"Hustler Musik" is the second

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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 2005

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Tha Carter II ''Tha Carter II'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and Universal Records (1995), Universal Records. The recording sessions took place fro ...

''. Although popular, it failed to live up on the ''

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'' chart to other singles put out by

. The song received airplay on East Coast radio stations and moderate airplay elsewhere, and a

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was also shot for it which also received moderate airplay. Lil Wayne has stated that this was one of his favorite songs he ever recorded. A remix was made sampling

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's "Mystery".

Music video

The

was shot in

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Benny Boom Benny Douglas (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director who has worked in music, television, and film. His most commercially successful film was the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic '' All Eyez on Me''. Career Do ...

. The music video features a colored "Hustler Musik" for the first half, and features the hook and first verse to the song "Money on My Mind" (also featured on his album ''Tha Carter II'') in which the video changes scenes and is portrayed in black and white.

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Hustler Musik/Money On My Mind Music Video
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