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Oh My God (A Tribe Called Quest song)

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B-side
  
"Lyrics to Go"

Format
  
CD, 12" maxi single

Genre
  
Alternative hip hop

Released
  
June 1994

Recorded
  
Fall, 1993

Length
  
3:30

"Oh My God" is the third single from A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. It contains a sample of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang. It also features Busta Rhymes on the chorus.

Contents

Music video

The video starts in a convenience store where Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are buying snacks. When they get outside, the video shoot's moving stage drives away with Ali on it. As they run after it, kids chase them. After catching up with it and getting on, Q-Tip begins to rap. There are three main scenes: a gate area, the group on the stage, and Busta Rhymes on top of a deli. Near the end, when Q-Tip says, "Take off your boots 'cause you can't run the race", the children stop running.

Remixes and appearances

  • A remix of the song was featured on The Love Movement. The percussion of the Remix was subsequently sampled and used for the percussion of the Jay-Z song Dead Presidents.
  • Part of the song was re-recorded for TLC's CrazySexyCool album.
  • The song was featured in the controversial 1995 film Kids.

    • References

    Oh My God (A Tribe Called Quest song) Wikipedia
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