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"'''Renee'''" is a song by rap group [[Lost Boyz]] from their second studio album ''[[Legal Drug Money]]'' |
"'''Renee'''" is a song by rap group [[Lost Boyz]] from their second studio album ''[[Legal Drug Money]]'' and the [[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)|''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood''soundtrack]].<ref>http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Muze/2007/02/01/631178?extID=10051</ref> It samples the [[Janet Jackson]] song "[[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]". It was the Lost Boyz' most successful single, and lead MC [[Mr. Cheeks]]' second biggest hit, behind 2001's "[[Lights, Camera, Action!]]". |
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==Song information== |
==Song information== |
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"Renee" is a song by rap group Lost Boyz from their second studio album Legal Drug Money and the Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hoodsoundtrack.[1] It samples the Janet Jackson song "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)". It was the Lost Boyz' most successful single, and lead MC Mr. Cheeks' second biggest hit, behind 2001's "Lights, Camera, Action!".
Song information
The song's lyrics discuss the narrator, a young man, who meets a woman named Renee while coming back from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The narrator promptly attempts to initiate a relationship. The song describes that Renee is studying to be a lawyer, while the narrator is a writer. The pair date for several weeks, but the relationship ends abruptly when she is shot to death[2]. The moral of the song is "ghetto love is the law that we live by," describing the inevitable suffering of tragedy by those raised in crime-ridden areas[3][4].
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 33 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 3 |
References
- ^ http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Muze/2007/02/01/631178?extID=10051
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E1DB1130F93AA15750C0A96F958260
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E1DF173EF930A25753C1A960958260
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E1DF1238F931A3575AC0A960958260&sec=&spon=