A Bay Bay by Hurricane Chris

A Bay Bay is the first single released from the debut album from rapper Hurricane Chris. The debut album is called 51/50 Ratchet. This song was released on June 11, 2007 and runs 5:03. Produced by Phunk Dawg, this song has been certified as 2x platinum by the RIAA. This is the first song from Hurricane Chris, released before The Hand Clap. This single got lots of popularity thanks to the many mix tapes it is featured on. The voice in the beginning in the son of rapper 3 Feet, Baby 3. The opening line of the song, which has been very popular, is 'This Baby 3, everybody say, A Bay Bay'. Hurricane Chris said his inspiration came from DJ Hollyhood Bay Bay, as when he entered the club, everyone would say 'Hey Bay Bay'.

The phrase 'A Bay Bay' is sung 69 times during this song. There have been many remixes to this song. One features The Game, Lil Boosie, Birdman, Angie Locc, Jadakiss, and E-40. The original song features a sample of Forget What Ya Heard by MC Ren. Chingo Bling and Pitbull made their own version, which was titled Aye Wey Wey. The video for A Bay Bay, which was premiered on 106 & Park, was shot in Cedar Grove. It features the local neighborhood singing the song in crowds. It also showed local landmarks that are well known within the town. This video made it all the way up to number one on the countdown.

This song was only able to make it onto United States charts. However, in all four charts it placed onto, it made it into the top ten of all of them. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at spot number ninety-five in June of 2007. The next week, it was able to jump ten spots, reaching up to eighty-five. Then, in the third week on the chart, it was able to jump up to spot number twenty-four. It was able to reach as high as seventh on the chart. It also made it up to spot two on the Hot Rap Tracks, third on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and ninth on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100. According to iTunes, this was the seventh most downloaded song in 2007. In the end of the year review of music videos, it was the third most popular video on BET's Top 100 Videos of 2007.

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