It's Good
| "It's Good" | |
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| Single by Lil Wayne featuring Jadakiss and Drake | |
| from the album Tha Carter IV | |
| Released | September 13, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:01 |
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| Lil Wayne singles chronology | |
| Drake singles chronology | |
| Jadakiss singles chronology | |
"It's Good" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring fellow American rapper Jadakiss and Canadian rapper Drake. The fourteenth track off the former's Wayne's ninth studio album, Tha Carter IV . it was solicited to radio on September 13, 2011 as the album's fifth single.[1]
Critical reception
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Allmusic complimented "It's Good" and said it was a track to "marvel" at it also commented on the controversial lyrics by saying the track is "where a Jay-Z diss meets an Alan Parsons sample".[2] Chicago Tribune reviewed Lil Wayne's part of the song saying "Next to Drake (and Jadakiss), Wayne just sounds petty. It’s a telling role reversal: once Wayne used to hop on other rappers’ tracks and blow them away. Now his guests magnify his lack of engagement."[3] Pitchfork complimented Drake's verses by saying "And it's Drake who provides the record's most impassioned verse about his mentor's 2010 prison stint for criminal gun possession: "Rikers Island on this flow, eight months for that pistol/ But at least they had some bad bitches workin' in that shit hole."[4]
Controversy
[edit ]"It's Good" gained considerable notice on various social networks because a portion of the song's lyrics performed by Lil Wayne in which he raps "I got your baby money / Kidnap your bitch, get that how much you love your lady money" which has been interpreted by various sources to be a response back at Jay-Z's verse on H.A.M. from Watch the Throne in which he raps "Really you got baby money ... You ain't got my lady's money."[5] Kanye West played the track for Wayne but his response was "I wouldn’t ask him about a Jay-Z line because he’s not Jay-Z."[6] Lil Wayne further elaborated on the alleged attack by saying "I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did. I know for a fact music is about perception. You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. I know that for a fact. So I can’t ever be upset about someone’s reaction. I’m not going to say I don’t know what would happen before I even say [something on record]. I do know what will happen. I’m aware of it. But it is what it is." Jadakiss has distanced himself from all conflict as well and commented that he isn't involved on any attack on any rap artist. Slant commented on the alleged attack by saying that the track "generated more buzz than any other track on Tha Carter IV, not because it's especially good, but because Wayne appears to take some shots at Jay-Z, referencing an ongoing feud about who makes more money and maybe threatening to kidnap and ransom Beyoncé ("Kidnap your bitch/Get that 'How much you love your lady?' money").
Chart performance
[edit ]| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 79 |
Release history
[edit ]| Country | Date | Format |
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| United States[8] | September 13, 2011 | Urban radio |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Tha Carter IV (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. 2011年08月29日. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011年09月17日.
- ^ "Tha Carter IV". Allmusic. 2011年08月29日. Retrieved 2011年09月18日.
- ^ "Album review: Lil Wayne, 'Tha Carter IV'". Chicago Tribune. 2011年08月29日. Retrieved 2011年09月18日.
- ^ "Tha Carter IV". Pitchfork. 2011年08月30日. Retrieved 2011年09月18日.
- ^ "Lil' Wayne Drops 'It's Good' and Disses Jay-Z". desihits. Retrieved 2011年09月17日.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Disses". iamboigenius.com. 2011年08月24日. Retrieved 2011年09月17日.
- ^ "Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Jadakiss - It's Good". acharts. Retrieved 2011年09月17日.
- ^ "Urban Radio Adds (May 15, 2012)". allaccess.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- 2011 songs
- Lil Wayne songs
- Drake (musician) songs
- Jadakiss songs
- Songs written by Lil Wayne
- Songs written by Drake (musician)
- Gangsta rap songs
- Hardcore hip-hop songs
- Songs written by Jadakiss
- Songs written by Cool (record producer)
- Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
- Songs written by Dre (record producer)