Blow Ya Mind
{{Other uses|Blow Your Mind (disambiguation){{!}}Blow Your Mind}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Blow Ya Mind
| cover = Blow_Ya_Mind.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Styles P featuring Swizz Beatz
| album = Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)
| released = October 9, 2007 (U.S.)
May 10, 2010 (UK)
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = 3:34
| label = {{hlist|Phantom|Koch|Ruff Ryders}}
| writer = {{hlist|David Styles|Kasseem Dean}}
| producer = Swizz Beatz
| chronology = Styles P
| prev_title = Kiss Your Ass Goodbye
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Swizz Beatz
| type = singles
| prev_title = C'mon Baby
| prev_year = 2007
| title = Blow Ya Mind
| year = 2007
| next_title = Swing Ya Rag
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|R6imJp_CLac|"Blow Ya Mind"}} }}
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"Blow Ya Mind" is a song by American rapper Styles P featuring vocals and production from Swizz Beatz. The song, taken from his third studio album Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman), was released October 9, 2007 as the album's lead single. "Blow Ya Mind" is considered to be the sequel to his 2002 debut single "Good Times", which was also produced by Swizz Beatz.[http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/styles-p-ft-swizz-beatz-blow-my-mind/ Styles P. ft. Swizz Beatz - Blow Ya Mind ]
Music video
The music video was directed by Todd Angkasuwan and Styles P. Cameo appearances in the video are made by Idris Elba and fellow D-Block member Sheek Louch. In the video, Styles P is sitting on a bench and starts having hallucinations.{{Cite web |url=http://vodpod.com/watch/327889-blow-ya-mind |title=Styles P ft. Swizz Beatz- Blow Ya Mind |access-date=2008-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428122421/http://vodpod.com/watch/327889-blow-ya-mind |archive-date=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead }}
Remix
The official remix features Swizz Beatz, along with Styles P's D-Block cohorts Jadakiss and Sheek Louch. The remix appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
Chart
The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart, and number 51 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=styles p|chart=all}} Blow Ya Mind - Styles P], Billboard, February 9, 2008.
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!align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="left"|Peak |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|align="center"|51 |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks
|align="center"|19 |
align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|127 |
References
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Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles
Category:MNRK Music Group singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz
Category:Songs written by Swizz Beatz
Category:Songs written by Styles P
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