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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs-->
|Name = Chin Check
| name = Chin Check
|Cover = Chin Check.jpg
| cover = Chin Check.jpg
| alt =
|Caption = Chin Check 12" Vinyl
| caption = Chin Check 12" Vinyl
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|Artist = [[N.W.A]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]]
| type = single
|from Album = [[Next Friday (soundtrack)]] & [[The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge]]
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| artist = [[N.W.A]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]]
|Released = August 23, [[1999 in music|1999]]
| album = [[Next Friday (soundtrack)|Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]] and Not These Niggaz Again (shelved)
|Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| released = August 23, 1999
|Recorded = 1998
| recorded = 1999
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|Genre = [[West coast hip hop]], [[Gangsta rap]]
| studio =
|Length = 4:24
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| genre = {{hlist|[[West Coast hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]}}
|Label = [[Priority Records]]
| length =
|Writer = [[Ice Cube|O. Jackson]], [[MC Ren|L. Patterson]], [[Snoop Dogg|C. Broadus]]
* 3:43 (single edit)
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|Producer = [[Dr. Dre]]
* 4:24 (extended version w/ 9-1-1 intro)
|Certification = 2x Platinum <small>([[RIAA]])</small>
| Chronology = [[N.W.A]]
| label = [[Priority Records|Priority]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Ice Cube|O'Shea Jackson]]|[[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus]]|[[MC Ren|Lorenzo Patterson]]|[[Dr. Dre|Andre Young]]}}
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| Last single = "[[Alwayz Into Somethin']]"<br/>(1991)
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| producer = [[Dr. Dre]]
| This single = "'''Chin Check'''"<br/>(1999)
| chronology = [[N.W.A]]
| Next single = "[[Hello (Ice Cube song)|Hello]]"<br/>(2000)
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| prev_title = [[Alwayz Into Somethin']]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Snoop Dogg]]
| type = singles
| prev_title = [[Bitch Please]]
| prev_year = 1999
| title = Chin Check
| year = 1999
| next_title = [[Game Don't Wait]]
| next_year = 1999
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}}
}}
}}


"'''Chin Check'''" is a single by [[N.W.A.]] from the [[Next Friday (soundtrack)|''Next Friday'' soundtrack]]. The song was also released on ''[[The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge]]'' and as a bonus track on the ''[[Greatest Hits (N.W.A.)|N.W.A Greatest Hits]]'' album. Due to the presence of [[Snoop Dogg]] and the absence of DJ [[Yella]] and the late [[Eazy-E]], it is debatable whether this can truly be considered an N.W.A song.
"'''Chin Check'''" is a hip-hop song released in August 1999 by American rap group [[N.W.A]]. The song was released as the [[Lead single]] for the soundtrack album ''[[Next Friday (soundtrack)|Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'', and features an uncredited appearance from [[Snoop Dogg]], who serves as a replacement for the late [[Eazy-E]]. Production for the song was handled solely by Dr. Dre, making it the first N.W.A song to feature no input by former member [[DJ Yella]] since ''[[N.W.A. and the Posse]]''.


As well as serving as a promotion for the ''[[Next Friday]]'' soundtrack, the song was also set to promote a third N.W.A album, titled ''Not These Niggaz Again'', due for release in 2000 before its cancellation. Snoop Dogg was also rumoured to feature on the album, as he did on "Chin Check", as an official member of the group, filling in for Eazy-E, with [[Mel-Man]], Dr. Dre's production partner at the time, slated to replace DJ Yella.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[MTV]]|title=Reunited N.W.A Get Serious About Recording Album|first=Christopher|last=O'connor|date=December 7, 1999|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ir31uu/reunited-nwa-get-serious-about-recording-album|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318130418/https://www.mtv.com/news/ir31uu/reunited-nwa-get-serious-about-recording-album|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref>
The song is remembered for being a "reunion song" for N.W.A, as it was the first song they performed together since their split and a tribute to Eazy's memory. It is also remembered for [[Ice Cube]]'s pay of respect to his deceased bandmate, a verse where each member sings the lyric "Why the fuck not", and the disturbing introduction of the song that features a woman dialing [[911]] for help because four men have broken into her house, only to be violently shot (which is emphasized by what sounds like a shotgun blast).


"Chin Check" marked N.W.A's first and only single since 1991's "[[Alwayz into Somethin']]", and their first collaboration with Cube since he left the group in December 1989.
"Chin Check" marked N.W.A's first single since 1991's "[[The Dayz of Wayback]]", and their first collaboration with Ice Cube since he left the group in December 1989.


In 2006, the song, along with the follow-up single, "[[Hello (Ice Cube song)|Hello]]", was released on ''[[The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge]]'' and as a bonus track on the rerelease of N.W.A's ''[[Greatest Hits (N.W.A album)|Greatest Hits]].''
==Track listing==

{|class="wikitable"
==Reception==
''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' gave the song a negative review stating that Dr. Dre's beat was "bland" and that MC Ren and Ice Cube sounded "geriatric" and "lukewarm" respectively.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Relic |first=Peter |date=February 2000 |title='Various Artists' Next Friday |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CcEAAAAMBAJ |journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |page=169 |volume=8 |issue=1 |publisher=Vibe Media Group |issn=1070-4701 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Chin Check"
! scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000)
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|71|artist=N.W.A|access-date=May 17, 2022|rowheader=true}}
!align="center"|#
!align="center"|Title
!align="center"|Time
|-
|1
|Super clean edit
|3:43
|-
|2
|Clean a cappella
|3:41
|}
|}


==Chart positions==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{|class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1999)
==External links==
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|-

|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]
|align="center"|1
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|}
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 20 October 2024

"Chin Check"
Chin Check 12" Vinyl
Single by N.W.A featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and Not These Niggaz Again (shelved)
ReleasedAugust 23, 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length
  • 3:43 (single edit)
  • 4:24 (extended version w/ 9-1-1 intro)
LabelPriority
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
N.W.A singles chronology
"Alwayz Into Somethin'"
(1991) 		"Chin Check"
(1999)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Bitch Please"
(1999) 		"Chin Check"
(1999) 		"Game Don't Wait"
(1999)

"Chin Check" is a hip-hop song released in August 1999 by American rap group N.W.A. The song was released as the Lead single for the soundtrack album Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), and features an uncredited appearance from Snoop Dogg, who serves as a replacement for the late Eazy-E. Production for the song was handled solely by Dr. Dre, making it the first N.W.A song to feature no input by former member DJ Yella since N.W.A. and the Posse.

As well as serving as a promotion for the Next Friday soundtrack, the song was also set to promote a third N.W.A album, titled Not These Niggaz Again, due for release in 2000 before its cancellation. Snoop Dogg was also rumoured to feature on the album, as he did on "Chin Check", as an official member of the group, filling in for Eazy-E, with Mel-Man, Dr. Dre's production partner at the time, slated to replace DJ Yella.[1]

"Chin Check" marked N.W.A's first single since 1991's "The Dayz of Wayback", and their first collaboration with Ice Cube since he left the group in December 1989.

In 2006, the song, along with the follow-up single, "Hello", was released on The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge and as a bonus track on the rerelease of N.W.A's Greatest Hits.

Reception

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Vibe gave the song a negative review stating that Dr. Dre's beat was "bland" and that MC Ren and Ice Cube sounded "geriatric" and "lukewarm" respectively.[2]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Chin Check"
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 71

References

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  1. ^ O'connor, Christopher (December 7, 1999). "Reunited N.W.A Get Serious About Recording Album". MTV. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Relic, Peter (February 2000). "'Various Artists' Next Friday". Vibe. 8 (1). Vibe Media Group: 169. ISSN 1070-4701.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "N.W.A Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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