Gold Digger by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
Artist: Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx Weeks at #1: 10 weeks Chart dates: September 17, 2005 – November 19, 2005
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Kanye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relationships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Shawnna and performed from a female’s perspective with lines like I’m not sayin' I’m a gold digger, but I ain’t messin' with no broke niggas. Kanye had previously performed the second verse at a Slam Poetry event. The beat was produced by Kanye with Jon Brion. “Gold Digger” contains a bouncy beat formed from handclaps and scratches by DJ A-Trak and an interpolation during the introduction of “I Got a Woman” by Ray Charles, who featured artist Jamie Foxx played in the 2004 biopic Ray and later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for it. Now that’s synergy!
