BedRock

BedRock is the second  single by  hip-hop group  Young Money Entertainment from their debut collaboration album  We Are Young Money. It is performed by Young Money artists  Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj,  Drake,  Tyga,  Jae Millz, and features  R&B singer  Lloyd. It was released as a  CD in the  United Kingdom on March 22, 2010. [3]   BedRock<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> is featured as a bonus track on the  Japan<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">/ New Zealand<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">edition of Nicki Minaj's debut studio album,  Pink Friday<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">After being leaked in September 2009 to Lil Wayne fan sites, <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1em;">[4] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> "BedRock" was finally released on November 14, 2009. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1em;">[5] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> It was originally titled "Girl You Know" (the fan sites to which the single was leaked titled it "BedRock/Girl You Know") <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1em;">[6] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and the chorus was sung by  Omarion<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and  Lil Wayne<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">'s verse was different, but due to Omarion's departure from  Young Money<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, he was replaced by  Lloyd<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. The song was originally planned to be released as the 3rd official single of the album, however due to popular demand by fans it was released as the 2nd single. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;">[7]

Background
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Drake interpolates "Are You That Somebody" by Aaliyah in his verse, "Girl, I gotta watch my back, cuz I'm not just anybody."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;">[8]  In August 2011, Done Deal Enterprises filed a copyright infringementlawsuit against Lil Wayne, Cash Money, Young Money, and Universal over the song. Blue Marley from Done Deal claims that he wrote "BedRock" with the same name and various other parts of the track months before Young Money's version.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;">[9]

[edit] Music video
<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">"BedRock"'s music video, directed by Dayo and Lil Wayne,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rap_Up_10-0" style="line-height:1em;">[10]  was shot on October 21 and released on December 7, 2009 and debuted on BET's 106 & Park.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rap_Up_10-1" style="line-height:1em;">[10]  The video was featured on MTV Jamsthat same morning and was posted to MTV.com in January 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;">[11]  Cameo appearances are made by ZC, Nixo, Birdman, LoLoFoSho, Lil Chuckee, Beverly, Short Dawg, Winston, Shanell, J. R. Smith of the New York Knicks, Mack Maine, and Jay Rock.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;">[12]  It features the members of Young Money in a house in Davie, Florida with Lloyd who sings the chorus. They are later seen outside near the swimming pool of the house.

[edit] Alternate versions
<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">There are four versions of BedRock. The first is titled 'Girl You Know' and Omarion sings the chorus. The second version had Lloyd singing the chorus and Lil Wayne's verse was slightly different. This version is the only one to have Lloyd saying 'Young Lloyd, Young Mula Baby' at the end. This version can be found on Gudda Gudda's mixtape, Guddaville. In the third version, Lil Wayne's verse is slightly different from the first two versions and he says 'Young Mula Baby' in place of Lloyd. This is the version that was released as a single and appears on the album. The last version, entitled 'BedRock Part II' is the official remix. Tyga, Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, and Jae Millz verses were all replaced by new verses by Lloyd. Lil Wayne's verse on this version is the same one on the second version. In the original music video of BedRock when Drake sing's "I love your sushi roll..." a plumper Nicki was sitting against the wall. Now in place is another girl with a "sushi roll".

[edit] Chart performance
<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">"BedRock" debuted at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 12, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1em;">[13]  On the week ending March 13, 2010, the song reached a peak of #2, making it the most successful single by the group on the chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;">[14]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">"BedRock" debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2010 at #40.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1em;">[15]  On March 6, 2010, the single climbed to #22,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1em;">[16]  and the subsequent week the single climbed to #18, marking Young Money's first Top 20 hit in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1em;">[17]  On 27 March 2010, the single rose to #12,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1em;">[18]  peaking at #9 on April 3, 2010, making it Young Money's first Top 10 hit in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-official_UK_peak_19-0" style="line-height:1em;">[19]  In the UK R&B Chart, the single has peaked at #5.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-official_UK_RnB_20-0" style="line-height:1em;">[20]

[edit] References

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