Grindin'
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| Single by Clipse | ||||
| from the album Lord Willin' | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
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| Length | 4:24 | |||
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"Grindin'" is the debut single by the American hip-hop duo Clipse. The song was produced by the Neptunes, and was issued as the lead single for Clipse's debut studio album, Lord Willin' (2002) on May 14, 2002. The song became a summer top 40 hit, peaking at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated August 10, 2002.
The song's beat was far more sparse in its percussive drum and woodblock arrangement than most popular hip-hop tracks at the time, predating later sparse Neptunes productions such as Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot", that would further capitalize and expand on this style.
In 2024, the song appeared on the Neptunes member Pharrell Williams' soundtrack album Piece by Piece (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
Remix
There were two official remixes released: one featuring new verses by Pusha T and Malice featuring N.O.R.E., Birdman and Lil Wayne, and the other, a selector remix featuring dancehall artists Sean Paul, Bless and Kardinal Offishall. Both remixes feature the same instrumental but a different verse performed by Pusha T.
Other uses
The song's instrumental was sampled in Chris Brown's 2019 song "Sorry Enough", and later in the ensemble track "Friday Night Cypher" by Big Sean, as one of the seven beats used (this sample was used twice in the track).
The song is featured in the popular video games Saints Row, NBA 2K15 and NBA 2K25. The intro was also used in the 2003 comedy film Malibu's Most Wanted. Pharrell added the song on his soundtrack album Piece by Piece (Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack).
