When was the song that "Gold Digger" samples first released?
Gold Digger (Kanye West song) "Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from West's second album, "Late Registration" (2005), "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second number one single. Co-produced with Jon Brion, the song contains samples of Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman".
My Name Is "My Name Is" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his major-label debut album "The Slim Shady LP" (1999). The song samples Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The...". The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's". "My Name Is" also was ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever". The song was placed at number 39 by "Rolling Stone" on their list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time" in April 2016. The recording garnered Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.