It Ain't My Fault
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It Ain't My Fault was written by Smokey Johnson
Smokey Johnson
Joseph "Smokey" Johnson is one of the musicians, session players, and songwriters who have served as the backbone for New Orleans' output of jazz, funk, blues, soul, and R&B music.Johnson served as the drummer for Fats Domino in the 1950s and 1960's...

 and Wardell Quezergue
Wardell Quezergue
Wardell Quezergue was an American music arranger, producer and bandleader, known among New Orleans musicians as the “Creole Beethoven”. Wardell was born into a musical family with his father, Sidney Quezergue Sr., being a guitar player. Wardell was the second youngest of three brothers: Sidney...

 in 1964. Introduced by Harold Dejan
Harold Dejan
Harold "Duke" Dejan 4 February 1909 - 5 July 2002) was a New Orleans jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader. Dejan is best remembered as leader of the Olympia Brass Band, including during the 1960s and 1970s when it was considered the top band in the city....

's Olympia Brass Band
Olympia Brass Band
The Olympia Brass Band is a New Orleans jazz brass band.The first "Olympia Brass Band" was active from the late 19th century to around World War I...

 into the contemporary New Orleans brass band repertory, it has become a standard, recorded by the Treme Brass Band
Treme Brass Band
The Treme Brass Band is a marching brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana led by snare drummer Benny Jones, Sr. The band, which plays traditional New Orleans brass band music, features a shifting lineup that has included trumpeters Kermit Ruffins and James Andrews, tenor saxophonists Elliot Callier...

, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for numerous groups of Dixieland Jazz and traditional jazz bands at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana, and on tours as organized by the Preservation Hall...

 and many others.
"It Ain't My Fault" was the second single released from Silkk the Shocker's second album, Charge It 2 da Game
Charge It 2 da Game
-Chart positions:-Singles:"Just Be Straight with Me""It Ain't My Fault"...

. It was produced by Craig B. and featured a verse and chorus from label-mate, Mystikal
Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:...

. "It Ain't My Fault" was Silkk the Shocker's most successful single, making it to 18 on the 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...

.

A remix entitled "It Ain't My Fault 2" later appeared on Silkk's third album, Made Man
Made Man (album)
Made Man is the third studio album by rapper Silkk the Shocker. It was released on January 19, 1999 through No Limit Records and was Silkk the Shocker's most successful album, making it to #1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...

.

Charts

Chart 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...

18
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles 1
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