"24's" is the first single off Atlanta-based rapper T.I.

T.I.

Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....

's album Trap Muzik

Trap Muzik

Trap Muzik is the second studio album by American rapper T.I., released on August 19, 2003 through his newly found record label Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records....

. The song, which on the surface seems quite basic, (T.I. raps about old school cars, clothes, his friends, and 24 inch rims) actually has an underlying theme of the need to seize a chance at wealth and prosperity. It was featured on the hit street racing

Street racing

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 game Need For Speed: Underground

Need for Speed: Underground

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. The song peaked at #78 on Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in 2003 and became T.I.'s starting point to a successful career.

Video Information

The Video was cut for TV standards. The video took place in Atlanta, at a location which appears to be a parking lot or a condo with a large number of cars with 24-inch rims parked. At the beginning a known comedian Lil Duval

Lil Duval

Roland Powell, also known by the stage name Lil Duval, is an American stand-up comedian. In 2005, he was a semifinalist on BET's comedy competition series Coming to the Stage.-Early life and career:...

 is presented in front of a trunk trying to talk to some girls. In another scene, T.I. is shown rapping and driving a Chevy with his friend, who appears to be his deceased friend Philant Johnson, on the passenger side. At the end of the video, Duval and another comedian are shown in front of T.I.'s hotel room which is filled with women, who want to come in. Duval starts singing Jodeci's Forever My Lady

Forever My Lady (song)

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, then it shows T.I. getting the crowd hyped up.

Video contains cameo appearances by DJ Toomp

DJ Toomp

Aldrin Davis, better known as DJ Toomp, is an award-winning American record producer and DJ who works in Atlanta, Georgia. In the late 1980s he was MC Shy-D's DJ and went on tour with him and the 2 Live Crew as they performed at various venues across the country with other artists such as N.W.A...

, Lil Duval

Lil Duval

Roland Powell, also known by the stage name Lil Duval, is an American stand-up comedian. In 2005, he was a semifinalist on BET's comedy competition series Coming to the Stage.-Early life and career:...

, DJ Drama

DJ Drama

Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I.....

, The Game

The Game (rapper)

Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name Game, formerly The Game, is an American rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit, he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations...

 & Jazze Pha

Jazze Pha

Phalon Anton Alexander , also known as Jazze Pha , is an American singer, and songwriter.raised in Memphis, TN; son of James Alexander ....

.

Censorship

The original uncensored hook goes: "Money, 'hos , cars & clothes, thats how all my niggas know/ Blowin' Dro

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 on 24's, thats how all my niggas roll".
The censored hook goes: "Money rolls, cars & clothes that's how all my partnas roll/ Burnin' Dro on 24's, thats how all my partnas roll", and is much slower than the original uncensored version.

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	78
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	27
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	15