No Pigeons

"No Pigeons" is the second and final single by Sporty Thievz, released from their 1999 album Street Cinema.

"No Pigeons"
Single by Sporty Thievz
from the album Street Cinema
B-side"Cheapskate (You Ain't Gettin' Nada)"
ReleasedMay 1999
RecordedMarch 1999; D.A.R.P. Studios[1]
(Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreHip hop, R&B, Dance-pop
Length4:24 (album version)
3:26 (mix version)
LabelRuffhouse
Songwriter(s)Diallo "Mr. Wood$" Edmond, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Marlon "Robin Hood" Brando
Producer(s)Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Sporty Thievz singles chronology
"Cheapskate (You Ain't Gettin' Nada)"
(1998)		 "No Pigeons"
(1999)

It was a rebuttal to TLC's smash hit single "No Scrubs" and received much radio play at the time of its release. It peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at about the same time the TLC single was enjoying a successful chart run. The music video also features female rapper Eve.

Song information

"No Pigeons" was originally written & recorded by rap artist "Mr. Wood$" alongside of one New York's highly respected mix tape DJs, DJ Rhude. Mr. Wood$ & Dj Rhude wanted to create a male-aimed response after the widespread international success of TLC's song "No Scrubs," a song that discusses the unwillingness of women to engage in a relationship with men who are unemployed, grimy, unsophisticated, or poorly-mannered. The song then was titled "No Vultures" and released independently via "DJ Rhude mix tape" that DJ Rhude was known for in the early to late 1990s.

The record "No Vultures" landed into the hands of WQHT/Hot 97's DJ & On Air Personality Funkmaster Flex who quickly realized that the record would be a hit and would be perfect for a group that he produced and mentored called Sporty Thievz. Funkmaster Flex quickly contacted Mr. Wood$ & DJ Rhude to re-record the record along with the Sporty Thievz to be released nationally under the name "No Pigeons" after taking a unanimous vote that a pigeon would work better commercially as being called a vulture may offend some female listeners.

Nationally released as "No Pigeons" by the Sporty Thievz featuring Mr. Wood$ the song discusses the dilemma that "No Scrubs" alluded to, but rather than name women "scrubs," they were denoted as "pigeons." Throughout the course of the song, the artists on the track make overt references to unsightly, substandard women, accusing them of wearing hair weaves, having "more than one baby father," receiving public assistance, personal hygiene & "stripping all week to go clubbing."

The entire song uses a slightly faster instrumental of the original "No Scrubs" with added bass. No Pigeons was also produced by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs.

In 2007 California indie band Brighten covered the song for a Warped Tour compilation album entitled "Yo! Indie Rocks Raps," which was never released via retail outlets but was available for purchase at tour stops. Several of the tracks from this project were eventually re-released with Fearless' compilation Punk Goes Crunk, however No Pigeons was omitted from this list.

Music video

The music video was made in March 1999, it also features female rapper Eve, Gang Starr's Guru, Ras Kass & Harlem World rapper Blinky Blink. Parts of the video were filmed in the Parkchester section of the Bronx.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales[5] 1
Canadian Digital Sales[6] 3
UK Singles Chart[7] 21

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 600,000[9]

References
  1. http://www.discovered.com/viewimages?release=1849163
  2. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  3. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  4. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  5. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  6. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  7. Chart Log UK
  8. "American single certifications – Sporty Thievz – No Pigeons". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  9. "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 112 (4): 63. January 22, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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