Magic Stick

Magic Stick
"Magic Stick"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent
from the album La Bella Mafia
Released April 8, 2003
Format Digital download
Recorded 2002
Genre Hip hop, dirty rap
Length 6:00
Label Atlantic/Queen Bee Entertainment, Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment
Writer(s) Curtis Jackson
Producer Carlos "Phantom of the Beat" Evans
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"The Jump Off"
(2003)
"Magic Stick"
(2003)
"Can't Hold Us Down"
(2003)
50 Cent singles chronology
"In da Club"
(2002)
"Magic Stick"
(2003)
"21 Questions"
(2003)

"Magic Stick" is a hip hop song performed by rapper Lil' Kim, written by the featuring rapper 50 Cent (who would later diss Lil' Kim in the song "Piggy Bank"). It was produced by Carlos "Fantom of the Beat" Evans for her third studio album La Bella Mafia (2003).[1]

Contents

Background

The song was originally written for 50 Cent's album Get Rich or Die Tryin' as a duet with rapper Trina. It reached the #2 spot on the Hot 100 only behind Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" despite not having a corresponding music video. A video was scheduled to be shot, but problems between Lil' Kim and 50 Cent caused the shoot to be canceled. It was, however, played many times on the radio.

The song samples "It Be's That Way Sometimes" by Joe Simon. It is Lil' Kim's second highest charting single, behind "Lady Marmalade" This song is also 50 Cent's highest charting song behind "21 Questions" and "In Da Club"

Charts

Charts (2001) Peak
position[2]
US Billboard Hot 100 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 2
US Hot Rap Tracks 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) 7

Lawsuit

In September 2007, producer Carlos Evans "Phantom of the Beat" sued 50 Cent, Lil' Kim, and their record labels for failing to pay royalties.[3]

References

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Magic-Stick-lyrics-Lil'-Kim/3EEBC38FC9782ABB48256CE10013ECCA http://www.billboard.com/#/song/lil-kim/magic-stick/4509397 http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/50-cent/chart-history/340706


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