Wanksta
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| Single by 50 Cent | ||
| from the album 8 Mile Soundtrack, Get Rich or Die Tryin', and No Mercy, No Fear | ||
| Released | 2002 | |
| Format | 12" maxi single | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Gangsta rap East Coast hip hop |
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| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | 50 Cent, K.Risto, J.Cameron, V.Cameron | |
| Producer(s) | John "J-Praize" Freeman (mixed by Dr. Dre) | |
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| 50 Cent singles chronology | ||
| "Wanksta" (2002) |
In da Club (2003) |
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"Wanksta" is the second single from the soundtrack for 8 Mile. Released in 2002, the single, which is performed by 50 Cent, reached #13, becoming 50 Cent's first Top 20 single. The song was his first single to chart after signing up with Eminem's label Shady Aftermath. It was a bonus track (track 17) on his 2003 commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' as well as on his 2002 mixtape No Mercy, No Fear.
The song's lyrics are believed to speak against long time nemesis Ja Rule, but 50 Cent disputed this himself in a MuchMusic interview, stating that the song was not directed against Ja Rule "but Ja Rule is a wanksta". The title is a play on words; wanker + gangsta = wanksta, that is, a pretend or "wannabe" gangsta.
The video for the song features the "world's youngest rapper" Lil Maxso.
