A-side Stilettos (Pumps) Recorded 2003 | B-side I'll Beat Your Azz | |
Released May 29, 2004 (2004-05-29) Format CD single
12"
digital download Genre Crunk, Southern hip hop | ||
"Knuck If You Buck" is the first single from hip hop/crunk group Crime Mob's debut album, Crime Mob. It features rapper Lil Scrappy. The song was released on May 29, 2004 as a digital download single on iTunes. The song's lyrics speak to the struggles of street life.
Contents
The music video premiered on BET in the fourth quarter of 2004.
Remix
The official remix was released on Lil Scrappy's G's Up mixtape. It features verses by Daz Dillinger & Lil Scrappy and new verses by the group.
Impact
In 2015, the beat of this song was used for the song Bet You Can't Do It Like Me reaching number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In fall 2016, it was sampled on "Juju on that Beat (TZ Anthem)", which with the music video, went viral and has charted on the Hot 100, peaking at number 5.
Accolades
In 2009, Pitchfork Media named "Knuck If You Buck" as #381 in its list of best songs of the decade.