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2001 single by Afroman

"Crazy Rap"
Single by Afroman
from the album Sell Your Dope and The Good Times
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2001
GenreHip hop, comedy hip hop
Length5:53 (original album version)
5:29 (Spotify release)
3:11 (Now 51 version)
LabelT-Bones
Songwriter(s)Joseph "Afroman" Foreman
Producer(s)Joseph "Afroman" Foreman/The Savalas Brothers
Afroman singles chronology
"Because I Got High"
(2001) 		"Crazy Rap"
(2001) 		"Palmdale Pimp"
(2008)

"Crazy Rap", also known as "Colt 45 and 2 Zig-Zags" or simply "Colt 45", is a song by American rapper Afroman. It was featured on his third album, Sell Your Dope, and was later included on his greatest hits album, The Good Times. It is often referred to as "Colt 45", as the hook states "Colt 45 and two Zig-Zags, baby that's all we need".

Track listing

  1. "Crazy Rap"
  2. "Crazy Rap" (Accapella)
  3. "Crazy Rap" (Afrolicious Mix)
  4. "Outro"

Music video

The video takes place in front of a liquor store in Los Angeles, and shows Afroman telling his story to his friends, while dancing and crip walking to the beat with them, and others who join in. It also shows him in the various situations he describes, such as riding in a car, being chased by a klansman, and multiple sexual encounters with women, some of which include a green-haired transgender woman from Hollywood, California, and another woman whom he seemingly cannot please, until her boyfriend walks in on them, and violently beats Afroman as retaliation for having an affair with his girlfriend. The last line is a homage to "Rapper's Delight".

This is a remade version of the song which was first featured on Afroman's debut album My Fro-losophy, which was released independently without a record label.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 99
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 11
Germany (GfK) 37
Ireland (IRMA) 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 52
Norway (VG-lista) 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 76
UK Singles (OCC) 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
UK Singles (OCC) 160

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) 3× Platinum 3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 February 2002" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  2. "Afroman – Crazy Rap" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  3. "Afroman – Crazy Rap" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  4. "Afroman – Crazy Rap" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  5. "Afroman – Crazy Rap" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Afroman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. "Afroman – Crazy Rap" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  8. "Afroman – Crazy Rap". VG-lista. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  9. "Afroman – Crazy Rap". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  10. "Afroman: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  12. "American single certifications – Afroman – Crazy Rap (Colt 45 & 2 Zig Zags)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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