Talk:99 Problems
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Hugo Version
[edit]99 Problems was also covered byHugoon the album Old Tyme Religion. Video linkhere.— Precedingunsignedcomment added byPbeens(talk•contribs)23:59, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
99 donuts
[edit]Is this the origin of the phrase "I've got 99 donuts cause the bitch ate one"?
Video
[edit]Why did MTV feel it was proper to air the video unedited anyway?
-Ben Simon—Precedingunsignedcomment added by71.9.60.183(talk)03:25, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
NPOV
[edit]Please remove the following statement:
'One of the more interesting remixes'
This implies that everyone will find the remix interesting. Because interest is subjective, the statement should be changed.
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172.130.92.22005:38, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Ice-T sample
[edit]The article says the song contains samples of "99 Problems" by Ice-T, which it doesn't. A sample is - atleast in musician's terms - a digital recording of something else, like a movie, another song, an instrument, etc etc. It's true both songs share some lyrics, but there is nothing SAMPLED from Ice-T in Jay-Z's song. // Kada 1 january 2008—Precedingunsignedcomment added by83.177.80.218(talk)05:03, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
fixed it maybe. also: do all the mash ups this song has appeared in need to be listed? i vote linkin park and danger mouse since one was on a legit cd, and teh other brought mashups into the spotlight.209.7.28.194(talk)16:37, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
- 99 Problems should be redirected to the Ice-THome Invasionarticle or atleast a disambiguation page.JanderVK(talk)00:39, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
- Agreed. Why doesn't "99 Problems" redirect to an Ice-T entry? His song came first, and Jay-Z simply copied his chorus.— Precedingunsignedcomment added by68.70.93.178(talk)20:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed. To say that Eminem referenced Jay Z's lyrics is ridiculous. He referenced Ice-T's lyrics, the original song. Same goes for reporting what Jay Z claims the lyric means! Ice-T wrote it and its very obvious what it means in the original.Treva26(talk)14:32, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
- Any progress on this? This is a Ice-T song later covered/remade by Jay-Z ten years later, yet the article pretty much advertises it as a Jay-Z song, which would largely be a popular misconception. If anything the article should be edited, with the intro giving credit to both singles. Obviously, the vast majority of content deals with Jay-Z's single and the reception and production surrounding it, so that should stay the way it us until/unless editors decide to add content regarding Ice-T's version. Ice-T's Body Count band is releasing a new album, and he's redone the "99 problems" single. So there is relevant information to be added. I seek other editors' input on the matter.DA1(talk)04:47, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
Chiptune remix
[edit]I recently (17:22, 11 May 2010) added a chiptune remix to the remix section of this article. It was deleted by 216.221.90.121, who claims it was a "shameless plug." First of all, I am not the artist of the chiptune, I am a fan. More importantly, I would like to know specifically which Wikipedia policy motivated the deletion of my chiptune reference. I am putting it back for now.—Precedingunsignedcomment added by74.65.102.53(talk)
It is a shameless plug, and I'm quite familiar with 8bc (I'm a user who has listened to hundreds of songs on the site). This has to be the worst attempt at a remix I've ever heard. I feel that 74.65.102.53 is trying to either promote chiptune, 8bc, or how stupid people can be in the fact that they claim this garbage is a song. I won't remove the content again, but I feel that a wikipedia moderator should listen to the trash himself and make a final call.216.221.90.121(talk)21:57, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Remixes and mashups
[edit]"In the second verse, the cop's voice is Linkin Park's frontman Mike Shinoda." It might be Mike Shinoda's voice, but Linkin Park's frontman is Chester Bennington.[1]194.105.188.114(talk)11:31, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
References
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Blacklist Pilot Episode Version - needs source
[edit]Some say the version that was played on the pilot of the NBC show "The Blacklist" was byHugoand some say it was by Tony Lucca. A reputable source should be found (ex: NBC) before the version it attributed to anybody specific.Userfriendly(talk)04:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)