
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Score
3,280
Chart Year
1995
The accompanying music video for "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" was directed by American film director, film producer, and music video director F. Gary Gray and takes place in a plane hangar. The video contains cameo appearances from the actors of the movie Friday including Chris Tucker, Faizon Love, Paula Jai Parker and Nia Long. New Line offered the clip to theaters to play right before showings of Friday. It also appears as a bonus feature on the VHS and DVD releases of the film.
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre featuring vocalist Nanci Fletcher.[1] It was the first single released from the soundtrack of the 1995 movie Friday,[2] starring Dre's former N.W.A bandmate, Ice Cube, and Chris Tucker. Although the soundtrack was released on Priority Records, Death Row Records still owns the masters to the song. In the United States, the song topped the Hot Rap Tracks chart and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 10, 1995, and sold 700,000 copies domestically.[3][4] It interpolates "Funk You Up" by The Sequence from their 1980 single released under Sugar Hill. F. Gary Gray directed the music video for the song. The song was co-produced by Sam Sneed.
Yeah, what up, this is Dr. Dre The party's going on Thank God it's Friday (Buck buck buck buck booyakasha!) (Buck buck buck buck booyakasha!) (Buck buck buck buck booyakasha!) (Buck buck buck buck booyakasha!) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Hey you! Sitting over there Say what? (You better get up out of your chair) That's right (And work your body down) Yeah (No time to funk around, cause we gon') Funk you right on up So get up: get a move on and get your groove on It's the D-R-E the spectacular In a party I go for your neck, so call me "Blacula" As I drain a nigga's jugular vein And maintain to leave blood stains, so don't complain Just chill, listen to the beats I spill Keeping it real enables me to make another mil' Still, niggas run up and try to kill at will But get popped like a pimple: so call me Clearasil I wipe niggas off the face of the Earth since birth I've been a bad nigga, now let me tell you what I'm worth More than a stealth bomber, I cause drama The enforcer, music floats like a flying saucer Or a 747 jet, never forget I'm that nigga that keeps the hoes' panties wet The mic gets smoked once you hear the beat kick With grooves so funky, they come with a Speed Stick So check the flavor that I'm bringing The motherfucking D-R-E will keep their motherfucking heads ringing (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) 1, 2 for the crew, 3, 4 for the dough 5 for the hoes (hoes!) 6, 7, 8 for Death Row Mad niggas about to feel the full effect of intellect So I can collect respect – plus a check Now I fin' to get into my mental Will take care of this business I need to attend to cause my rent's due And this rap shit's my meal ticket So you god damn right: I'm gonna kick it or get evicted I bring terror like Stephen King A black Casanova, running niggas over like Christine When I rock the spot with the flavor I got I get plenty of ass, so call me an ass-tronaut As I blast past another nigga's ass that thought he was strong But I smoke him like grass, just like Cheech and Chong When I flow, niggas know it's time to take a hike 'Cause I grab the mic and flip my tongue like a dyke I got rhymes to keep you enchanted Produce a smokescreen with the funky green to keep your eyes slanted So check the flavor that I'm bringing The motherfucking D-R-E will keep their motherfucking heads ringing (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) If you want to get on down You gotta get on down Just get on down Debonair with flair, I scare wear and tear Without a care, running shit as if I was a mayor But I ain't no politician, no competition Sending all opposition to see a mortician I'm up front, never in the backdrop Step on stage and get faded just like a flat-top Your rhyme sounds like you bought em at Stop 'n Go Dre came to wax you, so just call me Mop 'n Glow Many tried to, but just can't rock with I'm 6'1", 225, I'm pure chocolate Your chances of jacking me are slim, G 'Cause I rock from summer until Santa comes down the chimney Ho ho ho, and so, as I continue to flow 'Cause yo, I'm just a fly negro So, check the flavor that I'm bringing The motherfucking D-R-E will keep their motherfucking heads ringing (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their motherfucking heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Keep their heads ringing! (Ring ding dong Ring-a-ding ding ding dong) Yeah, uh, come on! If you want to get on down You gotta get on down Just get on down If you want to get on down You gotta get on down Just get on down I know you're bobbing your head 'Cause I can see you I know you're bobbing your head 'Cause I can see you You can't see me! Death Row, let me know you in the house (Bitch!) Yeah, that's right, we out
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 18, 1995 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Mar 25, 1995 | 25 | 101 |
| 3 | Apr 1, 1995 | 19 | 107 |
| 4 | Apr 8, 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 5 | Apr 15, 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 6 | Apr 22, 1995 | 10 | 116 |
| 7 | Apr 29, 1995 | 12 | 114 |
| 8 | May 6, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 9 | May 13, 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 10 | May 20, 1995 | 17 | 109 |
| 11 | May 27, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 12 | Jun 3, 1995 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | Jun 10, 1995 | 12 | 114 |
| 14 | Jun 17, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 15 | Jun 24, 1995 | 20 | 106 |
| 16 | Jul 1, 1995 | 23 | 103 |
| 17 | Jul 8, 1995 | 34 | 92 |
| 18 | Jul 15, 1995 | 35 | 91 |
| 19 | Jul 22, 1995 | 38 | 88 |
| 20 | Jul 29, 1995 | 49 | 77 |