I Got 5 on It

Infobox Single
Name = I Got 5 on It


Artist = Luniz
from Album = Operation Stackola
Released = 1995
Format = 12" single, CD single
Recorded = 1995
Genre = West Coast Hip Hop
Mobb Music
Length = 4:13
Label = Noo Trybe
Producer = Tone Capone
Certification = Platinum
Reviews =
Last single = "Playa Hata"
1995
This single = "I Got 5 on It"
1995
Next single = -"I Got 5 on It" is the title of a rap song by hip hop duo Luniz, taken from their album "Operation Stackola". It features R&B singer Michael Marshall. The song has become their most famous to date, and helped make "Operation Stackola" their best-selling album.

Lyrics and music

"I got 5 on it" is a phrase meaning to pay half for a blunt or dime bag along with another person buy a 10 dollar bag of marijuana. The lyrics in the original song clearly convey this meaning.

“Kinda broke so ya know all I gots five, I got five”
“Unless you pull out the phat, crispy five dollar bill on the real before its history”
“I got 5 on it, let's go half on a sack”

Later remixes attempt to modify the original meaning. In Dru Down's verse he states the “5” can refer to either $500 or a Mercedes-Benz 500E for the particularly wealthy, while Numskull suggests the practice can also be used to assist in paying for alcoholic beverages such as Hennessy, Seagrams or 40's.

The song samples Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (1986), Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" (1973) and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" (1987). The remix to the song, which can be found on the CD single, featured an extensive list of artists from the Bay Area including Dru Down, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, and Spice 1.

Chart performances and cover version

The single reached #3 in the UK and #8 in the US. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 1995 for individual sales of one million copies.

The song has been loosely covered by horrocore duo Twiztid.

Track listings

; 12" singleA-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean version) — 4:13
# "I Got 5 on It" (instrumental) — 4:14B-side:
# "So Much Drama" (LP version) (street) featuring Nik Nack — 5:14
# "So Much Drama" (instrumental) — 5:14

; CD single (U.S. version)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) — 3:59
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1 — 4:12
# "I Got 5 on It" (gumbo funk remix) remixed by N.O. Joe (4:50)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean weedless mix) — 4:12

; Cassette singleA-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich, Shock G , Spice 1
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)B-side:
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix)
# "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich (2), Shock G, Spice 1
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1)
# "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2)

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