"Still Not A Player," Big Pun f/ Joe

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This is one of my favorite rap tracks of all time. It was the sequel to Big Pun's "I'm Not A Player" and Joe resung elements of his own hit "Don't Wanna Be A Player" for the hook. This worked a lot better than a recent rap track that did the same thing, Fabolous's "Into You". It sounded amazing that spring [1998] when it came out and it still sounds fresh to me. Thalia recently sampled the classic piano riff[?] for her hit, "I Want You".

The Billboard Hot 100: #24
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #6
Hot Rap Singles: #13

[irice22]

I don't really know which one is which. All I know is I used to somewhat like one of them, but my pop station still can't get enough of it.

[Libra]

irice22 said:

I don't really know which one is which. All I know is I used to somewhat like one of them, but my pop station still can't get enough of it.

And yet it didn't chart at Pop...what's up with that? ???

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MikeK102 said:

And yet it didn't chart at Pop...what's up with that? ???

Z100 plays it a lot too.

[strong4PMB!]

The said:

This is one of my favorite rap tracks of all time.

[iceman]

I only know the one with Incubus.

[jond7699]

I never really liked this song that much until I heard the version featuring Incubus on the "Loud Rocks" compilation

[EvanJ]

When "I Want You" was originally discussed I thought it was posted that Thalia stole the music but didn't give credit. The Rebirth Experience, have you seen the credits?

[reception]

iceboy wrote
I only know the one with Incubus.[/quote]
I LOVE IT!

[Whi$tlin' Pete]

I never even heard this song until 2000. I had to call the local radio station and inquire about the title and artist of the song. I hear it quite a bit now. The song was released about 5 years too early. It would be a big pop hit now.

[halo19]

I love this track also. It's pretty infectious. It was one of my favorite tracks of 1998, and a top five hit for my personal chart. I similarly enjoyed the Incubus remake of the song.

[JCMF3]

I really like this track. It was very catchy and contained some great beats and raps in it.

[The Music Man]

I LOVE IT. One of my favorite songs of all-time. Why the F doesn't iTunes have it? UGH.

[B-Boy]

I loved it. I heard it all the time in '98.

[Deleted]

A childhood fave. The local radio station still plays it occasionally. I find that strange.

[Deleted]

JAM! Love this song.

[Live Your Life]

This brings back so many memories. I love it.

[Deleted]

Love it!

[Relaxing Cup]

Jan 17, 2004 14:24:07 GMT -5 @rebirthxperience said:

This is one of my favorite rap tracks of all time. It was the sequel to Big Pun's "I'm Not A Player" and Joe resung elements of his own hit "Don't Wanna Be A Player" for the hook. This worked a lot better than a recent rap track that did the same thing, Fabolous's "Into You". It sounded amazing that spring [1998] when it came out and it still sounds fresh to me. Thalia recently sampled the classic piano riff[?] for her hit, "I Want You".

The Billboard Hot 100: #24
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #6
Hot Rap Singles: #13

That sample was actually from Brenda Russell's "A Little Bit of Love" which both songs sample.

[disman00911]

Heard this song alot on B96 and WGCI when I was younger.  Good song but I prefer Big Pun's 2000 hit "It's So Hard" over it though.

[bjordan]

I’m literally listening to this as I type. It had heavy airplay on 92.3 The Beat and Power 106 in LA back in the summer of 1998.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Nice song. I like it.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

#383  on Billboard's 500 Greatest Pop Songs

You Know What It Is: The rare musical sequel superior to the original, an update of Big Pun’s stellar 1997 O’Jays-sampling hit “I’m Not a Player” with an even better lift (Brenda Russell’s “A Little Bit of Love”) and more singalong sections than most religious services.

This Magic Moment: After two verses and choruses of trading off, you gotta love when Pun and Joe enter in lockstop on the bridge to lay out how it’s about to go down: “Up in the hot tub poppin’ bubbly/ Rubbin’ your spot, love, got you screamin’, ‘Punish me!’”

Coming Around Again: When she was ready to make her proper entrance to the pop world, actress-turned-singer Ariana Grande borrowed the same Brenda Russell piano shuffle as Pun and Joe for her top 10 hit “The Way,” with guest rapper Mac Miller furthering the reference: “Do she love me, do she love me not? I ain’t a player, I just…”