Black and Yellow
"Black and Yellow" | |
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Song |
"Black and Yellow" is the debut single with Rostrum/Atlantic Records by rapper Wiz Khalifa. The single debuted at #99 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart[1] and has currently peaked at #17. It also debuted at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and since then it has peaked at #29, making it the rapper's first entry on that chart. The song is a reference to the official colors of the city of Pittsburgh, as well as the 3 professional sports teams in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The music video was filmed in Pittsburgh and features sites of the city including the Terrible Towel, the Three Sisters and Smithfield Street bridges, PPG Place, and the smoke stacks of the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works at The Waterfront outside the city. As of Nov 27, 2009, the video has over 8 million views on Youtube.[2]
A remix features T-Pain while another features Young Jeezy.
you know how it is black and yellow! black and yellow! black and yellow! black and yellow!
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 25[3] |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 13[4] |
US Rap Songs | 7[5] |
References
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (October 13, 2010). "Wiz Khalifa's "Black & Yellow" And Four Other Hot Football Fight Songs". Billboard. Retrieved on October 15, 2010.
- ^ http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2010/10/wiz-khalifa-black-and-yellow-video
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?tag=chscr1#/charts/hot-100?begin=21&order=position
- ^ Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts | Billboard.com
- ^ Rap Songs | Billboard.com
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