Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)

"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" (or "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" for the song's title was often changed to avoid airing the word "Nigga") is a single by rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. The song is produced by Timbaland and features two artists: Big Jaz, who raps one verse and Amil, who sings the track's chorus.

"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
Single by Jay-Z featuring Amil and Big Jaz
from the album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
ReleasedMarch 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)
Recorded1998
GenreHip hop
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland Freyy
Jay-Z singles chronology
"More Money, More Cash, More Hoes (Remix)"
(1999)		 "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
(1999)		 "Jigga My Nigga"
(1999)
Amil singles chronology
"Can I Get A..."
(1998)		 "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
(1999)		 "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)"
(1999)
Big Jaz singles chronology
"Waitin'"
(1996)		 "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
(1999)		 "Let's Go"
(2001)

In 2004, the song was mashed with Linkin Park's "Faint" in the six track EP Collision Course.

Track listing
  1. "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
  2. "Ain't No Nigga"
  3. "Bring It On"

Vinyl

B-Side

  1. "Ain't No Nigga"

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position[1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 84
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 23

See also

References
  1. "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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