Put It On

1994 single by Big L featuring Kid Capri

"Put It On"

12" Vinyl cover

Single by Big L featuring Kid Capri

from the album Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

Released

November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13)

Recorded

1994

Genre

East coast hip hop
mafioso rap

Length

3:42

Label

Columbia, Sony

Songwriter(s)

Lamont Coleman
Anthony Best

Producer(s)

Buckwild

Big L singles chronology

"Put It On"
(1994)

"M.V.P."
(1995)

Kid Capri singles chronology

"Joke's On You Jack"
(1991)

"Put It On"
(1995)

"Unify"
(1998)

Music video

"Put It On" on YouTube

"Put It On" is a song recorded by American rapper Big L, and features American rapper Kid Capri. The track was produced by Buckwild for L's debut studio album, Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous (1995). The song was written by Big L, Roy Ayers and Anthony Best. The song was released on November 13, 1994 as the first single from the album through Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment.

In an interview with HipHopDX, Lord Finesse described "Put It On":

[Columbia Records] wanted something with a hook that would be kinda catchy, and something they could get radio play with. Like, everything [L] did was dark, and it was gangsta, and it was…what was the [popular style at the time]? Horror-core. So they needed something bright, something friendly. And "Put It On" just matched everything perfect… "Put it on", the slang…was like… "do your thing". "Put it on, Big L, put it on…" [meaning] you gotta do your thing, you gotta represent.^[1]

It was also sampled in dubstep artist Datsik's song "Firepower".

Track listing

12" Vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Put It On" (Main Mix)	3:36
2.	"Put It On" (Instrumental)	3:37
3.	"Put It On" (Radio Edit)	3:38
4.	"Put It On" (A capella)	3:12

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[2]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	81

References

^ Arnold, Paul W. (30 July 2010). "Lord Finesse Breaks Down Big L's "Lifestyez ov da Poor and Dangerous". HipHopDX. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ "allmusic ((( Big L > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
^ "Big L Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2011.