"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...) "in the clean version, and released as a single under the title (Hot S**t) Country Grammar) is a song by American rapper Nelly. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, Country Grammar, the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Composition
The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "Down Down Baby". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and bleep-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" because the slang term "Street Sweeper" refers to an automatic shotgun.
"Country Grammar" references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".
Music video The video features Nelly rapping in front of several key landmarks across St. Louis such as the Gateway Arch and Lafayette Square. The video features the St. Lunatics and fellow American rapper Chingy.
Track listings
Credits and personnel Credits are taken from the Country Grammar liner notes.
Studios Recorded at Unique Studios (New York City) Mixed at Sound on Sound Studios (New York City) Mastered at Powers House of Sound (New York City)
Personnel Nelly – lyrics Jason "Jay E" Epperson – music, production Steve Eigner – recording, engineering Kenny Dykstra – recording and engineering assistance Rich Travali – mixing Jason Standard – mixing assistance Herb Powers – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001)Peakposition scope="row" scope="row" scope="row"Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)34 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row"
Year-end charts Chart (2000)Position UK Singles (OCC)175 US Billboard Hot 10029 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)19 US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)48 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)4 Chart (2001)Position Australia (ARIA)77 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)99
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesFebruary 29, 2000UniversalMarch 7, 2000Urban radioMarch 21, 2000Rhythmic contemporary radioJune 13, 2000Contemporary hit radioUnited KingdomOctober 30, 2000
References
External links "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" at Discogs (list of releases)