Rock Yo Hips Explained

Rock Yo Hips
Cover:Rock Yo Hips.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Crime Mob featuring Lil Scrappy
Album:Hated on Mostly
Recorded:2006
Studio:PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Genre:Crunk
Length:3:48
Label:Crunk Incorporated Reprise, Warner Bros.
Producer:Lil' Jay
Chronology:Crime Mob
Prev Title:Knuck If You Buck
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:2nd Look
Next Year:2007

"Rock Yo Hips" is a song by American Southern hip hop sextet Crime Mob featuring Lil Scrappy. It was recorded at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta and released on August 29, 2006 via BME Recordings/Reprise Records[1] as the lead single from the group's second studio album Hated on Mostly. Production was handled by Crime Mob member Lil' Jay. The single peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The music video directed by Dr. Teeth premiered on BET.com on November 7, 2006. The style of the video is inspired by Historically black colleges and universities, such as Morehouse College and Spelman College, and featured African-American fraternities such as Phi Beta Sigma, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi.

The official remix features fellow rappers Young Dro and Rasheeda and new verses from the group.

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 95
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 31

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-willy-mason-crime-mob-art-garfunkel-56635/
  2. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007. Billboard. September 17, 2021.
  3. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007. Billboard. September 17, 2021.
  4. Web site: CHR – Available for Airplay . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219164931/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 . February 19, 2009 . November 28, 2023 . FMQB.