"Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" is the second single from Fat Joe's album ''
The Elephant in the Room''. It also has a sample of Cocababy at the end of the video.
The song features
Plies and
Dre.
Lil Wayne
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,
Ace Hood
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,
Rocko,
DJ Khaled
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,
Rick Ross
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, Cool (of
Cool & Dre),
Birdman,
Danja &
Pitbull made appearances in the video. The song peaked at number 93 on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart.
Remix
The official remix was made, featuring rappers
The Game and
Lil Wayne
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with a new verse by
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of Hip-hop, hip hop group D.I.T.C., Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a sol ...
himself and Dre still on the chorus. In the remix,
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of Hip-hop, hip hop group D.I.T.C., Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a sol ...
mocks his rival,
G-Unit
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rapper
50 Cent
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, by saying, "You heard Game his enemies' my enemy Young Buck callin me say he wanna be a friend of me." This is in reference to both The Game and
Young Buck
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leaving
G-Unit
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.
Charts
References
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2008 singles
Fat Joe songs
Plies (rapper) songs
Cool & Dre songs
Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
2008 songs
Imperial Records singles
Songs written by Fat Joe
Songs written by Dre (record producer)
Songs written by Cool (record producer)
Songs written by Plies (rapper)