“Niggas in Paris” (edited for radio as “In Paris” or just “Paris”) is a tune by American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, from their collaboration album See the Throne. It debuted at #seventy five on the US Billboard Scorching 100 on the week of the album's launch. The song was sent to Rhythmic and Urban radio on September 13, 2011. The song has considering peaked at number five on the US Billboard Warm 100, turning out to be Kanye West's 14th best-10 solitary and Jay-Z's 18th producing Jay-Z the rapper with the most high-ten hits.

In an interview, Kanye West discovered that the tune was inspired by his travels in Paris, “I am exactly where art meets commercial. The sweet spot relating to the hood and Hollywood. Acquiring a dialogue with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z inside of the same hour. When we?re in Paris dressing all crazy at trend reveals, we listening to Jeezy. Jeezy in Paris, that?s what it is.” The artwork for niggas in paris ringtone functions the French flag with a black 3rd substituted for the blue a particular and is the specific same exact cover put into use for Kanye West and Jay-Z's song “Why I Enjoy You” which was launched to radios concurrently with “Niggas in Paris” on September thirteen, 2011.

On December thirteen, 2011, once their last Los Angeles prevent at Staples Middle on their Observe the Throne Tour Jay-Z announced that the are living overall performance would be implemented for the song's songs movie. Rolling Stone commented on the tune by expressing “Jay and Ye occur in very difficult through a slow, menacing beat and icy synthesizer notes, but no matter, this lower is mostly memorable for which include an sudden sample of dialogue from the Will Ferrell/Jon Heder ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory. 'No just one appreciates what it indicates, but you'll find it provocative, Will get the people going!' claims Ferrell with deep conviction, in essence summing up the artwork of hip-hop lyrics.” Billboard commented on the tune by declaring “N**gasoline in Paris:” Kanye steals the show on the Hit-Boy produced club anthem. A sampling of dialogue from the 2007 film Blades of Glory is tucked in in between.” The Guardian called the song a standout track on the album and also commented by stating “This percolating monitor could have been manufactured by Wiley, with sick sub-bass and a snare that sounds like static. Both rappers are in good kind, with West repeating “That shit cray”. Kanye begins in fifty percent-time and speeds up. Among the lines that leap out: “I am suffering from realness” and “Really don't let me get in my zone.” A standout monitor.” Pitchfork complimented that the song possessed awesome occasions by Kanye West and said the next “It also characteristics this perfect Kanye minute, “Doctors say I am the illest mainly because I am struggling from realness/ Acquired my niggas in Paris, and they going gorillas,” Pitchfork afterwards called “Niggas In Paris” the 12th right monitor of 2011 and Rolling Stone named it the 2nd preferred of the year. XXL called “Niggas In Paris” the most advantageous song of 2011 as well as the “most popular beat” of 2011. Electronic Spy placed this tune on their 24th spot of the most effective songs of 2011.