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⚫ '''"No Sex (in the Champagne Room)"''' is a ] ] track released by ] on his 1999 album, '']''. Intended as a ] of ]'s "]", Rock gives one-line tidbits of advice purportedly aimed at "the ] class of 1999".
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⚫ "'''No Sex (In the Champagne Room)'''" is a ] ] track released by ] on his 1999 album, '']'', with a background chorus sung by ].<ref name="Complex">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/09/chris-rock-hannibal-buress-podcast |title=Chris Rock Calls Frank Ocean 'Amazing,' Talks Future Film Plans|first1=Kiana|last1=Fitzgerald|publisher=]|date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> Intended as a ] of ]'s "]", Rock gives one-line tidbits of advice purportedly aimed at "the ] class of 1999". In a 2017 interview, Rock said that Levert was in the song because Levert "just happened to be in the studio upstairs".<ref name="Complex"/>


⚫ Targets of Rock's wit include parties with ]s, ], women who don't look their age, ] and ], ], and people with ]s. The chorus, repeated several times, affirms that "no matter what a stripper tells you/There's no sex in the ]." This line was later quoted by ] in his own missive on exotic dancers, "]".
For example, Rock says:


⚫ Rock's song received frequent play on the radio, and as a ] (directed by ]) on ], where it ranked 43rd on ]'s "Top 99 of '99" after premiering on July 13, 1999.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040502130935/http://www.utrl.net/database/recap/1999_07.htm |date=May 2, 2004 }}</ref>
:If a woman tells you she's 20/and looks 16/she's 12
:If she tells you she's 26/and looks 26/she's damn near 40


The song was parodied on ] as "No Blacks (on the TV screen)". ] portrayed Rock in the parody.
He also contends:


A 2013 ''New York Times'' article referenced the song ironically noting accusations by Phoenix police that an adult club named "The Champagne Room" was harboring prostitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/chris-rock-says-theres-no-sex-in-the-champagne-room-but-phoenix-pd-says-the-opposite-of-24-hour-strip-club-with-that-name-6667820|title=Chris Rock Says There's No Sex in the Champagne Room, but Phoenix PD Says the Opposite of 24-Hour Strip Club With That Name|first=Matthew|last=Hendley|website=Phoenix New Times|date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
:If a ] person/has a funny sign/he hasn't been homeless that long
:A ''real'' homeless person/is too hungry/to be funny
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:No one goes to ] for wings
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:]. Ain't nothin' wrong with that.
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: If you go to a movie theater and someone steps on your foot, let it slide. Why spend the next twenty years in jail cause' someone smudged your ].
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: No matter what a stripper tells you, there is no sex in the champagne room.


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Other targets of Rock's wit include parties with ]s, ] and ], ], people with ]s, and "that silly-ass hat". The chorus is sung by ], who also makes some responses timed to Rock's remarks. When Rock suggests that a girl with a pierced tongue will "probably suck your dick," Levert sings "That'd be great!" Rock continues to observe that a guy with a pierced tongue will also "probably suck your dick," to which Levert responds "Don't want that, noooooo."
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⚫ The most recognizable feature of the song may be the chorus, repeated several times, affirming that "no matter what a stripper tells you/There's no sex in the ]." This line was later quoted by ] in his own missive on exotic dancers, "]".


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It is also referenced in the remix to Pop Champagne by Juelz Santana.


Just as "]" has been compared to "]," so might Rock's parody be considered a 1990s update of the ]'s ].

⚫ Rock's song received frequent play on the radio, and as a ] on ], where it ranked 43rd on ]'s "Top 99 of '99" after premiering on ], 1999.<ref>http://www.utrl.net/database/recap/1999_07.htm</ref>

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1999 single by Chris Rock featuring Shadow
"No Sex (In the Champagne Room)"
Single by Chris Rock featuring Shadow
from the album Bigger & Blacker
ReleasedJuly 13, 1999
GenreComedy, spoken word, R&B, Hip Hop
Length4:22
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)Chris Rock
Producer(s)Prince Paul
Music video
"No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" on YouTube

"No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" is a comedic spoken word track released by Chris Rock on his 1999 album, Bigger & Blacker, with a background chorus sung by Gerald Levert. Intended as a parody of Baz Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)", Rock gives one-line tidbits of advice purportedly aimed at "the GED class of 1999". In a 2017 interview, Rock said that Levert was in the song because Levert "just happened to be in the studio upstairs".

Targets of Rock's wit include parties with metal detectors, Hooters, women who don't look their age, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Coolio, horoscopes, and people with tongue piercings. The chorus, repeated several times, affirms that "no matter what a stripper tells you/There's no sex in the Champagne Room." This line was later quoted by Wyclef Jean in his own missive on exotic dancers, "Perfect Gentleman".

Rock's song received frequent play on the radio, and as a music video (directed by Little X) on MTV, where it ranked 43rd on TRL's "Top 99 of '99" after premiering on July 13, 1999.

The song was parodied on MADtv as "No Blacks (on the TV screen)". Phil LaMarr portrayed Rock in the parody.

A 2013 New York Times article referenced the song ironically noting accusations by Phoenix police that an adult club named "The Champagne Room" was harboring prostitution.

References

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, Kiana (September 20, 2017). "Chris Rock Calls Frank Ocean 'Amazing,' Talks Future Film Plans". Complex.
  2. Archived May 2, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hendley, Matthew (January 30, 2013). "Chris Rock Says There's No Sex in the Champagne Room, but Phoenix PD Says the Opposite of 24-Hour Strip Club With That Name". Phoenix New Times.
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