Throwback Thursday: Lil’ Zane – “Callin’ Me” (featuring 112)
Today is Lil’ Kim’s 45th birthday, and while she is by far the most prominent person born today, I couldn’t miss an opportunity to post about another “Lil.”
Zane Copeland Jr., better known as Lil’ Zane, turns 37 today. If you don’t know who this is, I won’t hold it against you. If you do, congratulations on being a real one (and possibly being old as hell).
Lil’ Zane is your classic one-hit wonder — the likes of which we no longer see because streaming and social media have made it harder for anyone to have just one hit. In 2000, he released “Callin’ Me” (featuring 112), a song that is so 2000 in every way. The production, the lyrics, even the video. I wouldn’t call it a classic because classics are timeless and this song certainly isn’t. However, it is a heck of a tune.
“Callin’ Me” peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Lil’ Zane has not been able to chart any song ever since, but he still books shows on a fairly regular basis, which goes to show that one hit song can be parlayed into decades of opportunity.
No Comments