Window Shopper
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- "Window Shopper" is also the name of a Nickelback song. It can be found on their album Curb.
| "Window Shopper" | ||
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| Single by 50 Cent | ||
| from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin' | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3:13 | |
| Label | G-Unit/Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | Crawford, T. Jackson, C. Bob Marley Turnbull, J.H. |
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| Producer(s) | C. Styles , Sire | |
| Chart positions | ||
| 50 Cent singles chronology | ||
| "Hustler's Ambition" (2005) |
"Window Shopper" (2005) |
"Have a Party" feat. Mobb Deep (2006) |
Window Shopper is a song by rapper 50 Cent. It was the second single (in the U.S.) and first single (in the UK and AUS) from the Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack, released in 2005. The song is essentially about wealth, and contains disses towards 50 Cent's various rivals such as Ja Rule, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, and Nas. The list of the verbal attack occurs in the chorus, "Ja you's a window shopper, mad at me, I think I know why. Jada you's a window shopper, in the jewelery store lookin at shit you can't buy. Joe you's a window shopper, in the dealership, trying to get a test drive. Nas you's a window shopper, mad as fuck, when you see me ride by." Also, the "Rollin', rollin', rollin'" lyric could be a reference to the Limp Bizkit song Rollin'
"Window Shopper" contains elements from Bob Marley's song "Burnin' And Lootin" from the album Burnin'.
The music video is set in Monaco and is about how 50 Cent and his friends are rich enough to buy overpriced items, such as $400 cheeseburgers, and a $1,500,000 Maserati MC12. It also contains several clips from Get Rich or Die Tryin', and received a nomination at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video.
The song was parodied by UK pop star Lily Allen in her song "Nan You're a Window Shopper."
[edit] Remix
The official remix of Window Shopper features rapper Mase and fellow G-Unit label mate Lloyd Banks. The remix is available as a digital download.
