2010Released
4:49

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This is a track from G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks' third studio album, The Hunger For More 2. The song features Kanye West, Fabolous, Ryan Leslie and Swizz Beatz.

West's contribution came about after the "Stronger" rapper complimented Banks' abilities on Twitter, calling the G-Unit MC one of the most underrated artists in hip-hop. "The whole Kanye thing happened, it was shortly after the tweet that he wrote, the comment he made about me being underrated and should be in everybody's top five," Banks told MTV News. "We read that statement, and it kind of took off on its own. I definitely appreciated that. Just for him to say that opens up the eyes that have been watching him [to me]. And from there, it made sense to go into the studio with him. Shortly after that, we went into the studio."

The track was originally scheduled to just feature Banks and Fabolous but soon expanded to a multiple collaboration. "That was one of the last joints I recorded for my album," Banks explained. "Originally it was me and Fab, then I got Kanye, then Swizz was in the city and so was Ryan. The difference from that track being me and Fab and having Kanye was 24 hours," he added.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Start It Up.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
162BPM

Album

The album Start It Up is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Start It Up.
Caroline Records
© 2010 G-Unit Records, LLC
℗ 2010 G-Unit Records, LLC

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