Diplo | 11/02/09
"Swagga Like Us", part written by Diplo (and published by Hollertronix & Domino Publishing) was nominated for the Grammy for Best Rap Song and won the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 51st Grammy Awards.
The awesome track by T.I. and Jay-Z, was released as the first single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint and the second single from T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne on vocals, the song's instrumental is based on a mixed sample of M.I.A. singing "no one on the corner has swagga like us", from her hit single "Paper Planes".
The song was number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and M.I.A. performed this song at the Grammy Awards ceremony, while M.I.A. was 9 months pregnant.

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