Whoa!

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"Whoa!"
Single by Black Rob
from the album Life Story
Released February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15) (US)
May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15) (Europe)
September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12) (UK)
Format CD, 12"
Recorded 1999
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 4:07
Label Bad Boy/Arista
Writer(s) R. Ross, A. Best, H. Pierre
Producer(s) Buckwild
Black Rob singles chronology

"Whoa!"
(2000)		 "Espacio"
(2000)

"Whoa!" was the lead single released from Black Rob's debut album, Life Story. The song was produced by Diggin' in the Crates Crew member Buckwild.

Released in early 2000, "Whoa!" became Black Rob's biggest hit. It narrowly missed the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 43, and reached the top 10 on both the R&B and Rap charts. To date, it remains Rob's only solo single to have reached the Hot 100.

In addition to Life Story, "Whoa!" has also appeared on the compilations The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2000 and Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits.

Music video

Directed by Jeff Richter, the video features Rob alongside P. Diddy and a bunch of people near a New York street. It then shows Rob enterting a strip club complete with television screens and strippers dancing as he's partying with the people around him. Midway through, Rob gets a call from P. Diddy telling him that he's bringing in the truck, with Rob replying to pull up near the fire escape. As P. Diddy is driving he turns up the radio volume to listen to the aforementioned song, unaware that he's driving up to a one-way street. He panics as he tries to turn the truck away from incoming cars, spinning it around as it almosts hits a man carrying groceries (with both him and P. Diddy saying the aforementioned title in response to what happened). The truck ends up under the fire escape where Rob is waiting as he jumps onto the flatbed with fireworks exploding from it. The truck continues to drive along the streets with both Rob and P. Diddy on the flatbed. Intercut are scenes of Rob near a brick background and driving various vehicles at high speed along with his friends.

Track listing

  • US 12" Vinyl[1]

Side-A

  1. "Whoa!" (Radio Mix) - 4:07
  2. "Whoa!" (Club Mix) - 4:10

Side-B

  1. "Whoa!" (Instrumental) - 4:07
  2. "Whoa!" (Acappella) - 4:10
  • US CD maxi-single[2]
  1. "Whoa!" (Radio Mix) - 4:07
  2. "Whoa!" (Instrumental) - 4:10
  3. "Call Out Research Hook" - 0:10
  1. "Whoa!" (Radio Edit) - 3:05
  2. "Whoa!" (Album Version) - 4:05
  3. "I Love You Baby" - 3:39

Chart history

Peak positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 8
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[4] 24

Year-End charts

End of year chart (2000) Position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[5] 45
Billboard Hot Rap Singles[6] 29

References

  1. ↑ "Black Rob - Whoa! (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Black Rob - Whoa! (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Black Rob - Whoa! (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Black Rob - Billboard Chart History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2012. 

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