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Pimp Juice" is a
singleIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
by the rapper
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
, released in 2003, from the 2002 album
NellyvilleNellyville is the second album by rapper Nelly released in 2002. The singles released from this album were "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", "#1 , "Air Force Ones", "Work It", "Roc The Mic " and "Pimp Juice"...
. This song did not achieve the commercial success of his hits "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", and "Air Force Ones" but was still bigger than "Work It"; it topped out at #58 on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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"
Pimp Juice" is a
singleIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
by the rapper
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
, released in 2003, from the 2002 album
NellyvilleNellyville is the second album by rapper Nelly released in 2002. The singles released from this album were "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", "#1 , "Air Force Ones", "Work It", "Roc The Mic " and "Pimp Juice"...
. This song did not achieve the commercial success of his hits "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", and "Air Force Ones" but was still bigger than "Work It"; it topped out at #58 on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Controversy
The song received backlash for its apparent glorification of
prostitutionProstitution is the act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire. In most cultures, prostitution is viewed by many as a deviant profession, either illegal or socially discouraged...
. In 2004, students at
Spelman CollegeSpelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female...
, the historically Black women's college in Atlanta, protested Nelly's bone-marrow drive -- which he had started after discovering his sister had been diagnosed with
leukemiaLeukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells . Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
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Charts
| Chart |
Peak
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
58 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly the Black Singles Chart, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues...
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27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs, formerly Hot Rap Tracks, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was...
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11 |