No Pigeons
| "No Pigeons" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sporty Thievz | ||||
| from the album Street Cinema | ||||
| B-side | "Cheapskate (You Ain't Gettin' Nada)" | |||
| Released | May 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 1999; D.A.R.P. Studios[1] (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:24 (album version) 3:26 (mix version) | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diallo "Mr. Wood$" Edmond, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Marlon "Robin Hood" Brando | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs | |||
| Sporty Thievz singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "No Pigeons" on YouTube | ||||
"No Pigeons" is a song by American hip-hop trio Sporty Thievz from their debut studio album, Street Cinema (1999). A rebuttal to TLC's smash hit single "No Scrubs", it peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at about the same time the TLC single was enjoying a successful chart run.
Music video
Shot in March 1999 and partially filmed in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, the video features female rapper Eve, Gang Starr's Guru, Ras Kass & Harlem World rapper Blinky Blink.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Digital Sales[2] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 57 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 58 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[8] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales[9] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 600,000[10] |
References
- ^ http://www.discovered.com/viewimages?release=1849163
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- ^ "Sporty Thievz – No Pigeons" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Sporty Thievz – No Pigeons". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 4. BPI Communications Inc. January 22, 2000. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "American single certifications – Sporty Thievz – No Pigeons". Recording Industry Association of America.