How U Get a Record Deal?
1993 single by Big Daddy Kane
"How U Get a Record Deal?" | ||||
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Single by Big Daddy Kane | ||||
from the album Looks Like a Job For... | ||||
B-side | "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" | |||
Released | April 15, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Cold Chillin' / Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Antonio Hardy | |||
Producer(s) | Trackmasters | |||
Big Daddy Kane singles chronology | ||||
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"How U Get a Record Deal?" is the lead single released from Big Daddy Kane's fifth studio album, Looks Like a Job For.... The song is notable for being one of the first singles to be produced by the popular production duo, the Trackmasters.
Though the song did not reach the crossover success that its follow-up, "Very Special", achieved, it became his sixth top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at number seven.
Single track listing
A-Side
- "How U Get a Record Deal?" (Album Version) – 3:56
- "How U Get a Record Deal?" (Clean Radio Edit) – 3:56
- "How U Get a Record Deal?" (A cappella) – 3:19
B-Side
- "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" (Album Version) – 4:24
- "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" (Instrumental) – 4:23
- "How U Get a Record Deal?" (Instrumental) – 3:56
Chart history
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 86 |
Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 7 |
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 22 |
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Big Daddy Kane
- Long Live the Kane
- It's a Big Daddy Thing
- Taste of Chocolate
- Prince of Darkness
- Looks Like a Job For...
- Daddy's Home
- Veteranz' Day
- "Ain't No Half-Steppin'"
- "Smooth Operator"
- "Show & Prove"
- "Groove with It"
- "The Lover in You"
- "How U Get a Record Deal?"
- "Very Special"
- "The Symphony"