Can I Get A...

"Can I Get A..."
Single by Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule
from the album Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack and Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Released	September 22, 1998
Format	12-inch single, CD, Vinyl
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	5:09
Label	Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer(s)	Shawn Carter Jeffrey Atkins Amil Whitehead Irving Lorenzo Robert Mays
Producer	Irv Gotti Lil' Rob
Jay-Z chronology
"It's Alright" (1998) "Can I Get A..." (1998) "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (1998)
Amil chronology
- "Can I Get A..." (1998) "Nigga What, Nigga Who" (1999)
Ja Rule chronology
- "Can I Get A..." (1998) "Holla Holla" (1999)

"Can I Get A..." is a 1998 single by rapper Jay-Z that features Amil and Ja Rule. It was released on Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack in promotion of the film Rush Hour, but also appears on Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. The song is produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob. The song is notable for popularizing a young Amil and Ja Rule as well as becoming one of Jay-Z's most commercially successful singles at the time, peaking at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The chorus of the original song starts with "Can I get a '**** you'," but was sanitized to "Can I get a 'what what'" for radio airplay.

The vinyl "Can I Get A..." single was released in 1998 with two tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Ja Rule's "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and Wu-Tang Clan's "And You Don't Stop." The CD single was released in 1999 with two different tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Case and Joe's "Faded Pictures" as well as Dru Hill and Redman's "How Deep Is Your Love." All songs were included in the "Rush Hour" soundtrack.

Janet Jackson's 2004 song "Strawberry Bounce", from her Damita Jo album, samples "Can I Get A...".

VH1 ranked "Can I Get A..." at No. 57 in the network's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.

Chris Penn appeared on the video as the funny bartender dancing and mixing drinks in the background.

Contents 1 Charts 2 Single track list 2.1 CD 2.2 Vinyl 2.2.1 A-Side 2.2.2 B-Side 3 See also

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	22

Single track list

CD

1. "Can I Get A..." (5:13)
2. "Faded Pictures" (3:48)
3. "How Deep Is Your Love" (3:58)

Vinyl

A-Side

1. "Can I Get A... (Radio Edit)"
2. "B**** Betta Have My Money (Radio Edit)"
3. "And You Don't Stop (Radio Edit)"

B-Side

1. "Can I Get A... (TV Track)"
2. "B**** Betta Have My Money (TV Track)"
3. "And You Don't Stop (TV Track)"

See also

• List of Jay-Z songs

v • d • e Jay-Z singles Reasonable Doubt "Dead Presidents" (1996) · "Ain't No Nigga" (1996) · "Can't Knock the Hustle" (1996) · "Feelin' It" (1997) In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 "(Always Be My) Sunshine" (1997) · "The City Is Mine" (1998) · "Wishing On A Star" (1998) (UK single) Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life "Can I Get A..." (1998) · "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (1998) · "Money, Cash, Hoes" (1999) · "Jigga What, Jigga Who" (1999) Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter "Jigga My Nigga" (1999) · "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (2000) · Things That U Do" (2000) · "Big Pimpin'" {2000} The Dynasty: Roc La Familia "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (2000) · "Change the Game" (2001) · "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (2001) The Blueprint "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (2001) · "Girls, Girls, Girls" (2001) · "Jigga That Nigga" (2002) · "Song Cry" (2002) The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2002) · "Hovi Baby" (2002) · "Excuse Me Miss" (2003) The Black Album "What More Can I Say" (2003) · "Change Clothes" (2003) · "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" (2004) · "99 Problems" (2004) Kingdom Come "Show Me What You Got" (2006) · "Lost One" (2006) · "Hollywood" (2007) · "30 Something" (2007) American Gangster "Blue Magic" (2007) · "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." (2007) · "I Know" (2007) The Blueprint³ "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (2009) · "Off That" (2009) Collaborations "20 Bag Shorty" (2001) · "Honey" (2002) · "Big Chips" (2004) · "Numb/Encore" (2004) Featured artist "I'll Be" (1997) · "Money Ain't a Thang" (1998) · "Heartbreaker" (1999) · "4 da Fam" (2000) · "The Best of Me (Remix)" (2000) · "Fiesta Remix" (2001) · "Guess Who's Back" (2002) · "What We Do" (2003) · "Frontin'" (2003) · "Crazy in Love" (2003) · "Dear Summer" (2005) · "Go Crazy" (2005) · "Get Throwed" (2006) · "Déjà Vu" (2006) · "Upgrade U" (2006) · "Umbrella" (2007) Soundtrack singles "Who You Wit" (1997) · "It's Alright" (1998) · Love for Free (1998)  · "Girl's Best Friend" (1999) · "Hey Papi" (2000) · "La-La-La" (2003) Other songs "In My Lifetime" (1995) · "Anything" (2000) · "Takeover" (2001) · "Encore" (2003) · "Mr. Carter" (2008) · "Swagga Like Us" (2008) · "Jockin' JAY-Z" (2008) · "Brooklyn Go Hard" (2008)

v • d • e Amil Albums All Money Is Legal Singles "Can I Get A..." · "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" · "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" · "4 Da Fam" · "I Got That" · "Hey Papi" Related articles Roc-a-Fella · Discography · Jay-Z

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