Go D.J.

"Go D.J."
Single by Lil Wayne
from the album Tha Carter
Released	October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	4:41
Label	Cash Money Universal
Songwriter(s)	D. Carter B. Thomas
Producer(s)	Mannie Fresh
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Bring It Back" (2004) "Go D.J." (2004) "Earthquake" (2004)
"Bring It Back" (2004) "Go D.J." (2004) "Earthquake" (2004)

"Go D.J." is the second single from Lil Wayne's fourth studio album, Tha Carter. The single's famous beat is produced by DJ Mannie Fresh, who also provides vocals in the song. The lyrics to the song are both written and performed by Lil Wayne. The single became Lil Wayne's first solo hit, reaching the top three on the US Rap Charts and becoming a top 20 single. The song was Lil Wayne's most successful single as a lead artist until "Lollipop" reached number one in 2008.

The song's chorus is borrowed from an earlier song of the same title by New Orleans rap group U.N.L.V.

The song has been sampled numerous times, also in later Lil Wayne tracks.

Music video

The video is set in a prison (the Mansfield Reformatory, where The Shawshank Redemption was shot) where Lil Wayne is freed from an electric chair, after which, he starts rapping. Birdman, Ronald 'Slim' Williams, Mannie Fresh, Gillie Da Kid, and C-Murder make cameos. Lil Wayne luckily escapes prison at the end of the video.

Chart performance

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