Jay-Z - 99 Problems [Single]

"99 Problems" is the third single released by Jay-Z in 2004 from The Black Album. The title and chorus are taken from Ice-T's "99 Problems" from his 1993 album Home Invasion.


The track was produced by Rick Rubin, his first hip hop production in many years. Rubin provided Jay-Z with a guitar riff and stripped-down beat smiler to his one time trademark sound. To construct the beat, Rubin used samples of "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier, "Long Red" by Mountain, and "Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett.

01. 99 Problems
02. Dirt Off Your Shoulder

Jay-Z - 99 Problems [Single]