Hold Ya Head

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"Hold Ya Head"
Single by The Notorious B.I.G.
from the album Duets: The Final Chapter
Released	April 24th 2006
Format	Single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rap, Hip Hop
Length	02:45
Label	Atlantic Records, Bad Boy
Writer(s)	Christopher Wallace Lord Finesse Rita Marley
Producer(s)	Clinton Sparks
Chart positions
#64 (UK)
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
"Nasty Girl" (2005)	"Hold Ya Head" / "Spit Your Game" (2006)	TBA

Hold Ya Head is the title of the second single by Notorious B.I.G from his Duets: The Final Chapter album, a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The single is a double A-side with "Spit Your Game", a collaboration with Twista and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. "Hold Ya Head" features a sample from Bob Marley. The song was originally featured as the B-side to "Nasty Girl" in the UK and Australia but the song is now being released as a single in its own right.

The single was released on 24th April in the UK [1] and reached #64 in the UK charts [2].

Contents 1 Video 2 Remixes 3 Track listing 3.1 UK - CD: 1 3.2 UK - CD: 2 3.3 UK - 12" Vinyl 3.4 Promo CD

[edit] Video

The video featured Voletta Wallace, B.I.G.'s mother, Biggie was projected on a wall doing a concert from before his death.

[edit] Remixes

The song is a remix of Suicidal Thoughts, the outro to Biggie's first album. The Bob Marley sample is taken from his song "Johnny Was".

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK - CD: 1

1. Spit Your Game [Remix Edit] (Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
2. Hold Ya Head [Main Version] (Featuring Bob Marley)

[edit] UK - CD: 2

1. Spit Your Game [Remix] (Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
2. Hold Ya Head [Main Version] (Featuring Bob Marley)
3. Spit Your Game [MyTone - Personalized Ringtone]

[edit] UK - 12" Vinyl

1. Spit Your Game [Remix] (Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
2. Spit Your Game [Instrumental Remix]
3. Hold Ya Head [Main Version] (Featuring Bob Marley)
4. Hold Ya Head [Instrumental]

[edit] Promo CD

1. Spit Your Game [Remix Edit] (Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
2. Spit Your Game [Remix Instrumental]
3. Hold Ya Head [Amended Album Version] (Featuring Bob Marley)
4. Hold Ya Head [Instrumental]

v • d • e  The Notorious B.I.G.

Albums and EPs: Ready to Die | Conspiracy | Life After Death | Born Again | Duets: The Final Chapter

Singles: "Party And Bullshit" | "Juicy" | "Big Poppa" | "One More Chance" | "Fuck You Tonight" | "Hypnotize" | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | "Sky's The Limit" | "Notorious B.I.G." | "Dead Wrong" | "Nasty Girl" | "Spit Your Game" | "Hold Ya Head"

See Also: 2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy Records | Junior M.A.F.I.A.