"My Shit" is a song from Scribe's

Scribe (rapper)

Malo Luafutu better known by his stage name Scribe, is a New Zealand hip hop rapper and recording artist of Samoan descent...

 second studio album, Rhyme Book

Rhyme Book

Rhyme Book is the second studio album by New Zealand rapper Scribe. It follows on from his 2003 award winning album, The Crusader. It was released on 29 September 2007.-Background and release:...

. It was the first single from the album in New Zealand

New Zealand

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, and the second in Australia

Australia

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. The song was released in both countrries on 11 August 2007. The song's lyrics contain references to the end of the world

Apocalypse

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Critical reception

The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post (Wellington)

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reviewer said that "My Shit" sounds "like an aural business card...[and]...a very weak version of 50 Cent

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

". Jody Macgregor of Allmusic and Rebecca Barry from The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald

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called the song "a second-rate sequel to...'Not Many

Not Many

"Not Many" is a hip hop single by New Zealand rapper Scribe, taken from his debut album, The Crusader. It was released as a double A-side with "Stand Up".-Background and recording:...

'", reusing its theme.

Video

The music video for "My Shit" was directed by Chris Graham, and premiered on 12 August 2007 on New Zealand music channel C4. The video features many New Zealand celebrities and key locations of downtown Auckland

Auckland

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The end of the video features a short snippet of his second New Zealand release, "F.R.E.S.H.

F.R.E.S.H.

"F.R.E.S.H." was the second single released from Scribe's second studio solo album, Rhyme Book.It was released on 8 September 2007."F.R.E.S.H." stands for "Forever Rhyming Eternally Saving Hip hop".-Composition:...

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Chart performance

"My Shit" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number six, rising to its peak position of number four two weeks later. It fell off the chart after a total of nine weeks.

Track listing

CD single and Digital EP

1. "My Shit" (clean version)
2. "My Shit"
3. "My Shit" (instrumental
   Instrumental
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   )
4. "My Shit" (a cappella
   A cappella
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Digital download

1. "My Shit" - 4:26