"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group
Crucial Conflict, released as the
lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in
Chicago,
Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of
Funkadelic's "
I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the
United States and number 3 in
New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the
RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest
Chicago Rap Songs.[1]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Hay" (Album version)
4:20
2.
"Hay" (Instrumental)
4:20
3.
"Showdown" (Album version)
4:40
4.
"Hay" (Accapella)
4:21
Personnel
Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering
"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group
Crucial Conflict, released as the
lead single from their debut full-length album The Final Tic. It was recorded at The Barn in
Chicago,
Illinois and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of
Funkadelic's "
I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the
United States and number 3 in
New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the
RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. Complex placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest
Chicago Rap Songs.[1]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Hay" (Album version)
4:20
2.
"Hay" (Instrumental)
4:20
3.
"Showdown" (Album version)
4:40
4.
"Hay" (Accapella)
4:21
Personnel
Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering