genre | Hip hop · gangsta rap |
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Length | 3:54 |
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Label | Rap-a-Lot |
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Songwriter(s) | Do or Die |
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Producer(s) | The Legendary Traxster |
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Do or Die singles chronology |
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| "Po Pimp" (1996) | "Still Po Pimpin" (1998) | |
Twista singles chronology |
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"Mr. Tung Twista" (1991) | "Po Pimp" (1996) | "Emotions" (1997) | |
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"Po Pimp" is the debut single by Do or Die, it served as the lead single from their debut album, Picture This. The song was produced by The Legendary Traxster and featured a guest verse from fellow Chicago rapper Twista and vocals from R&B singer Johnny P.
Background
"Po Pimp" was originally released independently in the group's native Chicago. The song became a local hit and caught the attention of prominent Houston-based hip hop label Rap-a-Lot Records, who signed the trio to a record deal. Rap-a-Lot then released "Po Pimp" nationwide in the summer of 1996 and it quickly became a breakthrough hit for the trio. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 19 and also reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. By the end of 1996, "Po Pimp" had become one of the most popular and best selling singles of the year; it sold 600,000 copies, earning a gold certification from the RIAA, and was listed in Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1996 at No. 91.[1][2]
This song, later, had 4 sequels: "Still Po Pimpin" from "Headz Or Tailz", "Sex Appeal" from "Back 2 Tha Game" and "Do U?" from "Pimpin Ain't Dead", the 4th sequel is on "Category F5" by Twista called "Yo Body"
Single track listing
- "Po Pimp" (Radio Version)- 3:57
- "Po Pimp" (Dirty Version)- 4:00
- "Promise"- 4:39
- "Promise" (Instrumental)- 4:39
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Year-end charts Year-End chart (1996) | Position | US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 91 | | Certifications |
References
- ^ a b "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ "Do or Die biography at Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "American single certifications – Do or Die – Po Pimp". Recording Industry Association of America.