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On and On (Shyheim song)

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"On and On"
Single by Shyheim[Ft. Kia Jeffries]
from the album AKA the Rugged Child
ReleasedNovember 30, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
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Producer(s)Buckwild
Shyheim[Ft. Kia Jeffries] singles chronology
"On and On"
(1993)
"Pass It Off"
(1994)
Music video
"On and On" on YouTube

"On and On" is a song recorded by American hip-hop rapper Shyheim featuring Kia Jeffries. It was released as the first single from his 1994 album, AKA the Rugged Child.[2]

The song was a moderate hip-hop hit, charting at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] It was released as a single in 1993, several months before the album release in April 1994.[2]

Background

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The song samples the 1987 hit Top Billin' by Audio Two and 1993's The Garden Freestyle by Big Daddy Kane, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Scoob Lover, and Shyheim himself.[4]

Samples and covers

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The song is sampled in the 1996 song "Yes Yes Yo" by DJ Cam.[4]

Charts

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Chart (1993–94) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 89
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 58
U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales[6] 24
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs[7] 17

References

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  1. ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lars Brandle (2014-01-09). "Rapper Shyheim Franklin Arrested After New Year's Day Hit-And-Run Death". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ a b "Shyheim Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. ^ a b "On and On". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. ^ "Shyheim Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. ^ "Shyheim Chart History: Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  7. ^ "Shyheim Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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