Wanksta
"Wanksta" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent. It is the second single off of the soundtrack from the 2002 movie 8 Mile. The song also appeared on G-Unit's second mixtape No Mercy, No Fear and 50 Cent's first studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.The song was released on November 5, 2002. The song was able to make it to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1][2]
| "Wanksta" | |
|---|---|
| Song by 50 Cent | |
| from the album No Mercy, No Fear, Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile, and Get Rich or Die Tryin' | |
| Released | May 22, 2018 |
| Recorded | February 12, 2018 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 3:44 |
| Label | Shady, Interscope |
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Clervoix, Curtis Jackson, John Freeman |
| Producer(s) | Sha Money XL, John "J-Praize" Freeman |
50 describes a Wanksta as "a gangsta that doesn't progress. [Someone] that just goes through the cycle constantly. Most gangstas' actions are for finances -- they're motivated by money, the root of all evil -- but how are you gangsta and you're not getting any money? You're going back and forth to jail. And you're telling stories like, yeah I'm gonna get this [BMW]. And then we see you at the car lot, and you're there looking at the [BMW], and you still don't get it."[3]
Eminem released a remix as diss song on Ja Rule on his 2004 box set The Singles.
References
change- ↑ "50 Cent - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ↑ "50 Cent - Wanksta". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ↑ "50 Cent Explains What A 'Wanksta' Is". MTV. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
