Oh by Ciara (featuring Ludacris)

Album: Goodies (2005)

Charted: 4 2

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In this song, Ciara sings the praises of her hometown of Atlanta. Ludacris, who raps on the song, is also from Atlanta.
This was part of the "Crunk n' B" sound coming out of the US. Ciara, who was enjoying a high-profile relationship with rapper Bow Wow at the time, was marketed as "The Princess of Crunk."
Dre & Vidal, who are the production team of Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, produced this track. Showing an affinity for 2-letter titles, they also worked on Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)."

Comments: 3

Stephen Tate from Atlanta GaLove the lyrics referencing Atlanta neighborhoods !
Dave from Cardiff, WalesCiara's first hit 'Goodies' was No.1 in the UK for six weeks in Jan/Feb 2005, and was the second-biggest selling single in the UK in 2005
Caitlin from Upper Township, NjNice song. I especially like when Luda starts rapping.

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