Drop your glasses, shake your remix

Yo yo, drop your glasses, shake your asses
Face screwed up like you having hot flashes
Which one, pick one, this one, classic
Red from blonde, yeah, bitch I'm drastic

Why this, why that, lips stop askin'
Listen to me baby, relax and start passin'
Expressway, hair back, weavin' through the traffic
This one strong should be labeled as a hazard

Some of y'all niggas hot, sike I 'm gassin'
Clowns I spot 'em and I can't stop laughin'
Easy come, easy go, E-V gon' be lastin'
Jealousy, let it go, results could be tragic

Some of y'all ain't writin' well, too concerned with fashion
None of you ain't Gizell, cat walk and imagine
Alotta y'all Hollywood, drama, passed it
Cut bitch, camera off, real shit, blast it

And if I had to give you up it's only been a year
Now I got my foot through the door and I ain't goin' nowhere
It took awhile to get me in and I'm gonna take my time
Don't fight that good shit in your ear now let me blow your mind

They wanna bank up, crank up, makes me dizzy
Shank up, haters wanna come after me
You ain't a ganster, prankster, too much to eat
Snakes in my path wanna smile up at me

Now while you grittin' your teeth
Frustration baby you gotta breathe
Take a lot more that you to get rid of me
You see I do what they can't do, I just do me

Ain't no stress when it comes to stage, get what you see
Meet me in the lab, pen and pad, don't believe
Huh, sixteens mine, create my own lines
Love for my wordplay that's hard to find

Sophomore, I ain't scared, one of a kind
All I do is contemplate ways to make your fans mine
Eyes bloodshot, stressin', chills up your spine
Huh, sick to your stomach wishin' I wrote your lines

And if I had to give you up it's only been a year
Now I got my foot through the door and I ain't goin' nowhere
It took awhile to get me in and I'm gonna take my time
Don't fight that good shit in your ear now let me blow your mind

Let your bones crack, your back pop, I can't stop
Excitement, glock shots from your stash box
Fuck it, thugged out, I respect the cash route
Locked down, blastin', sets while I mash out

Yeah nigga, mash out, D R E
Back track, think back, E V E
Do you like that ooh, you got to I know you
Had you in a trance first glance from the floor too

Don't believe I'll show you, take you with me
Turn you on, pension gone, give you relief
Put your trust in a bomb when you listen to me
Damn she much thinner know now I'm complete, aha

Still stallion, brick house, pile it on
Ryde or die, bitch, double R, can't crawl
Beware, 'cause I crush anything I land on
Me here, ain't no mistake nigga it was planned on

And if I had to give you up it's only been a year
Now I got my foot through the door and I ain't goin' nowhere
It took awhile to get me in and I'm gonna take my time
Don't fight that good shit in your ear now let me blow your mind

"Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Single by Eve featuring Gwen Stefani
from the album Scorpion
B-side	"Got It All" "Ain't Got No Dough" "Gotta Man"
Released	April 2, 2001
Length	3:51
Label	Ruff Ryders Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Eve Jeffers Andre Young Mike Elizondo Scott Storch Steven Jordan
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre Scott Storch
Eve singles chronology
"Who's That Girl?" (2001) "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2001) "Caramel" (2001)
Gwen Stefani singles chronology
"South Side" (2000) "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2001) "What You Waiting For?" (2004)

"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" is a song by American rapper Eve, featuring American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on April 2, 2001, as the second and final single from Eve's second album, Scorpion (2001). It became Eve's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 (alongside 2002's "Gangsta Lovin'"), peaking at number two on the week of August 18, 2001. Worldwide, the song reached number 29 in Canada, number four in Australia and the United Kingdom, and number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.

The song was listed at number seven on the 2001 Pazz & Jop list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by Robert Christgau.[1] It won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which was a new category at the time.[2] The music video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video.

Composition and lyrics[edit]

The song is performed in the key of G♯ minor in common time with a tempo of 90 beats per minute.[3][4] The lyrics address those who doubted Eve's ability to maintain mainstream popularity.[5]

The song came after Eve who had initially been signed by Dr. Dre at the age of 18 was dropped from his Aftermath label for lack of direction. After her second deal with Ruff Ryders, she was able to reconnect with Dr. Dre.[6][7] It was a song that was written completely by Eve, usually only writing verses prior she wrote the chorus as well after being instructed by Dr. Dre to do so. Scott Storch was brought in to co-produce who Eve had known since the age of 15. There was an air of doubt from the label that the song would chart, because of the mix between Eve and Gwen Stefani for vocals, their chemistry was strong with an instant connection after meeting each other.[8] [9]

Music video[edit]

In the video, Gwen Stefani and Eve are shown stopping at a red light. Eve brings in a gang of party crashers, and she tells Gwen to tag along. Gwen gets out of her car and gets onto a all-terrain vehicle. They crash a formal party (whose attendees include actor Udo Kier) with their loud music and rowdiness and are subsequently arrested. A Leona Helmsley lookalike appears in the video. She tells police officers about the disturbance as Stefani and Eve disrupt the party. Rapper/producer Dr. Dre also makes an appearance at the end of the video when he comes to jail and pays the bail for Eve and Stefani. Fellow Ruff Ryders Jadakiss and Styles P appear in a scene in which Eve acts as a bartender.

The video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, and it was also nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video, losing to Outkast's "Ms. Jackson".[10]

Track listings[edit]

All versions of "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" feature Gwen Stefani.

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Release history[edit]

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