| Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) | |
| Cover: | Jayzniggawhatniggawho.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jay-Z featuring Amil and Big Jaz |
| Album: | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |
| Recorded: | 1997 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 3:53 |
| Producer: | Timbaland |
"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" (or it’s edited title "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" for the song's title to avoid hearing the word "Nigga") is a single by rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It was released on March 1, 1999. The song is produced by Timbaland and features two artists: Big Jaz, who raps one verse and Amil, who speaks the track's chorus.
In 2004, the song was mashed with Linkin Park's "Faint" in the six track EP Collision Course.
B-Side
In 2015, NME ranked the song number seven on their list of the ten greatest Jay-Z songs,[1] and in 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the song number eight on their list of the 50 greatest Jay-Z songs.[2]