Independent (song)

This article is about the Webbie song. For the Ayumi Hamasaki song, see H (Ayumi Hamasaki EP).

2007 single by Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat

"Independent"

Single by Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat
from the album  Savage Life 2
Released| November 20, 2007
Recorded| 2007
Genre| Southern Hip hop
Label| Trill/Asylum
Songwriter(s)| Jeremy Varnard Allen, Webbie, Torrence Hatch, Melvin Vernell
Producer(s)| Mouse
Webbie singles chronology
| "Wipe Me Down"
(2007)  | "Independent"
(2007)  | "I Miss You"
(2008)

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Lil Boosie singles chronology
| "Wipe Me Down"
(2007)  | "Independent"
(2007)  | "Out Here Grindin"
(2008)

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"Independent"

Webbie featuring Lil Boosie & Lil Phat of 3 Deep's "Independent" from Savage Life 2

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"Independent" is the first single by Webbie from his second album Savage Life 2. It features Lil Phat and Lil Boosie and a sample of Webbie's "Bad Bitch" in the chorus. Rapper Macklemore would later sample "Independent" on his #1 hit, "Can't Hold Us".

## Music video

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The music video features Webbie performing in a room with three screens, each of which showcases a classroom filled with young women actively watching a news report covering a presidential press conference on the dire state of the war. As they watch the address, one student begins to visualize herself earning a degree, becoming a doctor, and winning the Nobel Prize. It culminates with the impeachment of the current president and her election as the first female president. After assuming her position, she proclaims her plans towards peace in the Middle East to the class' applause. The video closes with a screen that displays a dedication to Pimp C.

## Remix

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A remix features Diamond & Princess of Crime Mob. Part 2 to the song features Lil' Boosie & Gorilla Zoe.

## Chart performance

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On the issue dated December 8, 2007 the single debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 99. It later peaked at number nine, thus becoming a top 10 hit on the chart. "Independent" is the most successful song for all three artists.[1] It was MTV Jams' first song of the week in 2008.[2]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2007–2008)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 25
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2008)  | position

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US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] | 14

## References

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1. ^ "Webbie featuring Lil' Phat and Lil' Boosie ". Charts.us. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
2. ^ "Independent" is the most successful song for all three artists, and is Lil Phat's only top 40 hit to date. It was MTV Jams first song of the week in 2008 "Webbie featuring Lil' Phat and Lil' Boosie ". Charts.us. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
3. ^ "Webbie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
4. ^ "Webbie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. ^ "Webbie Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
6. ^ "Webbie Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
7. ^ "Webbie Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
8. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
10. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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Albums|

* Savage Life
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* Savage Life 4

Collaboration albums|

* Ghetto Stories
* Gangsta Musik
* Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest
* Trill Entertainment Presents: All or Nothing

Singles|

* "Give Me That"
* "Independent"
* "I Miss You"

Collborative singles|

* "Wipe Me Down"
* "Show Da World"

Featured singles|

* "Bizzy Body"
* "Better Believe It"
* "Lil Freak (Ugh, Ugh, Ugh)"

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* Bad Azz
* Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz
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Collaboration albums|

* Ghetto Stories
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* Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest
* Trill Entertainment Presents: All or Nothing

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* In My Feelings (Goin’ Thru It)
* Out My Feelings in My Past
* Thug Talk

Singles|

* "Zoom"
* "Better Believe It"

Collaborative singles|

* "Wipe Me Down"
* "Show Da World"

Featured singles|

* "The Way I Live"
* "Independent"
* "Out Here Grindin"

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