Hold On (50 Cent song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Hold On
| cover = 50 Cent - Hold On.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = 50 Cent
| album = Animal Ambition
| released = March 18, 2014
| recorded = 2013
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| genre = East Coast hip hop
| length = 3:46
| label = {{flatlist}}
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| producer = Frank Dukes
| prev_title = Don't Worry 'Bout It
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Pilot
| next_year = 2014
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"Hold On" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on March 18, 2014 as the second single from his fifth studio album Animal Ambition.
Track listing
Digital single{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-single/id836856912 |title=Archived copy |website=iTunes |access-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206070315/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-single/id836856912 |url-status=dead }}
- "Hold On"
Controversy
The song disses James Rosemond, better known as Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew have been engaged in a deadly street beef for almost a decade with Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent mentions the highly publicized beating of Jimmy Henchman's son, allegedly by the hands of G-Unit's Tony Yayo and other members of G-Unit. He also references a shooting that took place at Tony Yayo's house, where his home was sprayed with bullets by gunman paid off by Jimmy Henchman.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sohh.com/2014/03/50_cent_takes_another_shot_at_jimmy_henc.html |title=50 Cent Gets at Jimmy Henchman Again: "Yayo Smack the Sh*T Outta Kid, Now Jimmy Got Life, Go Smack Him Again" [Audio] | Sohh.com |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424062134/http://www.sohh.com/2014/03/50_cent_takes_another_shot_at_jimmy_henc.html |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
"On the phone I heard 'Ye smacked the shit outta a kid
Now Jimmy got life, go smack him again.
When it's war, it'll be war to the very end
If they ever say we lose, I'll start it again
That sneaky nigga, spray that Semi at your momma crib
With a silencer we couldn't even hear that shit"
Music video
On March 18, 2014, the music video was released for "Hold On".{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/03/18/video-50-cent-hold-on/ |title=Video: 50 Cent – 'Hold On' |website=Rap-Up.com |date=2014-03-18 |access-date=2014-03-22}} Directed video Eif Rivera.
The music video on YouTube has received over 10 million views as of April 2024.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJk0SwqKj8 50 Cent - Hold On].YouTube
Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
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| Germany (Deutsche Black Charts){{cite web|title=Deutsche Black Charts: KW 17 |publisher=Trendcharts. Media Control |url=http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140428095001/http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html?dl=deutsche_black_charts.html |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
|align="center"|40 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company){{cite web|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|title=Chart Log UK|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/140329cluk.txt|format=TXT|website=Zobbel.de|access-date=March 30, 2014}}
| align="center"| 199 |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|38|artist=50 Cent|date=2014-03-29}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|47|artist=50 Cent|artistid={{BillboardID|50 Cent}}|song=Hold On}} |
References
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{{50 Cent singles}}
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Category:Songs written by 50 Cent
Category:G-Unit Records singles
Category:Caroline Records singles
Category:Songs written by Norman Whitfield
Category:Songs written by Barrett Strong
Category:Songs written by Frank Dukes
Category:Songs written by Joell Ortiz
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