"So Seductive" | |||||||||||
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Single by Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent | |||||||||||
from the album Thoughts of a Predicate Felon | |||||||||||
Released | May 17, 2005 | ||||||||||
Format | CD single, digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | 2005; G-Unit Studios (New York City, New York) | ||||||||||
Genre | Hardcore hip hop | ||||||||||
Length | 3:30 | ||||||||||
Label | G-Unit, Interscope | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Marvin Bernard, Curtis Jackson, Michael Harper | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Punch | ||||||||||
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"So Seductive" is a song by American rapper Tony Yayo. Solicited as the first single from his debut studio album Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (2005), it features guest vocals from fellow rapper 50 Cent, and was produced by record producer Punch, who helped write the song along with Yayo and 50 Cent. Released following a highly publicized campaign by Yayo's record label, G-Unit Records, to release Yayo from a prison sentence being served prior to the song's release, "So Seductive" is an uptempo "club banger" containing elements of string instruments and a repetitive bassline in its instrumentation. The song received little promotion from Yayo at the time of its release, as he was still under house arrest following the end of his prison sentence, although he has since performed the song during various live performances.
"So Seductive" became Yayo's most commercially successful song, reaching number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100; it also remains Yayo's only song to chart outside the United States, peaking in the top 30 of the Irish and United Kingdom singles charts. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its energy and 50 Cent's performance in the chorus, although some wrote negatively towards Yayo's rapping and also noted a lack of originality in the song's production. "So Seductive" was nominated for best "Club Banger" at the 2005 Vibe Awards, but lost to "1 Thing" by Amerie.
On December 31, 2002, G-Unit rappers Tony Yayo and 50 Cent were arrested for illegal weapon possession. Following a further background check, it was discovered that Yayo had an outstanding warrant for a previous such charge: as a result, he was sentenced for bail jumping, and spent the entirety of 2003 in prison at Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility. During this time, 50 Cent and the other members of G-Unit rose to mainstream prominence following the commercial success of 50 Cent's album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), which sold 872,000 copies in its first week on sale in the United States and contained the Billboard number-one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions". The group also released their debut album, Beg for Mercy, in 2003, which featured the US top-15 singles "Stunt 101" and "Wanna Get to Know You". Yayo appeared on the song "Like My Style", which appears on Get Rich or Die Tryin', and on the songs "Groupie Love" and "I Smell Pussy", which are included on Beg for Mercy.