Afro Puffs

"Afro Puffs" is the first single released by the Lady of Rage in 1994 from the Death Row labeled Above the Rim: The Soundtrack. The extended, video, and instrumental version on the single samples "Superman Lover" (Intro) by Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The original song samples "Love That Will Not Die", also by Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The term that the title refers to is a hairstyle in which the hair is tied into ball-shaped masses at the top or sides of the head. The song is featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V's 2014 "enhanced edition" re-release. The song was performed live at the 1995 Source Awards, as well as at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards. In popular media, comedienne Tiffany Haddish performed the song during Lip-Sync Battle on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

This article is about the single. For hairstyle, see Afro puffs.
"Afro Puffs"
Single by The Lady of Rage featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album Above the Rim (soundtrack)
ReleasedJuly 26, 1994
Format
  • 12" single
  • cassette
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length
  • 4:50
  • 8:05 extended mix
  • 5:43 G-Funk Mix
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Doggy Dogg World"
(1994)		 "Afro Puffs"
(1994)		 "What Would You Do?"
(1995)
Music video
"Afro Puffs" on YouTube

Track listing
  • Radio version
  • Extended version (featuring Dr. Dre)
  • G-Funk mix
  • LP version
  • Instrumental

Charts
Chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 31
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 33

Notes
  1. "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  2. "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "The Lady Of Rage Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for The Lady Of Rage.
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