Magic Stick

"Magic Stick"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent
from the album La Bella Mafia
Released April 8, 2003
Format Digital download
Recorded 2002
Genre Dirty rap
Length 6:00 (album version)
3:31 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic, Queen Bee Entertainment; Shady, Aftermath
Writer(s) Curtis Jackson, Kimberly Jones
Producer(s) Carlos "Phantom of the Beat" Evans
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Ten Commandments"
(2003)		 "Magic Stick"
(2003)		 "Can't Hold Us Down"
(2003)
50 Cent singles chronology
"In da Club"
(2002)		 "Magic Stick"
(2003)		 "21 Questions"
(2003)

"Magic Stick" is a song performed by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Kim, released on April 8, 2003, as the second single from her third studio album La Bella Mafia (2003). The song features fellow American rapper 50 Cent and was produced by Carlos "Fantom of the Beat" Evans. Despite not having a physical release or music video, the song performed well on the charts, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

The song samples "It Be's That Way Sometimes" by Joe Simon. The song was originally written for 50 Cent's album Get Rich or Die Tryin', and featured rapper Trina. After Trina sent her verse back to 50 Cent, he decided that she wasn't suited well for the song. 50 Cent then sent the song to Lil' Kim.[1] Lil' Kim failed to send the song back to 50 Cent in time to make the deadline for Get Rich or Die Tryin', so 50 Cent let Kim use it for her album, La Bella Mafia.[2] A sequel to "Magic Stick", titled "Wanna Lick (Magic Stick, Pt. 2)", was recorded by the pair and released on Kim's 2008 mixtape Ms. G.O.A.T..

The Song is featured in the film "Now You See Me 2".

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 26, 2003 at number 75.[3] It peaked at number two in its 12th week on the chart, staying there for three weeks, despite not having a corresponding music video.[4] A video was scheduled to be shot, but problems between Lil' Kim and 50 Cent caused the shoot to be canceled. It did, however, receive massive radio airplay, peaking at number one on the airplay chart. It spent a total of 24 weeks on the Hot 100.[5] It became Kim's highest charting single as a lead artist and her second highest overall, behind "Lady Marmalade". It also became 50 Cent's second overall top-ten and top-three single.

Live performance

Kim and 50 Cent performed the song in 2011 at the latter's show in Australia.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 47
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[8] 2
scope="row"US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 2
scope="row"US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 7
scope="row"US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 18
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[15] 9
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[16] 18

Certifications

Country Certification
United States 5x Platinum

References

  1. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ MTV News (March 27, 2003). "Lil' Kim Forgives 50 Cent For Dissing Her Nose, Joins Him For 'Magic Stick'". Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Billboard. "US Singles Top 100 - Issue Date: Saturday April 26, 2003". Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hot 100 - Week of July 12, 2003". April 26, 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ Billboard. "Magic Stick - 50 Cent". Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lil' Kim Rocks ‘Magic Stick’ With 50 Cent Down Under". rapfix.mtv.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Lil' Kim feat. 50 Cent – Magic Stick". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Lil' Kim – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lil' Kim. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Lil' Kim – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Lil' Kim. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Lil' Kim – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Lil' Kim. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lil' Kim – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Lil' Kim. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Radio Songs - Week of July 05, 2003". Billboard. Billboard.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  13. ↑ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  14. ↑ "2003 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  15. ↑ "2003 Year End Charts – Hot Rap Singles Titles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  16. ↑ Billboard (2003-12-27). Billboard - 2003 The Year In Music. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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