Bang Bang (Kardinal Offishall song)

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"Bang Bang"
Single by Kardinal Offishall
from the album Kill Bloodclott Bill
B-side"Bumboclawt (Lean Back)"
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreCanadian hip hop
Length3:48
LabelM3 Entertainment
Songwriter(s)J. Harrow
Producer(s)Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Tear de Wallz Down"
(2004)
"Bang Bang"
(2004)
"Heads Up"
(2005)

"Bang Bang" is a hip-hop song by Kardinal Offishall. Released in 2004, the single appears on his mixtape, Kill Bloodclott Bill.[1] The song, which contains a sample of "Bang, Bang" by Nancy Sinatra, was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards.[2]

In 2003, Kardinal's album Firestarter Vol. 2: The F-Word Theory was shelved after Geffen Records absorbed his label, MCA Records.[1] The song was directed at major labels, which he referred to as "Bill". In the third verse he raps: "This ain't just some music story / It's about how real niggas return for glory / Bill tried to leave me out in the cold to die / I told y'all before we just multiply."[3]

Track listing[edit]

12" single[edit]

A-side

  1. "Bang Bang" (Clean)
  2. "Bang Bang" (Dirty)
  3. "Bang Bang" (Instrumental)

B-side

  1. "Bumboclawt (Lean Back)" (Clean)
  2. "Bumboclawt (Lean Back)" (Dirty)
  3. "'Ood 'Op"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kardinal Offishall - Session Transcript Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Red Bull Music Academy. Accessed on May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ 2005 Juno Awards Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Smooth Jazz Now. Accessed on May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ Border Block - Canadian Hip Hop vs. America CBC. Accessed on May 25, 2009.