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2004 single by The Alchemist featuring Prodigy, Illa Ghee and Nina Sky
"Hold You Down" is a song by American hip hop musician
The Alchemist featuring fellow rappers
Prodigy and Illa Ghee and musical duo
Nina Sky. It was released on October 19, 2004 via
Koch Records as the
lead single from the Alchemist's debut studio album
1st Infantry. Recording sessions took place at The Lab in
New York City.
Production was handled by the Alchemist himself, who utilised a
sample from
Al Kooper's "Love Theme". The
music video was directed by
Estevan Oriol.
The song peaked at number 95 on the
Billboard Hot 100, number 47 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 44 on the
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and number 17 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales in the United States.
Track listing
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1. | "Hold You Down" (Clean) | |
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2. | "Hold You Down" (Dirty) | |
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3. | "Hold You Down" (Instrumental) | |
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Personnel
- Albert "
Prodigy" Johnson – songwriter, rapping first and fourth verses
- Alan Daniel "
Alchemist" Maman – songwriter, rapping second verse, producer
- Gregory "Illa Ghee" Jackson – songwriter, rapping third verse
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Nicole Albino – songwriter, singing chorus
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Natalie Albino – songwriter, singing chorus
- Jeff White – recording
- Kevin Crouse – mixing
- Alan Peter "
Al Kooper" Kuperschmidt – songwriter (via sample)
Charts
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- Nicole Albino
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