Jay Z - 99 Problems (Video Official)

99 Problems“ is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2003 from The Black Album. It reached number thirty on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The track was produced by Rick Rubin, his first hip hop production in many years. Rubin provided Jay-Z with the type of stripped-down beat that was once his trademark. To construct the beat, Rubin used samples of “The Big Beat“ by Billy Squier, and “Long Red“ by Mountain. Although it remains uncredited, “99 Problems“ also contains samples of “Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9“ by Wilson Pickett.[citation needed] The title and chorus are taken from Ice-T’s “99 Problems“ from his 1993 album Home Invasion. The song featured Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew. Portions of Ice-T’s original lyrics were similarly quoted in a song by fellow rapper Trick Daddy on a track unsurprisingly titled “99 Problems“ from his 2001 album Thugs Are Us. Jay-Z begins his third verse directly quoting li