Niggas in Paris

"Niggas in Paris"
Single by Jay-Z and Kanye West
from the album Watch the Throne
Released	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:38
Label	Roc-A-Fella Roc Nation Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Kanye West Shawn Carter John Altschuler Chauncey Hollis
Producer(s)	Hit-Boy Kanye West Mike Dean Anthony Kilhoffer
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Lift Off" (2011) "Niggas in Paris" (2011) "Why I Love You" (2011)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Amen" (2011) "Niggas in Paris" (2011) "Why I Love You" (2011)
Music video
"Niggas in Paris" on YouTube

"Niggas In Paris" (2011)

A 22-second sample of "Niggas In Paris", a hip hop song by Jay-Z and Kanye West from Watch the Throne

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"Niggas in Paris" (edited for radio as "In Paris" or simply "Paris"; censored on the album as "Ni**as in Paris") is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). The song is built around a synth bell loop from the Dirty South Bangaz music library,^[1] and contains vocal samples from "Baptizing Scene" by Reverend W.A. Donaldson, an interpolation of "Victory" by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, and dialogue excerpts from the 2007 film Blades of Glory.^[2] On the week of the album's release, "Niggas in Paris" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually peaking at number five. Outside of the United States, "Niggas in Paris" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, it has sold 6.7 million archetype digital units in the United States.^[3] The song won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.^[4]