No Time (Lil' Kim song)

"No Time" is a song by American rapper Lil' Kim. It was released as her debut single in 1996 which served as the first single from Kim's debut album Hard Core. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the Top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "No Time" topped the US Rap Songs for nine weeks, becoming Kim's first number 1 hit on that chart.[1] Additionally, the song charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA. "No Time" contains a sample of Vicki Anderson's "Message from the Soul Sisters" and Lyn Collins's "Take Me Just As I Am".

"No Time"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy
from the album Hard Core
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)
Recorded1996
StudioDaddy's House Recording Studios
GenreDirty rap
Length5:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"No Time"
(1996)		 "Crush on You"
(1997)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"Dolly My Baby"
(1993)		 "No Time"
(1996)		 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
(1997)

Music video

The music video, which was helmed by German director Marcus Nispel and filmed in the World Trade Center, features her and Puff riding up and down escalators while rapping. Kim makes reference to Adina Howard's hit single "Freak Like Me" in the song's lyrics when she says: "...your girl ain't a freak like me, or Adina". Kim makes a reference to the video in the 2003 song "(When Kim Say) Can You Hear Me Know " off the album La Bella Mafia, saying "...im the same bitch on the escalator", and also in the 2005 single Whoa when she says: "...told you I'm the same bitch from the escalator".

Formats and track listings
  • UK cassette single
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (The Incident Remix) – 4:39
  • UK CD single [2]
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (Radio Mix) – 5:03
  3. "No Time" (Album Version) – 5:03
  4. "No Time" (Instrumental) – 5:03
  • Europe CD single [3]
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (The Incident Remix) – 4:39
  3. "No Time" (Incident Remix Instrumental) – 4:38
  4. "No Time" (Album Version) – 5:03
  5. "No Time" (Instrumental) – 5:03

Credits and personnel
  • Vocals by Lil' Kim, S. Combs
  • Written by K. Jones, S. Combs, J. Brown
  • Produced by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Steven "Stevie J" Jordan
  • Mastered by Herb Powers

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 45
US Billboard Hot 100 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 9
US Rap Songs 1
Year-end chart (1996) Position
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[4] 29
Year-end chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 80
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales[6] 50
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[6] 36
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles Sales[6] 22
US Billboard Hot R&B Airplay[6] 73
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[6] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Hard Core album". LilKim.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-29. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. "Lil' Kim Featuring Puff Daddy – No Time (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. "Lil' Kim – No Time (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. Billboard (1996-12-28). Billboard – 1996 The Year In Music. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  5. Billboard Top 100 – 1997. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997 – Longbored Surfer – Charts". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  6. Billboard (1997-12-27). Billboard – 1997 The Year In Music. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  7. "American single certifications – Lil' Kim – No Time". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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