Pimp Juice

"Pimp Juice" was the fourth United States & Canada single by the rapper Nelly, released on April 1, 2003, from the 2002 album Nellyville. This song did not achieve the commercial success of his hits "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", and "Air Force Ones", but was still bigger than "Work It"; it topped out at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] This song samples UGK's song Wood Wheel from their album Dirty Money. In the song it is stated that women only want him for his "pimp juice", which he needs to let loose. The song was featured in VH1's "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever" at #30.[2]

For the energy drink, see Pimp Juice (drink).
"Pimp Juice"
Single by Nelly
from the album Nellyville
B-side"Ride Wit Me"
ReleasedApril 1, 2003
Recorded2002
GenreHip hop, R&B, G-funk
Length4:52
LabelUniversal Records
Songwriter(s)Nelly
Producer(s)Epperson
Nelly singles chronology
"Work It"
(2003)		 "Pimp Juice"
(2003)		 "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
(2003)

Controversy

The song received backlash for its apparent glorification of prostitution. In 2004, students at Spelman College, the historically black women's college in Atlanta, protested Nelly's bone-marrow drive—which he had started after discovering his sister had been diagnosed with leukemia.[3]

Remix

The official remix features Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers and The Feed's David Grelle on keyboard, and the song is on Nelly's remix album, Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention. It contains a sample of "Curtains" by The Jeff Lorber Fusion.

Track listing

US Vinyl, 12"[4]

  • A1 Pimp Juice (Clean Album Version) 4:52
  • A2 Pimp Juice (Dirty Album Version) 4:52
  • A3 Pimp Juice (Instrumental) 4:52
  • B1 Pimp Juice (Clean Album Version) 4:52
  • B2 Pimp Juice (Dirty Album Version) 4:52
  • B3 Pimp Juice (Instrumental) 4:52

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 27
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 11

See also

References
  1. "Nelly - Billboard Legacy", Billboard.com., accessed September 19, 2011.
  2. "VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever". Accessed November 18, 2020.
  3. D'Angelo, Joe (2003-09-10). "Nelly's Pimp Juice Threatened By Anti-Pimp Campaign". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  4. "Nelly – Pimp Juice". Discogs. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. "Nelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  7. "Nelly Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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