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"Niggas in Paris"
SinglebyJay-ZandKanye West
from the albumWatch the Throne
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011(2011-09-13)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jay-Zsingles chronology
"Lift Off"
(2011)
"Niggas in Paris"
(2011)
"Why I Love You"
(2011)
Kanye Westsingles chronology
"Amen"
(2011)
"Niggas in Paris"
(2011)
"Why I Love You"
(2011)
Music video
"Niggas in Paris"onYouTube

"Niggas in Paris"(edited for radioas "In Paris"or simply"Paris";censored on the album as"Ni**as in Paris") is a song by American rappersJay-ZandKanye Westfrom their collaborative albumWatch the Throne(2011). The song is built around a synth bell loop from theDirty South Bangazmusic library,[1]and contains vocal samples from "Baptizing Scene" by Reverend W.A. Donaldson, an interpolation of "Victory"byPuff DaddyfeaturingThe Notorious B.I.G.andBusta Rhymes,and dialogue excerpts from the 2007 filmBlades of Glory.[2]On the week of the album's release, "Niggas in Paris" debuted at number 75 on theBillboardHot 100,eventually peaking at number five. Outside of the United States, "Niggas in Paris" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, it has sold 6.7 million archetype digital units in the United States.[3]The song wonBest Rap PerformanceandBest Rap Songat the55th Annual Grammy Awards.[4]

Background

The song was recorded atLe Meurice,a hotel in Paris.

In an interview,Kanye Westrevealed that the song was inspired by his travels inParis:

I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation withKarl Lagerfeldand Jay-Z within the same hour. When we're in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening toJay-Z.Jeezy in Paris, that's what it is.[5]

Artwork

The artwork for "Niggas in Paris" features theflag of Francewith a black third substituted for the blue one and is exactly the same cover used for Kanye West and Jay-Z's song "Why I Love You"which was released to radios simultaneously with" Niggas in Paris "on September 13, 2011.[6][7]Alternative artwork, similar to the album cover, was used on Pandora.

Covers, remixes and freestyles

The official remix features rapperT.I.Remixes or freestyles on the production created by other artists include a remix byChris BrownandT-Pain,a freestyle byGametitled "Niggas in Compton", a freestyle byMeek Millwhich appeared on his mixtape Dreamchasers, a remix byBusta Rhymes,a remix byChevy Woodstitled "Taylors in Paris", a freestyle byTrey Songzwhich appeared on his mixtape#LemmeHolDatBeat2titled "Trigga In Africa", a remix byE.S.G.titled "Niggas in Houston", and a remix byFelonytitled "Niggas inHarris.[citation needed]Mos Defmade a freestyle to the song called "Niggas in Poorest".[citation needed]Other rappers that did freestyles includeYoung Jeezy,Lil Wayne,Freddie Gibbs,Emilio Rojas,Traphik,andRomeo Miller.[citation needed]Casperhas at times performed aGermanversion of the track at concerts.[citation needed]

American post-hardcore bandPierce the Veilperformed a clean part of the song on their 2011No Guts, No Glory Tour.[8]

In March 2012,Katy Perryperformed a clean version cover of the track as part of aLive Loungespecial forFearne Cotton's show onBBC Radio 1.[9]

American alternative metal bandFaith No Morecovered the song live in 2012.[10]The Britishrap metal/progressive metal/djentbandHacktivistreleased a cover of the song with an accompanying video in August 2013.[11]Watskyreleased a freestyle of the song called "Ninjas in Paris".[12]

The song was used in a promo for the2012 NBA All-Star Game.[13]

Music video

On December 13, 2011, after their last Los Angeles stop at Staples Center on theirWatch the Throne Tour,Jay-Z announced that the live performance would be used for the song'smusic video.The video, which was produced byGood Company,was released on February 9, 2012, through VEVO and was directed by West himself.[14]The video features the live concert footage treated with strobe effects, kaleidoscopic mirrored images, inserts of jungle cats, and imagery of Paris landmarks (prominentlyNotre Dame de Paris).[15]As with the track itself, the video also features a brief snippet of footage fromBlades of Glory.Kid Cudi,Hit-Boy,andKing Chipmake brief appearances in the video. The video also contains a warning message to viewers on the flash photography in the video.

The video received a nomination forVideo of the Yearat the2012 BET Awards,losing to the duo's other song "Otis"[16]"Niggas in Paris" received two nominations at the2012 MTV Video Music AwardsforBest EditingandBest Hip-Hop Video.[17]The song was also nominated for Best International Urban Video at the 2012UK Music Video Awards.[18]

Critical reception

West received early acclaim for his production work onJay-Z'sThe Blueprint;the two are pictured here in 2011.

The song received universal acclaim from critics.Rolling Stonecommented on the song by saying "Jay and Ye come in hard over a slow, menacing beat and icy synthesizer notes, but regardless, this cut is mostly memorable for including an unexpected sample of dialogue from theWill Ferrell/Jon Hederice-skating comedyBlades of Glory.'No one knows what it means, but it's provocative,' says Ferrell with deep conviction, essentially summing up the art of hip-hop lyrics. "[19]Erika Ramirez ofBillboardcommented on the song by saying, "Kanye steals the show on the Hit-Boy produced club anthem. A sampling of dialogue from the 2007 filmBlades of Gloryis tucked in between. "[20]The Guardiancalled the song a standout track on the album and also commented by saying "This percolating track could have been produced byWiley,with sick sub-bass and a snare that sounds like static. Both rappers are in excellent form, with West repeating 'That shit cray'. Kanye begins in half-time and speeds up. Among the lines that jump out: "I'm suffering from realness" and 'Don't let me get in my zone.' A standout track. "[21]Pitchforkcomplimented that the song possessed great moments by Kanye West and said the following: "It also features this great Kanye moment, 'Doctors say I'm the illest because I'm suffering from realness/Got my niggas in Paris, and they going gorillas.'"[22]

Pitchfork named "Niggas In Paris" the 12th best track of 2011[23]andRolling Stonenamed it the second best of the year.[24]XXLnamed "Niggas In Paris" the best song of 2011 as well as the "hottest beat" of 2011.[25][26]Digital Spy placed this song on their 24th spot of the best songs of 2011.[27]It was voted number 98 in Australia's annualTriple J Hottest 100, 2011.[28]XXLnamed it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2011.[29]The Village Voice'sPazz & Jopannual critics' poll ranked "Niggas in Paris" at number five to find the best music of 2011.Amazonnamed it the eighth best song of 2011.[30]Consequence of Soundplaced it 13th on its list of the top 50 songs of 2011.[31]

NMEnamed "Niggas in Paris" the eighty-first best song of all time in 2014[32]and then later in the year, the best track of the decade thus far.[33]In 2014,Factranked it 64th on their list of the 100 best songs of the decade.[34]In 2015,Billboardlisted it as the fifth best song of the 2010s.[35]The song was chosen for the year 2011 inThe Rap Year Book,which deconstructed the most important rap song from every year since 1979.[36]The song was nominated for Anthem of the Summer at the 2013UK Festival Awards[37]In 2018,Rolling Stonenamed "Niggas in Paris" the 58th best song of the 21st century.[38]

Live performances

The song has been performed on theWatch the Throne Tour.MTV Newssaid with "the track'sWill Ferrellintro ('We're gonna skate to one song and one song only') brought on the moment that everyone was waiting for. "[39]USA Todaycommented "at one point, as Jay-Z and West performedNiggas in Parisfrom their new hit CD,Watch the Throne,West exhorted the audience to 'Bounce! Bounce!' The resulting stomping hadPhilips Arenarocking and shaking in a way that it hasn't for theHawksin a long time. "[40]

In early stops, the song was performed three times. Kanye West and Jay-Z began performing the song more than thrice at theMiamishow atAmerican Airlines Arenaby performing the song five times. The song was played six times at the TD Garden in Boston on November 21, 2011 setting a record for the tour at the time. It was then broken when it was performed seven times atThe Palace of Auburn Hills.It was again broken on December 1, 2011 at theUnited CenterinChicago,Illinois when the duo performed the song 8 times.

On December 12, 2011 at theStaples CenterinLos Angeles,California, the song was played a total of 9 times, a record which would stand until the next night, when the duo performed the song 10 times. The crowd was also told that cameras had been brought to the concert for the record breaking December 13 performance to film the music video for the song. The song was also performed live as part of the 2011Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.During the Final Tour Stop inVancouverthe aforementioned record was met again with the duo performing the song ten times on the final night, December 18 atRogers Arena,despite several newspaper articles claiming that it was performed a total of eleven times.[41][42][43][44]

On June 1, 2012 during their first date in Paris, at thePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,they actually broke the record, performing the song 11 times. They claimed themselves that the record was held by Los Angeles, when Jay-Z said: "The record is held by L.A. with ten times. [..] But this song isn't called" Niggas in Los Angeles ". [...] We gotta break that record and bring it to 11", thus ending the rumors concerning the record being broken in Vancouver. The last record (established in Paris as well) has been broke again on June 18, 2012, performed 12 times in Paris at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The song was performed live atBBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekendon 23 June 2012 as part of the London 2012 Festival.

"Niggas in Paris" was also performed in Kanye's Israel concert atRamat Gan Stadiumon 30 September 2015.

Chart performance

On August 27, 2011, "Niggas in Paris" made its debut on the USBillboardHot 100at number 75, making it the second highest debut for any non-single on the album behind only "Who Gon Stop Me".On the USBillboardHot Digital Songsthe song debuted at number 58 even before it was released as a single from the album.[45]It eventually peaked at number five on theBillboardHot 100, becoming the 11th top five hit for Jay-Z, and 10th for West. It was the third song on which they've teamed to make the top five, following "Swagga Like Us"and"Run This Town".[46]The song had sold two million copies by February 2012,[47]and reached three million in sales in the United States by December 2012.[48]The song had the second mostRhythmic,and sixth mostMainstream R&B/Hip-Hopradio songs spins in the 2010s decade.[49]

In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number ten on theUK Singles Charton March 18, 2012 ― for the week ending date March 24, 2012 ― spending ten weeks in the top 40 of the chart, selling 200,000 copies.[50]According to theOfficial Charts Company,the song sold 432,000 copies in the United Kingdom in 2012.[51]The song was the 17th most streamed song of 2012 in the UK.[52]As of October 24, 2019, "Niggas in Paris" has sold 1.45 million chart sales in the UK and is ranked as West's fifth most successful track of all time on the UK Singles Chart.[53] In April 2017,Official Charts Companyrevealed "Niggas in Paris" was the 18th highest-selling hip-hop song of all time in the United Kingdom.[54]

Credits and personnel

The credits for "Niggas in Paris" are adapted from the liner notes ofWatch the Throne.[55]

Recording

Personnel

Sample credits

  • Contains samples from the 2007 motion pictureBlades of Glory,used courtesy ofParamount Pictures,and contains elements of "Baptizing Scene", performed and written by Reverend W.A. Donaldson (fromAlan Lomax's 1960 compilationSounds of the South).

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[101] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[102] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[103] Platinum 80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[104] Gold 15,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[105]
Streaming
2× Platinum 3,600,000
Germany (BVMI)[106] 2× Platinum 600,000
Italy (FIMI)[107] Platinum 50,000
Sweden (GLF)[108] 2× Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[109] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[110] Diamond 10,000,000

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States September 13, 2011 Rhythmic[7]and Urban radio[111]
November 8, 2011 Mainstream radio[112]
  • Roc-A-Fella
  • Roc Nation
  • Def Jam

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