Hey Ma (song)

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"Hey Ma"
Single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya
from the album Come Home with Me
Released August 6, 2002
Format CD
Recorded 2001
Genre Hip hop, east coast rap
Length 3:40
Label Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam
Writer(s) Cam'ron Giles, LaRon James, Ezekiel Giles
Producer(s) Tuneheadz
Cam'ron chronology
"Oh Boy"
(2002)
"Hey Ma"
(2002)
"Daydreaming"
(2002)

"Hey Ma" was the second single released from American rapper Cam'ron's third album Come Home with Me. The song featured Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya, and was produced by the Tuneheadz, who used a sample of The Commodores' 1977 hit, "Easy".

Released as the follow-up to Cam'ron's successful single "Oh Boy", "Hey Ma" followed that song's success, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak on that chart, while also reaching the top 10 on several other Billboard charts.

The remix also features Juelz Santana and Toya. This remix, produced by DR Period and Mafia Boy, can be found on The Diplomats' first album, Diplomatic Immunity.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 3
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 7
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 4
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 2
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 6

Year-End Charts

End of year chart (2002) Position
Billboard Hot 100[1] 53
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[2] 57
Billboard Hot Rap Singles[3] 20

In popular culture

The song was featured in the 2012 film End of Watch.[4] The song can also be heard in "Lord of the Bling", an episode of the television series Veronica Mars.[5]

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