| "Oh My God" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Busta Rhymes | ||||
| from the album Midnight Marauders | ||||
| B-side | "Lyrics to Go" | |||
| Released | June 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Producer(s) | A Tribe Called Quest | |||
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"Oh My God" is the third single from A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. It contains a sample of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang. It also features Busta Rhymes on the chorus.
Music video
The video starts in a convenience store where Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are buying snacks. When they get outside, the video shoot's moving stage drives away with Ali on it. As they run after it, kids chase them. After catching up with it and getting on, Q-Tip begins to rap. There are three main scenes: a gate area, the group on the stage, and Busta Rhymes on top of a deli. Near the end, when Q-Tip says, "Take off your boots 'cause you can't run the race", the children stop running.
Remixes and appearances
- A remix of the song was featured on the limited edition of The Love Movement. The percussion of the remix was subsequently sampled and used for the percussion of the Jay-Z song "Dead Presidents".
- Part of the song was re-recorded for the song "Intro-lude" on TLC's CrazySexyCool album.
- The song was featured in the controversial 1995 film Kids.
- The song appeared in the television series Black Lightning in the episode "The Book of War: Chapter Three: Liberation," when Khalil Payne, portrayed by Jordan Calloway, fought against Painkiller in his mind to take back control of himself.