| "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" | ||||
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| Single byJay Rock featuringLil Wayne andwill.i.am | ||||
| from the albumFollow Me Home | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16) | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
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| Producer | Cool & Dre | |||
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"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" is a song by Americanhip-hop recording artistJay Rock, released October 16, 2008, as his commercial debut single and thelead single from his debut studio album,Follow Me Home (2011). The song, which was released underTop Dawg Entertainment (TDE) andWarner Bros. Records, wasproduced by American production teamCool & Dre and features vocals from fellow Americanrappers,Lil Wayne andwill.i.am.[1]
The song originallyleaked online featuring a different chorus sung by West Coast rapperK. Dot (now known as Kendrick Lamar) and Dre (of production team Cool & Dre). Lil Wayne's appearance came after he listened to one of Jay Rock's mixtapes.[2]
Themusic video was filmed in Rock's hometown ofWatts, Los Angeles. The music video features Jay Rock walking around his old neighborhood or on abillboard, rapping alongside Lil Wayne. will.i.am does not appear in the video, however, despite this, the video featurescameo appearances from Rock's TDE label-mates and then-unknown fellow West Coast rappers,Ab-Soul andKendrick Lamar.[3][4][5]
The officialremix was released on February 18, 2010, and features rappersGame,Gorilla Zoe andBusta Rhymes.[6] A "West Coast Mega Remix" begins with a new verse by Jay Rock, followed by guest verses in the following order: Eastwood, Omar Cruz,Schoolboy Q,Ab-Soul,Glasses Malone,Crooked I,Nipsey Hussle, Sinful,Ya Boy, Roccett,Terry Kennedy,Problem, Keno,Spider Loc, 2 Eleven, Bangloose,Mistah F.A.B. and Roscoe Umali (K-Dot is listed but does not actually appear).[7] Nipsey Husslefreestyled over the beat for hismixtapeBullets Ain't Got No Name, Vol. 3, as well asWiz Khalifa for hisBurn After Rolling mixtape.
"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" was met with generally positive reviews frommusic critics. Nathan Slavik of DJBooth called the song, "a soulful yet street oriented single that still serves as the best indication of heights Rock is capable of reaching."[8]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| USBubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard) | 10 |