Number One Spot

This song is a rap reworking of "Soul Bossa Nova," a 1962 Quincy Jones instrumental that was revived as the theme song for the Austin Powers movies. Jones is a mentor to Ludacris, who appeared on Quincy's 2010 album Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.

Luda raps about coming for that #1 spot on this song. His prophesy came true: The Red Light District album hit the top spot in America, where it went on to sell over 2 million copies. He was regular at the top of the chart as this time: His 2003 album Chicken N Beer and 2006 album Release Therapy also went to #1.

The "Hi, Mr. O'Reilly" line in the song is in response to talk show host Bill O'Reilly, who complained on his show that Ludacris was a bad role model after Pepsi hired Ludacris as a spokesman. In 2004, O'Reilly was involved in a scandal that involved inappropriate phone conversations, to which Ludacris viewed as hypocrisy on his behalf. The line comes after he says "respected highly."