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Grew Up a Screw Up

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"Grew Up a Screw Up"
Single by Ludacris featuring Young Jeezy
from the album Release Therapy
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreGangsta rap
Length4:00
LabelDTP, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)Christopher Bridges, Christopher Wallace, Edgar Winter, Osten Harvey, Jr., Jay Jenkins, Johnny Mollings, Leonardo Mollings, Luis Resto, Marshall Mathers, Tupac Shakur
Producer(s)DJ Nasty & LVM
Ludacris singles chronology
"Need a Boss"
(2006)
"Grew Up a Screw Up"
(2006)
"Runaway Love"
(2007)
Young Jeezy singles chronology
"Say I"
(2006)
"Grew Up a Screw Up"
(2006)
"I Luv It"
(2006)

"Grew Up A Screw Up" is the second single from Ludacris' Release Therapy. The song features Young Jeezy and a sample of The Notorious B.I.G. who sings the hook "I grew up a fucking screw up." In the video, Young Jeezy raps a verse different from the one which appeared on the Release Therapy album. The video premiered on BET's 106 & Park as a New Joint on Friday October 13, 2006. The video has already been released on MTV Jams.

Music video

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The music video's concept is not as complex as other videos featuring Ludacris. It is shot outdoors, where Ludacris and Young Jeezy rap. Behind them is a screen that shows videos and pictures of the places where they grew up. It was directed by Chaka Zulu and premiered on BET's 106 & Park on October 13, 2006.

Remix

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The official remix is the video version with an alternate Young Jeezy verse. Rapper's Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Brisco freestyled over the beat on Lil Wayne's mixtape 'Lil Weezy Ana Vol. 1'.

Credits and personnel

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The credits for "Grew Up a Screw Up" are adapted from the liner notes of Release Therapy.[1]

Recording
Personnel
Samples

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 60

References

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  1. ^ (2007) Release notes for Release Therapy by Ludacris (liner notes). The Island Def Jam Music Group (1708937)
  2. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Issue Date: 2007-01-13" (requires registration). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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