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Lost Boyz - Ghetto Jiggy

Music Video
ArtistLost Boyz
SongGhetto Jiggy
DirectorZodiac Fishgrease
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

The Lost Boyz turn "Ghetto Jiggy" into a street-level New York performance piece. The group delivers the track amid neighborhood hangouts, city imagery, cars, women and crew shots, with their swagger and party energy carrying the visual. Rather than following a conventional plot, the video works as a visual roll call for the LB Fam and Queens identity, balancing hard-edged boasts with the celebratory, nightlife-ready spirit of the song.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Ghetto Jiggy" was released as the lead single from the Lost Boyz' third album, "LB IV Life," in 1999.
  • Freaky Tah remains prominent on the recording, including the spoken opening, even though he was killed in Queens on March 28, 1999, before the album's release.
  • The song was presented as a hometown statement, with its repeated New York City refrain and references to city life reinforcing the group's South Jamaica, Queens identity.
  • The video was in heavy rotation on MTV and received medium rotation on BET during the album's promotional campaign in late 1999.
  • The track was produced by Ralph Lo and uses a sample from MFSB's "Old San Juan," giving its street anthem a bright, disco-influenced foundation.
  • A US promotional 12-inch was issued with clean, dirty, TV track and instrumental versions.

Lyrics

(Freaky Tah/Cheeks talking)
Right now, ay you know how we do
LB fam, one shot dealers, we killas
Why everybody thinkin this funny?
Fuck with LB fam you get laid down loud
Word up we make the realest, come through with killas
Check it out
LB fam's my crew, you know how we do
What we do, we stay true
Come on now, now, now
How we gets down now, now
New York City now, now
OK, alright, OK, alright, alright
...
© Lost Boyz - Ghetto Jiggy. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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