| "Xxplosive" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Dr. Dre featuring Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg and Six-Two | |
| from the album 2001 | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
"Xxplosive" is a song by Dr. Dre from his album 2001. It features Kurupt, Hittman, and Six-Two in the verses and Nate Dogg singing the chorus. The song, based upon the song "Bumpy's Lament" by Soul Mann & the Brothers, was released as a promo single, backed with "Fuck You", another track from Dr. Dre's album, 2001. As the single was released before the album it asserts as being from the album The Chronic 2001. Dr. Dre, himself, doesn't appear on the song, although, he can be heard on a leaked earlier version, titled "The Way I Be Pimpin" featuring Royce da 5'9".
In Grand Theft Auto Online's "The Contract Update," the song was featured on the updated version of West Coast Classics.
Charts
Along with a lot of songs from the 2001 album, the song charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs due to radio play after the album was released. It reached No. 51.
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 51 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Samples
The track is based upon the song "Bumpy's Lament” by Soul Mann & the Brothers, which was originally written and recorded by Isaac Hayes for his groundbreaking Shaft soundtrack to the 1971 movie of the same name. The song has been sampled by Erykah Badu for a remix of her song “Bag Lady”, Solange Knowles for her cover of "Stillness Is The Move" by the Dirty Projectors, as well as by Lil Wayne for his song "Dope Niggaz" featuring Snoop Dogg, from his acclaimed album Tha Carter V.
References
- ↑ "British single certifications – Dr Dre – Xxplosive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 21, 2022.