<P> Lil' Troy wrote but did not perform in the song . </P> <P> The song samples "Little Red Corvette" by Prince . </P> <P> This song has had a tragic legacy as almost everyone featured on this song has died at a relative early age . Fat Pat died February 3, 1998, almost one year prior to the song's release . Lil Troy's Cousin Lil Will died in a car accident in February 2016 . Big Hawk, who filled in for his brother Fat Pat for the video shoot, died May 1, 2006 . Big T died May 8, 2018 . He contributed vocals for the song's hook . </P> <P> Yungstar, a Houston - area mixtape legend is the lone survivor and is still active performing and featuring on other artist's songs while recording for his upcoming album . </P>

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