Peak
1
Weeks
31
Score
7,292
Chart Year
1996
The accompanying music video for the song is directed by Hype Williams[20] and features Blackstreet members in front of a beachhouse standing in the sand, dancers in a wet road surrounded by black limousines, and a marionette playing the piano sample in a club. The music video was released for the week ending on August 11, 1996.
The title is an expression that can have many uses, but generally means "absolutely" or "for sure." In R&B fashion, the lyrics are a suggestive prelude to sex. The acoustic guitar riff was taken from the Bill Withers song "Grandma's Hands." The raps on this song, in order of appearance, were performed by Dr. Dre, Teddy Riley and Queen Pen. Riley is a very successful producer, and has developed many innovative sounds used by R&B groups in the '80s and '90s. This won the 1997 Grammy for Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. "None of the guys liked 'No Diggity,'" Teddy Riley told Soul Culture. "None of them. They would even say it. That's why I'm singing the first verse. You know how they say they pushed the little one out there to see if it tastes good and see if he would get egged? Well they pushed me out there - and it became a hit. And now they wish they were singing the first verse, so that they can have the notoriety like me. So they trust what I'm saying." Hype Williams directed the music video, which features Blackstreet rapping in front of a beach house and dancers performing on rain-slicked streets. Williams masterminded the video for another of the era's earworms: Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It."
Yeah You know what I like the playettes No diggity, no doubt, uh Play on playette, play on playette Yo Street, drop the verse Shorty get down, good Lord Baby got 'em up open all over town Strictly biz, she don't play around Cover much grounds, got game by the pound Getting paid is her forte Each and every day, true player way I can't get her out of my mind (wow) I think about the girl all the time (wow, wow) East side to the west side Pushin' phat rides, it's no surprise She got tricks in the stash Stacking up the cash Fast when it comes to the gas By no means average She's on when she's got to have it Baby, you're a perfect ten, I wanna get in Can I get down, so I can win I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (bag it up) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (bag it up, girl) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (bag it up) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up She's got class and style Street knowledge by the pound Baby never act wild, very low key on the profile Catchin' feelings is a no Let me tell you how it goes Herb's the word, spin's the verbs Lovers, it curves, so freak what you heard Rollin' with the phatness You don't even know what the half is You've got to pay to play Just for shorty bang-bang, to look your way I like the way you work it Trump tight all day, every day You're blowing my mind, maybe in time Baby, I can get you in my ride I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (bag it up) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (oh yeah, baby) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (bag it up, babe) I like the way you work it (oh yeah) No diggity I got to bag it up (hey) Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo (hey yo, that girl looks good) Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo (play on, play on, player) Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo (you're my kind of girl) Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo (hey yo) 'Cause that's my peeps and we rolls deep Flyin' first class from New York City to Blackstreet What you know about me, not a motherfuckin' thing Cartier wooded frames sported by my shorty As for me, icy gleaming pinky diamond ring We be's the baddest clique up on the scene Ain't you getting bored with these fake ass broads I shows and proves, no doubt, I be taking you, so Please excuse, if I come across rude That's just me and that's how a playettes got to be Stay kickin' game with a capital G Ask the peoples on my block, I'm as real as can be Word is bond, faking jacks never been me So, Teddy, pass the word to your nigga Chauncey I'll be sending the call, let's say around three thirty Queen Pen and Blackstreet, it's no diggity (no diggity, no doubt, baby) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (girl, you got it goin' on) I like the way you work it No diggity (no diggity) I got to bag it up (play on, play on, play on) I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up I like the way you work it No diggity I got to bag it up (get up) Yeah Play on (play on) Play on (play on) 'Cause I like it (right) No diggity, no doubt, yeah We out, we out (right) We out, we out
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 12, 1996 | 48 | 78 |
| 2 | Oct 19, 1996 | 4 | 122 |
| 3 | Oct 26, 1996 | 3 | 123 |
| 4 | Nov 2, 1996 | 3 | 123 |
| 5 | Nov 9, 1996 | 1 | 125 |
| 6 | Nov 16, 1996 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Nov 23, 1996 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Nov 30, 1996 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Dec 7, 1996 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | Dec 14, 1996 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Dec 21, 1996 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Dec 28, 1996 | 4 | 122 |
| 13 | Jan 4, 1997 | 4 | 122 |
| 14 | Jan 11, 1997 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Jan 18, 1997 | 6 | 120 |
| 16 | Jan 25, 1997 | 6 | 120 |
| 17 | Feb 1, 1997 | 7 | 119 |
| 18 | Feb 8, 1997 | 9 | 117 |
| 19 | Feb 15, 1997 | 10 | 116 |
| 20 | Feb 22, 1997 | 13 | 113 |