"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...) "in the clean version, and released as a single under the title (Hot S**t) Country Grammar) is a song by American rapper

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. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, ''

Country Grammar ''Country Grammar'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Universal Records. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson, with additional production by C-Lov ...

'', the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Composition

The song's

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and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called " Down Down Baby". On the

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, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and

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-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" due to its reference to a

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. "Country Grammar" references

Beenie Man Moses Anthony Davis OD (born 22 August 1973), professionally known as Beenie Man, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. His awards include DJ of the Year Award eight years in a row. His twelfth studio album '' Art and Life'' received a Grammy Award ...

's 1998

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single " Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".

Music video

The video features Nelly rapping in front of several key landmarks across

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such as the

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and Lafayette Square. The video features the St. Lunatics and fellow American rapper

Chingy Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper. He toured as an opening act with fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly in 2002, and signed with Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' record label, D ...

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' liner notes. Studios * Recorded at Unique Studios (New York City) * Mixed at Sound on Sound Studios (New York City) * Mastered at Powers House of Sound (New York City) Personnel * Nelly – lyrics * Jason "Jay E" Epperson – music, production * Steve Eigner – recording, engineering * Kenny Dykstra – recording and engineering assistance * Rich Travali – mixing * Jason Standard – mixing assistance * Herb Powers – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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(list of releases) * {{Authority control 2000 songs 2000 debut singles Nelly songs Songs about St. Louis Songs based on children's songs Songs written by Jay E Songs written by Nelly Universal Records singles