Big Pimpin'

"Big Pimpin'"
Single by Jay-Z featuring UGK from the album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Released	September 12, 2000
Format	12-inch single, CD, Vinyl
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:44
Label	Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer	Shawn Carter Chad Butler Bernard Freeman Timothy Mosley Kyambo Joshua Baligh Hamdi (uncredited)
Producer	Timbaland
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Hey Papi" (2000)	"Big Pimpin'" (2000)	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (2000)
UGK singles chronology
"Dirty Money" (1999)	"Big Pimpin'" (2000)	"Let Me See It" (2001)

Big Pimpin' may also refer to rapper Big Pimpin' Delemond

"Big Pimpin'" is the last single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It features rapping by Southern hip hop group UGK as well as production by Timbaland.

Timbaland samples "Khosara" by Abdel Halim Hafez for the track's beat leading to its Middle Eastern sound. In 2007, the song sparked controversy when a copyright co-owner of the sampled track Osama Admed Fahmy filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court, objecting to the fact that Timbaland illegally replayed portions of "Big Pimpin" note-for-note, using a melody lifted from the song. Jay-Z, Timbaland, Linkin Park and EMI Music Inc. were among the defendants named in the lawsuit. (Linkin Park because the track was also mashed up with their song Papercut on the collaborative EP Collision Course in 2004)

It is the most successful single from Jay-Z's fourth album, as it reached #18 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. The music video, which features Jay-Z partying on a lavish yacht, is directed by Hype Williams.

Single track list

CD

1. "Big Pimpin' (Radio Edit)"
2. "Watch Me (LP Version)"
3. "Big Pimpin' (Instrumental)"
4. "Big Pimpin' (Video)"

Vinyl

A-side

1. "Big Pimpin' (Album Version)" (4:05)

B-side

1. "Watch Me (LP Version)" (4:34)
2. "Big Pimpin' (Instrumental)" (4:57)

See also

• List of Jay-Z songs

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