"No Diggity" - BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre
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Topic: "No Diggity" - BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "No Diggity" - BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre
Date Posted: 10 January 2012 at 11:46pm
| Currently, the database contains promo CD single information for BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre's "No Diggity". I thought I'd pass along that cassette single copies consist of the "LP Version" and have an actual run time of 5:05. |
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 19 February 2012 at 12:49pm
| Meanwhile, commercial CD single copies of "No Diggity" also state "LP version" and have an actual run time of 5:04 (the printed time is 5:06). |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 18 November 2012 at 3:32pm
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Since this info is buried in another thread, I thought I'd include all of it here.
INT5P-6028 1. Single Version (listed & actual 4:29) Front sticker says "featuring Dr. Dre." This version also features rap by Queen Pen. INT5P-6073 1. LP Version (listed 5:03; actual 5:04) 2. Rapless Version (listed & actual 3:59) I also just obtained a 3rd promo CD for "No Diggity," which contains the following: INT5P-6092 1. Das Diggity Radio (listed & actual 4:25) 2. BJ Das Radio (listed 4:00; actual 3:59) The above versions are remixes that sample "Blind Man Can See It" by James Brown, which was also sampled in the original mix of "They Want EFX" by Das EFX (hence the reason it's called the "Das Diggity" version). The "BJ Das Radio" has "Billie Jean" lyrics, like the version on the commercial US Maxi single. Finally, I know of a 4th promo CD single, but I do not own it: INT5P-6057 (printed times only) 1. Billie Jean Remix (5:38) 2. "All Star" Remix (4:44) 3. "Will" Remix (4:27) 4. LP Version (5:03) 5. LP Instrumental (4:44) These exact same tracks appear on the commercial US maxi single but in a slightly different order. Not sure if this is a world record for the most US promo CD single configurations issued for the same song, but I can't, offhand, think of others that have this many. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 07 December 2021 at 9:56pm
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Anyone remember if the "Rapless version" was the hit, or it was the LP version with Dre? I'm pretty sure it was. Radio cut Dr. Dre!
I like the way they worked it... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 11 December 2021 at 10:44am
Probably depended on the station, as I would guess Urban Radio played the version with Dr. Dre. But on Top 40, I know all ever heard was the Rapless Version. ------------- Dan In Philly |
PopArchivist wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 11 December 2021 at 11:06am
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When the song was a current, during the day, we played the Rapless Version. At night, we'd play the Single Version w/Dr. Dre and Queen Pen.
As a gold, I worked at a couple different top 40 stations that played it, and we went with the Rapless Version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 11 December 2021 at 10:52pm
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I recall hearing the "Rapless Version". ------------- Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 14 October 2023 at 11:45am
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I just noticed that there's at least 2 more promo CD
Singles than the ones Aaron listed above on Discogs. They're both listed as CD-R's and one of them is labelled as "No Rap Version", which I'd assume is the same as the "Rapless Version" from one of the other promos. So to be clear, the "Single Version" running 4:29 is not actually what was used on the commercial singles? It was mentioned above that the LP Version appears on the commercial Cassette and CD Single, and I didn't see any listings on Discogs for a commercial 45. Also, is there an explicit version of this song anywhere? The LP version has a few words by Queen Pen muffled out, but I didn't see any copies of the LP or Single with a Parental Advisory sticker. ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 20 October 2023 at 2:54pm
Same here. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 20 October 2023 at 5:18pm
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The opening sample of "No Diggity" is taken from "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers, is it not? ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 21 October 2023 at 5:55am
Yep! |
Posted By: 75azabache
Date Posted: 02 January 2025 at 4:00pm
The Dolby Atmos version on Tidal features both Dr. Dre’s and Queen Pen’s rap verses without the previously reversed words. Since it’s not explicitly labeled as an ‘Atmos Mix’ in the title, be sure to look for the Dolby logo next to the track name. |
Posted By: badsin4u
Date Posted: 21 January 2025 at 11:25am
thanks for this info! |