"Swing Ya Rag" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released August 26, 2008 as the third single from his highly acclaimed sixth studio album '' Paper Trail'' (2008). The song features vocals and instrumental production from American music producer

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...

, who raps the chorus. T.I. performed the song at the 2008

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and at the 2009 New Year's Eve Special on

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. The song is also featured in the 2009 video game expansion pack, '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned''.

Music video

On August 5, 2008, a behind the scenes video of the

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...

was released online. In the footage, T.I. is wearing black leather jacket and swinging a red rag in the air, while he wears a black rag around his face. The music video for the song was shot the day after T.I. shot the music video for "

What Up, What's Haapnin' "What Up, What's Haapnin'" is a song by American rapper T.I., released on September 2, 2008, as the fifth single from his sixth studio album '' Paper Trail'' (2008). The song, which was produced by high-profile American record producer Drumma Bo ...

". According to T.I. and MTV, the music video will never be released. On December 15, MTV did another interview asking T.I. if he'll shoot a different video for the song, he responded sayingT.I. doesn't plan to make another 'Swing Ya Rag' video.
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Track listing

;Digital single

Remixes

*Swing Ya Rag - Clipse Feat.

*It's The New -

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Charts

References

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