Hey Ma (song)
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| Single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya | |||||||||||||
| from the album Come Home with Me | |||||||||||||
| Released | August 6, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||||||||||
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| Length | 3:40 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Cam'ron Giles, LaRon James, Ezekiel Giles | ||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Tuneheadz | ||||||||||||
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"Hey Ma" is the second single released from American rapper Cam'ron's third album Come Home with Me. The song featured Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya, and was produced by the Tuneheadz, who used a sample of The Commodores' 1977 hit, "Easy".
Released as the follow-up to Cam'ron's successful single "Oh Boy", "Hey Ma" followed that song's success, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak on that chart, while also reaching the top 10 on several other Billboard charts.
The remix also features Juelz Santana and Toya. This remix, produced by DR Period and Mafia Boy, can be found on The Diplomats' first album, Diplomatic Immunity.
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 7 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 4 |
| Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 2 |
| Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100[1] | 53 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[2] | 57 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles[3] | 20 |
In popular culture
The song was featured in the 2012 film End of Watch.[4] The song can also be heard in "Lord of the Bling", an episode of the television series Veronica Mars.[5]
References
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 2002". Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ↑ "Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 2002". Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ↑ "Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 2002". Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ↑ Abrams, Simon (September 12, 2012). "TORONTO Q&A: ANNA KENDRICK ON THE COMPANY YOU KEEP, CIVIC VIRTUE, WEED, AND HIP-HOP". Esquire.
- ↑ "The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-13: "Lord of the Bling"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 28, 2014.