2000Released
5:21

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Interesting facts and trivia about Devil's Pie. By Songfacts®.

Written by D'Angelo and Gang Starr's DJ Premier, this funky track is a slam against greedy materialism in the hip-hop community. It was the first single from D'Angelo's second studio album.

DJ Premier originally offered this to Jamaican-American rapper Canibus, who rejected it.

Several samples were incorporated into the track, including Fat Joe's "Success," Raekwon's "Interlude," Pierre Henry's "Jericho Jerk," Teddy Pendergrass's "And If I Had," INI's "Fakin' Jax" and Natruel's "Big Daddy Anthem."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Devil's Pie.
A♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
92BPM

Album

The album Devil's Pie is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Devil's Pie.
Virgin Records
© 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.

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