99 Problems

Name: 99 Problems
Duration: 4 min 18 s
Description: Released in April 2004 as the third single from The Black Album, this Rick Rubin-produced track takes its chorus from Ice-T's 1993 song of the same name. Jay-Z tells stories about dealing with rap critics, racial profiling by police, and street confrontations. The song reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and samples Billy Squier along with Mountain members Felix Pappalardi and Leslie West.

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Released in April 2004 as the third single from The Black Album, this Rick Rubin-produced track takes its chorus from Ice-T's 1993 song of the same name. Jay-Z tells stories about dealing with rap critics, racial profiling by police, and street confrontations. The song reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and samples Billy Squier along with Mountain members Felix Pappalardi and Leslie West.