"Wanksta" was 50 Cent's first single to chart after signing up with Eminem's & Dr. Dre's labels, Shady Records & Aftermath Entertainment, as well as his first single since 1999's Thug Love. Originally appearing on his 2002 mixtape No Mercy, No Fear, it received a lot of airplay, and was eventually added to the 8 Mile soundtrack. It was a bonus track (track 17) on his 2003 commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
Eminem also made a remix, in 2003, aimed at Ja Rule and tweaked the beat to sound high pitched. The song appeared on the CD single box set The Singles.[1]
The instrumental for the song was used for "Crackin", a song by The Psychopathic Rydas, in 2004.[2][3] It was also used for "The Real Wanksta" by Black Child, in 2002, who is signed to The Inc. and was beefing with 50 because he was affiliated with Ja Rule.[4]
R&B girl group Blaque recorded an answer song entitled "No Ganksta" in 2003.[5]
50 cent opens the song with the lyrics "I got a lot of livin' to do before I die and I ain't got no time to waste...let's make it" which he took from the intro to Nina Simone's 1968 recording of "Do What You Gotta Do."[6]
Etymology
The title is generally accepted as a portmanteau word meaning "self-obsessed, show-off person". The precise origin is debated, although most theories suggest a blend of "gangsta" and "wannabe".[7]
50 Cent has explicitly stated that the word is not related to "wanker":[8]
Jake Arnott: And another claim to fame: you introduced the word 'wanksta' into the language with your track 'Wanksta'. That word sort of means something in England — does it mean the same in America?
50 Cent: Nah, nah! 'Wanksta's like... we use that terminology to mean a fake gangster. When people told me about the word 'wanker'...
The song's lyrics were believed to be directed towards long time nemesis Ja Rule, but 50 Cent disputed this himself in a MuchMusic interview, stating that while the song itself was not directed at Ja Rule, he was a good example of a wanksta.[9]
wanksta, wangster, redirects, here, subculture, wigger, song, american, rapper, cent, released, november, 2002, second, single, from, soundtrack, film, mile, 2002, single, produced, money, john, praize, freeman, reached, number, billboard, song, originally, ap. Wangster redirects here For the subculture see Wigger Wanksta is a song by American rapper 50 Cent released on November 5 2002 as the second single from the soundtrack to the film 8 Mile 2002 The single produced by Sha Money XL and John J Praize Freeman reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 The song originally appeared on 50 Cent s mixtape No Mercy No Fear released in August 2002 Wanksta Single by 50 Centfrom the album No Mercy No Fear Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile and Get Rich or Die Tryin ReleasedNovember 5 2002Recorded2001GenreHip hopLength3 44LabelShadyInterscopeSongwriter s Michael ClervoixCurtis JacksonJohn FreemanProducer s Sha Money XLJohn J Praize Freeman50 Cent singles chronology Your Life s on the Line 1999 Wanksta 2002 In da Club 2003 Music video Wanksta on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Etymology 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 ReferencesBackground Edit Wanksta was 50 Cent s first single to chart after signing up with Eminem s amp Dr Dre s labels Shady Records amp Aftermath Entertainment as well as his first single since 1999 s Thug Love Originally appearing on his 2002 mixtape No Mercy No Fear it received a lot of airplay and was eventually added to the 8 Mile soundtrack It was a bonus track track 17 on his 2003 commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin Eminem also made a remix in 2003 aimed at Ja Rule and tweaked the beat to sound high pitched The song appeared on the CD single box set The Singles 1 The instrumental for the song was used for Crackin a song by The Psychopathic Rydas in 2004 2 3 It was also used for The Real Wanksta by Black Child in 2002 who is signed to The Inc and was beefing with 50 because he was affiliated with Ja Rule 4 R amp B girl group Blaque recorded an answer song entitled No Ganksta in 2003 5 50 cent opens the song with the lyrics I got a lot of livin to do before I die and I ain t got no time to waste let s make it which he took from the intro to Nina Simone s 1968 recording of Do What You Gotta Do 6 Etymology EditThe title is generally accepted as a portmanteau word meaning self obsessed show off person The precise origin is debated although most theories suggest a blend of gangsta and wannabe 7 50 Cent has explicitly stated that the word is not related to wanker 8 Jake Arnott And another claim to fame you introduced the word wanksta into the language with your track Wanksta That word sort of means something in England does it mean the same in America 50 Cent Nah nah Wanksta s like we use that terminology to mean a fake gangster When people told me about the word wanker The song s lyrics were believed to be directed towards long time nemesis Ja Rule but 50 Cent disputed this himself in a MuchMusic interview stating that while the song itself was not directed at Ja Rule he was a good example of a wanksta 9 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2002 2003 PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 100 10 13US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 11 4US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 12 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 2003 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 13 63US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 14 34Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 15 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit Eminem cover of 50 Cent s Wanksta WhoSampled WhoSampled MemphisRap com New Music Videos Hip Hop News Events Pop Culture Psychopathic Rydas s Crackin sample of 50 Cent s Wanksta WhoSampled WhoSampled The Real Wanksta Blaque No Ganksta World News Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Nina Simone Do What You Gotta Do YouTube Maciej Widawski 2015 03 05 African American slang a linguistic description Cambridge United Kingdom ISBN 9781107074170 OCLC 885547585 Jake Arnott October 19 2003 Jake Arnott and 50 Cent The Guardian Observer Accessed July 11 2008 Unknown author February 11 2003 Fifty Cent Ja Rule is a Wanksta MuchMusic Accessed August 1 2007 50 Cent Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved May 23 2020 50 Cent Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved May 23 2020 50 Cent Chart History Hot Rap Songs Billboard Retrieved May 23 2020 Billboard Top 100 2003 billboardtop100of com Retrieved May 23 2020 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2003 Billboard 2 January 2013 Retrieved May 23 2020 American single certifications 50 Cent Wanksta Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved October 26 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanksta amp oldid 1131956571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
