| Jigga What/Faint | |
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| by Linkin Park & Jay-Z | |
| from the album Collision Course | |
| Recorded: | 2004 |
| Released: | November 30, 2004 |
| Length: | 03:31 |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 135 |
| Key: | C# Minor |
| Live debut: | July 18, 2004 |
| Last performed: | June 29, 2008 |
| Writer: | Linkin Park, Jay-Z, Johnathon Burks |
| Producer: | Linkin Park, Jay-Z |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Collision Course tracklist | |
Background
"Jigga What/Faint" is a mash-up between "Faint", from Linkin Park's Meteora, and "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)", from Jay-Z's Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. The title of Jay-Z's song was changed to "Jigga What" to avoid airing the word "nigga". Mike's verses from "Faint" and Jay-Z's verses from "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" were re-recorded.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Studio
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigga What/Faint | Collision Course | 3:31 | 2004 | November 30, 2004 |
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| Jigga What/Faint | Collision Course (Clean) | 3:31 | 2004 | November 30, 2004 |
Live
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigga What/Faint | Collision Course | July 18, 2004 | November 30, 2004 |
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| Jigga What/Faint | LP Underground 5.0 | 3:50 | July 02, 2005 | November 21, 2005 |
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| Jigga What/Faint (With Jay-Z) | Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes | 5:10 | June 29, 2008 | November 21, 2008 |
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| Jigga What/Faint (With Jay-Z) | Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes (Clean) | 5:10 | June 29, 2008 | November 21, 2008 |
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Live
"Jigga What/Faint" debuted at the MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups event in West Hollywood, California, along with the rest of the Collision Course tracks. Linkin Park and Jay-Z had to play each of the album's tracks twice due to lighting messing up. A little less than two weeks later, Jay-Z made a surprise appearance during Linkin Park's set in Holmdel, New Jersey on Projekt Revolution 2004, where he performed the first three songs of Collision Course with the band ("Jigga What/Faint" included).
The song was also performed at both 2005 shows, as well. It made two more appearances during the Minutes To Midnight touring cycle, where it was performed (with the extended outro of "Faint") at the band's shows in New York City, New York and Milton Keynes, England with Jay-Z. The song hasn't been performed since.
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MTV Video Music Brazil | Best International Video | Nominated |
Personnel
Lyrics
Yeah
Jigga what?
Jigga who?
Jigga what?
Jigga who?
Jigga what?
You gonna lead the vocal in, right?
Mother fuckers wanna act loco, hit ‘em up wit, numerous
shots with the fo'-fo'
Faggots runnin' to the Po-Po's, smoke ‘em like cocoa
Fuck rap, coke by the boatload
Fuck dat, on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed
Left holes through some guy clothes
Stop your bullshittin', glock with the full clip
Mother fuckers better duck when the fool spit
One shot could make a nigga do a full flip
See the nigga layin' shocked when the bullet hit
I hate my high youth, no niggas wanna buy you
But see me I wanna fuck for free
Now I gotta let her take this ride, make you feel it inside your belly,
If it's tight get the K-Y Jelly
All night get you wide up inside the telly
Side to side, 'til you say Jay-Z you're too much for me
I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard
Handful of complaints but I can't help the fact that everyone can see these scars
I am what I want you to want, what I want you to feel
But it's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you to just believe this is real
So I let go watching you turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not, but I'll be here 'cause you're all that I got
Got a condo with nothin' but condoms in it
The same place where the rhymes is invented
So all I do is rap and sex, imagine how I stroke
See how I was flowin' on my last cassette?
Rapid-fire like I'm blastin' a Tec, never jam though
Never get high, never run out of ammo
Niggaz hatin' and shit cause I slayed your bitch
You know your favorite, I know it made you sick
And now you're, actin' raw but you never had war
Don't know how to carry your hoe, wanna marry your hoe
Now she's mad at me, 'cause Your Majesty, just happened to be a pimp
What a tragedy
She wanted, us to end, cause I fucked with friends
She gave me one more chance and I fucked her again
I seen her tears as she busted in, I said, Shit..
there's a draft, shut the door bitch and come on in!
I am a little bit insecure, a little unconfident
Cause you don't understand, I do what I can but sometimes I don't make sense
I am what you never wanna say, but I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you for once just to hear me out
So I let go watching you turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not, but I'll be here 'cause you're all that I got
I can't feel
The way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
This damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
No
Hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me
Like it or not
Right now
Hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me
Like it or not
Right now
I can't feel
The way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
I can't feel
The way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
This damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
I can't feel
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored