| "Hustlin'" | ||||
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| Single by Rick Ross | ||||
| from the album Port of Miami | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop, mafioso rap | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam, Poe Boy | |||
| Producer | The Runners | |||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA)[1] | |||
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"Hustlin'" is the first single off Miami rapper Rick Ross's debut album Port of Miami. The official remix of this song features Jay-Z and Young Jeezy, which is also on the album. The song also appears remixed on DJ Drama & Lil Wayne's mixtape Dedication 2. An unofficial leaked remix was made featuring Lil Wayne, Z-Ro, Jay-Z, T.I., Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma, Young Jeezy and Lil Flip. Another unofficial remix was leaked featuring Jay-Z's verse.
In the lyrics of the song, Rick Ross refers to the cocaine traffic network the real Rick Ross had built up, stating: "I'm into distribution, I'm like Atlantic/I got them motherfuckers flyin' across the Atlantic". The song also contains references to Manuel Noriega, former Panamanian Militant General, Pablo Escobar, Colombian narcotics trafficker and Kenneth "Boobie" Williams, Miami-area drug runner. To emphasize that he is talking about Noriega the dictator and not Noreaga, the Queens-based rapper, Ross adds "the REAL Noriega", who he claims owes him "a hundred favors."
In the video, Rick Ross wears a shirt with the words "Boobie Boys" in homage to a drug gang. Pitbull, Trick Daddy, Cool and Dre, Smitty, DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Field Mob, The Runners, and Trina are seen in the music video.
In 2011, the electro-hop group LMFAO interpolated lyrics from this song into their #1 worldwide hit "Party Rock Anthem".
| Chart (2006) | Peak position[2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 47 |
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