100 Miles and Runnin' (song)

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"100 Miles and Runnin'"
Single by N.W.A
from the album 100 Miles and Runnin'
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
N.W.A singles chronology
"Express Yourself"
(1989) 		"100 Miles and Runnin'"
(1990) 		"Alwayz into Somethin'"
(1991)
Music video
"100 Miles and Runnin'" on
YouTube

"100 Miles and Runnin'" is a song by

The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge
compilation.

Background

This song is where the feud between N.W.A and former member Ice Cube begins. On Dr. Dre's second verse in this song, he raps the following lines:

"It started with five but yo one couldn't take it." /"So now there's four 'cause the fifth couldn't make it." "The number's even." /"And now I'm leaving"

The line is a reference to Ice Cube and that he left the group so they were four members.

"100 Miles and Runnin'" also mentions The D.O.C.'s song "Lend Me an Ear" from his 1989 album No One Can Do It Better, which was also produced by Dre.

Music video

In November 1990, a

U.S. Hot R&B.[3]

Controversy

Main article: Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films

"100 Miles and Runnin'" had sampled a two-second guitar chord from

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
, who interpreted and ruled that using any sample without the original creator's permission was in violation of the law.

Live performances

N.W.A performed the song live on The Arsenio Hall Show on September 28, 1990.

Charts

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 32
US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[6]
 51
U.S. Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 2

References

  1. ^ "The D.O.C. Speaks On "No Vaseline" & His Friendship w/ Ice Cube". YouTube. 2015-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. ^ Hundred miles and runnin'. MVDBase. Accessed January 2, 2008.
  3. ^ N.W.A singles charting. Allmusic. Accessed January 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "N.W.A. – 100 Miles And Runnin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "N.W.A. – 100 Miles And Runnin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  6. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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