| "Doin It" | ||||
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| Single by LL Cool J featuring LeShaun | ||||
| from the album Mr. Smith | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Lover" | |||
| Released | February 20, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Dirty rap | |||
| Length | 4:54 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | James Todd Smith | |||
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"Doin It" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J, released by Def Jam Recordings on February 20, 1995, as the second single from his sixth album, Mr. Smith. Based on a sample of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy", it contains a guest appearance from LeShaun (who previously released a song with the same sample and theme in 1988 titled "Wild Thang"), while production was handled by Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J. Its B-side was the album's previous single, "Hey Lover".
"Doin It" peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. In several interviews, both the artist and producer have stated that the instrumental was originally meant for the Notorious B.I.G. on his Life After Death album.[1] The crowd noise heard throughout the song, shouting "Go Brooklyn!", is sampled from "Go Stetsa" by Stetsasonic. Furthermore, the hook of "Doin It" interpolates "Wild Thang" by 2 Much, a group LeShaun was part of.