"Shooter" is the third single from

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all ...

's fifth

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'' Tha Carter II'' featuring Robin Thicke. The song was also featured on the '' Like Father, Like Son'' bonus disc. The song samples the electric piano from Vic Juris' "Horizon Drive". It is a remake of Thicke's "Oh Shooter", from his first album '' A Beautiful World'', which was inspired by Thicke's real-life experience of being caught in a bank robbery when he was 18.

Music video

Directed by Benny Boom, the video is an interpretation of the 1986 Run-DMC video " Walk This Way", with Thicke and Wayne in neighboring apartments representing R&B and Dirty South respectively. The video shows both artists' different lifestyles as they begin to overlap each other, culminating in both artists performing onstage.

In popular culture

It was featured in the

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film '' Rambo''.

Charts

References

2002 songs 2006 singles Cash Money Records singles Lil Wayne songs Robin Thicke songs Music videos directed by Benny Boom Songs written by Lil Wayne Songs written by Robin Thicke {{2000s-R&B-song-stub