I Got 5 on It

"I Got 5 On It"
Single by Luniz featuring Michael Marshall
from the album Operation Stackola
Released May 23, 1995
Format 12" single, CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1994
Genre West coast hip hop, R&B
Length 4:13
Label Noo Trybe
Producer(s) Tone Capone
Luniz featuring Michael Marshall singles chronology
"I Got 5 On It"
(1995)		 "Playa Hata"
(1995)

"I Got 5 On It"
(1995)		 "Playa Hata"
(1995)

"I Got 5 On It" is a song by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released in May 1995 as the lead single from their debut album, Operation Stackola. It features vocal contributions from R&B singer Michael Marshall. The song reached number 2 in Germany, number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 8 in the United States. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 1995 and sold 1,000,000 copies domestically.[1][2][3]

Content

The title is a phrase meaning to pay half of a dime bag (a $10 bag of marijuana) with another person.

“Kinda broke so ya know all I gots five, I got five”
“Unless you pull out the fat, crispy five dollar bill on the real before its history”
“I got 5 on it, let's go half on a sack”

The song samples Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (1987), Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" (1973) and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" (1987).[4]

Track listings

12" single

A-side:

  1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean version) — 4:13
  2. "I Got 5 on It" (instrumental) — 4:14

B-side:

  1. "So Much Drama" (LP version) (street) featuring Nik Nack — 5:14
  2. "So Much Drama" (instrumental) — 5:14
CD single (U.S. version)
  1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) — 3:59
  2. "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1 — 4:12
  3. "I Got 5 on It" (gumbo funk remix) remixed by N.O. Joe (4:50)
  4. "I Got 5 on It" (clean weedless mix) — 4:12
Cassette single

A-side:

  1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
  2. "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1
  3. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
  4. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)

B-side:

  1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
  2. "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich (2), Shock G, Spice 1
  3. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
  4. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)

Charts and sales

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "American single certifications – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  2. 1 2 "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (3): 56. January 20, 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 333. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ I Got 5 on It by Luniz feat. Mike Marshall | WhoSampled Whosampled.com
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 09 Jun 1996". ARIA. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 108 (11): 67. March 16, 1996. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Luniz Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Luniz" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  14. ↑ "Charts.nz – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". VG-lista.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". Singles Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "I Got 5 on It", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  19. 1 2 Luniz singles, Billboard charts allmusic.com (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  20. ↑ "I Got 5 on It", UK Singles Chart (1998 issue) Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  21. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  22. ↑ 1996 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  23. ↑ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  24. ↑ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  25. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1996" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  26. ↑ 1996 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
  27. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  28. ↑ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved July 23, 2008)
  29. ↑ "French single certifications – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  30. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Luniz; 'I Got 5 on It')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  31. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications – Luniz – I Got 5 on It" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  32. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Luniz; 'I Got 5 on It')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  33. ↑ "British single certifications – Luniz – I Got 5 on It". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type I Got 5 on It in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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