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Revision as of 22:41, 7 November 2011
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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 Hood soundtrack.[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=