A Bay Bay
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"A Bay Bay" is the debut single from Louisiana rapper Hurricane Chris on his debut album 51/50 Ratchet. Hurricane Chris uses the Hook, "A Bay Bay", throughout the song."
Background
The single is garnered national airplay thanks in part to being featured on numerous mixtapes. Hurricane Chris goes so far as saying on his MySpace page, "I bet that its gonna be a baby’s first word because it’s so catchy. It gets stuck in your head the first time you hear it."[1] The voice in the beginning is Baby 3, the son of Shreveport rapper 3 Feet. His line is "This Baby 3, everybody say, A Bay Bay." Hurricane got the idea of the hook from DJ Hollywood Bay Bay. Whenever he would enter a club, onlookers would shout, "Hey, Bay, Bay."[2]
The song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 95 in June 2007, [3] rising in the next week to number 85 before jumping sharply to number 24 in its third week on the chart.[4] The song has proven to be extremely popular, peaking at number seven so far in the top ten. The single also reached #7 in the "Most Downloaded" on iTunes.
Remixes and parodies
There are several official remixes, one of which featuring The Game, Lil Boosie, Birdman, Angie Locc, Hoff Jadakiss, & E-40. The music video for this remix features all of the previously mentioned artists, except for E-40, but still makes a cameo in there, followed by Pitbull, Lil Jon & Lil Wayne.[5] However, in the extended music video, E-40's verse is presented.
Chingo Bling and Pitbull made their own version entitled, "Aye Wey Wey".
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 3 |
| American Top 40 | 29 |
References
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/hurricane
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-07-16-hurricane-chris_N.htm
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, Reigns Again Atop Hot 100", Billboard.com, June 14, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Rihanna, Shop Boyz, Fergie Locked In On Hot 100", Billboard.com, June 28, 2007.
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-07-16-hurricane-chris_N.htm
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