"Grillz"
#1 weeks: 2
weeks: 2006-01-21, 2006-01-28
genre: midwest hip hop, hip hop
artist: Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp
album:
Sweatsuit
writers: Jermaine Dupri, Ali Jones, Cameron Gipp, LRoc, Cornell Haynes, Jr., Paul Slayton, Beyoncé Knowles
producers: Jermaine Dupri
label:
formats: Digital download
lengths: 4:31 (Album Version), 3:48 (Int'l Radio Edit)
"Grillz" is a 2005 rap single from the album
Sweatsuitby Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp
(a duo composed of Ali from the St. Lunatics and Big Gipp from
the Goodie Mob) about grills, cosmetic dental apparatuses.
Brandi Williams performs back-up vocals on "Grillz". In six
weeks, "Grillz" reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100,
and number one in its tenth week (in 2006), becoming Nelly's
fourth number one hit. It also became #1 on the Hot Ringtones
chart. In the UK, it became his least successful single since
"Iz U" charting at only #24. "Grillz" samples "Soldier" by
Destiny's Child, a No. 3 Hot 100 hit for the group. Big Boi of
OutKast makes a cameo appearance in the video. There is a remix
featuring Chingo Bling on the album Dollarado 2 Texas. Another
official remix is West Coast remix and it features Diamonique
and Lil' Rob.