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130-426: " Niggas in Paris " (censored as " Ni**as in Paris " and edited for radio as " In Paris " or simply " Paris ") is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album, Watch the Throne (2011). The song was produced by Hit-Boy with West and Mike Dean , while Anthony Kilhoffer contributed additional production. The producers served as co-writers with Jay-Z and Reverend W.A. Donaldson,

260-548: A Minor League Baseball game at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas , Ferrell was introduced between innings as a Venezuelan pitcher for the Round Rock Express named "Billy Ray 'RoJo' Johnson". Wearing a false mustache and carrying a bag of beer cans to the mound, Ferrell threw one pitch and was ejected after a staged fight and chase with an opposing batter. He revealed himself to the fans when his moustache fell off during

390-516: A Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal as George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). John William Ferrell was born on July 16, 1967, in Irvine, California , to Betty Kay ( née Overman; born 1940), a teacher who taught at Old Mill School elementary school and Santa Ana College , and Roy Lee Ferrell Jr. (born 1941), who played saxophone and keyboards for

520-401: A braggadocio flow is used by Jay-Z and West. Jay-Z raps fast, whereas West begins in half-time before moving to a faster pace. In the middle of the song, it transitions from continuous snare shots and orchestration of staccato electronics to an 808 breakdown. The breakdown contains industrial sounds, distorted thumping sub-bass , and operatic backing vocals. For the last 30 seconds,

650-466: A trans woman . The two take a road trip to rediscover each other. In April 2007, Ferrell and Adam McKay launched " Funny or Die ", a streaming video website where short comedy films are uploaded and voted on by users. One of the featured shorts, The Landlord , stars Ferrell as a man harassed for the rent by his landlady, a swearing, beer-loving, two-year-old girl, played by McKay's own daughter, Pearl. Child psychologists have criticized Ferrell and

780-510: A 1950s-style father with no arms or legs, in the short-lived animated television series The Oblongs which ran on The WB and Adult Swim . He has had several guest appearances on Family Guy where he played the Black Knight in " Mr. Saturday Knight ", as well as Fat Greek Guy and Miles "Chatterbox" Musket in Fifteen Minutes of Shame . He had a recurring cameo role as Bitch Hunter in

910-660: A cappella pieces of music by Sisqó , Baha Men , and The Notorious B.I.G. ), singer Neil Diamond , Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton (who favored Ferrell's impersonation), Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy , United States Attorney General Janet Reno , convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski , game show host Alex Trebek , fictitious private detective John Shaft , professional wrestler Jesse Ventura , US Vice President Al Gore , Iraqi President Saddam Hussein , and Cuban President Fidel Castro . His original characters included Morning Latte co-host Tom Wilkins, Mister Ed

1040-419: A commemorative SNL feature on Grantland , Ferrell was voted the best Saturday Night Live cast member of all time. On December 12, 2015, Ferrell appeared in the cold open of the show in character as George W. Bush. He reprised this role when he returned as host in 2018. Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith , who have had a long-running joke feud over their similar appearance appeared on

1170-487: A drum-off with Ferrell, saying Ulrich looks "eerily similar" to the two of them. Ulrich accepted the challenge two days later. In 2015, he starred in the buddy comedy Get Hard and the comedy Daddy's Home , with the latter reuniting him and The Other Guys co-star Mark Wahlberg. He reprised his role, Jacobim Mugatu, in the Zoolander sequel, Zoolander 2 (2016). He then reprised his character from Daddy's Home in

1300-896: A fake commercial advertising a series of ringtones and, during the performance of the song " Little Sister " by musical guests Queens of the Stone Age , Ferrell came on stage playing the cowbell . During his time on Saturday Night Live , Ferrell appeared in several movies: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Superstar (1999), The Ladies Man (2000), Dick (1999), Drowning Mona (2000), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), and Zoolander (2001). His first starring role after his departure from Saturday Night Live

1430-411: A feature film in 1998's A Night at the Roxbury . Although a one-shot character, one of Ferrell's most memorable SNL characters is Dale McGrew, a "highly patriotic" office worker who comes to work wearing a half t-shirt and short shorts that Ferrell improvised into a thong just before the skit aired live, leading to genuine laughter from the cast and guest host Seann William Scott . Ferrell became

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1560-482: A freestyle of the song called "Ninjas in Paris". The song was used in a promo for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game . Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Recording Personnel Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Radio edit Not all "radio edit" tracks are played on

1690-531: A guest appearance on the Network 10 live panel news/comedy show The Project . He found himself speaking via video link to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard , during which they had a light-hearted conversation about hairdressing. Ferrell supported Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election and met him (along with his wife, Michelle ) in 2011. In February 2013, Ferrell endorsed Eric Garcetti for mayor of Los Angeles. Baseball On May 6, 2010, at

1820-523: A happy "baby retirement". In September 2008, Ferrell released another video entitled "Will Ferrell Answers Internet Questions" where he takes some pressing questions and comments from his fans. Another Ferrell appearance on "Funny or Die" is in the video called "Green Team", featuring also McKay and John C. Reilly . It shows militant ecologic activists terrorizing the crew on a filming set. Ferrell co-produced (with Adam McKay ) an HBO show starring Danny McBride called Eastbound & Down . He also had

1950-535: A job at an auction house via his friend Viveca Paulin. The job was ideal as it was flexible enough for him to audition and go to rehearsals while also being employed. By 1995 he was receiving small roles, including appearances in TV series Grace Under Fire and Living Single , low-budget films such as A Bucket of Blood , as well as commercials. One winter, he served as a mall Santa Claus. After SNL's decline in popularity in 1994–1995 , and in need of new cast members for

2080-577: A lyric to an unnamed new player on the Minnesota Vikings . As WIXX is one of three flagship stations for the Green Bay Packers ' radio network and features wraparound content involving the Packers, the station determined that referencing their hometown football team's closest rival positively would be jarring to local listeners. Some individual stations may be more lenient with words that tread

2210-465: A moment to question, "What are we doing here? How did we get here?" Jay-Z acknowledges the struggle that he made it past to reach success after having known many people who failed, placing himself in an entirely different category to people's children who studied at Harvard University . During a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City for The Yeezus Tour on November 24, 2013, West said that

2340-561: A nomination for Anthem of the Summer at that year's UK Festival Awards . The song won Song of the Year at the 2011 Sucker Free Awards, while it was awarded as one of the Most Performed R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs at the 2012 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards . At the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards , "Niggas in Paris" was awarded Track of the Year and Best Club Banger. On February 9, 2012, Jay-Z and West premiered

2470-529: A place among Hollywood's Frat Pack . In 2005, Ferrell earned $ 40 million . In 2006, Ferrell starred in Stranger Than Fiction , Curious George , and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby . Both received critical and box office success. Ferrell's performance in Stranger Than Fiction introduced audiences to the dramatic potential of Ferrell's acting talents, while Talladega Nights

2600-444: A radio edit may even be longer than the original album version. This may occur when the song is edited for form, such as in the cases of " Creep " by Radiohead , " 2 On " by Tinashe , and " Miserable " by Lit . "Creep" ' s radio edit has a four-second drumstick count off before the regular first second, "2 On" repeats part of the chorus one more time than it does on the original album version, and "Miserable" ' s radio edit adds

2730-584: A radio edit, despite being as long as 5–8 minutes in length. Examples of this include: " Vicarious " by Tool at 7:06, " Hey Jude " by the Beatles at 7:11, and " Stairway to Heaven " by Led Zeppelin at 8:03. The idea of extended songs receiving airplay on commercial radio was extremely rare until the birth of progressive radio in the mid-1960s; most rock music formats descend from progressive radio, and as such, rock songs tend to be played at their original length, longer than songs of other genres. On rare occasions,

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2860-414: A record which would stand until the next night, when the duo performed the song 10 times. The crowd was also told that cameras had been brought to the concert for the record breaking December 13 performance to film the music video for the song. West brought out Jay-Z as a special guest to perform the song at the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City, where Beyoncé

2990-488: A recurring role as car dealer Ashley Schaeffer. Ferrell was one of the executive producers of The Chris Gethard Show , which aired on Fusion from 2015 to 2016 and on truTV from 2017 to 2018. Ferrell is one of the executive producers of Dead to Me (2019–2022), which stars Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini . In 2019, Ferrell ended his personal and professional relationship with Adam McKay and closed their production company, Gary Sanchez Productions . It

3120-545: A remix by Felony titled "Niggas in Harris . Mos Def made a freestyle to the song called "Niggas in Poorest". Other rappers that did freestyles include Young Jeezy , Lil Wayne , Freddie Gibbs , Emilio Rojas , Traphik , and Romeo Miller . Casper has at times performed a German version of the track at concerts. American post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil performed a clean part of

3250-425: A songwriting credit due to being sampled. Musically, "Niggas in Paris" is an uptempo hip hop and club song, with elements of West Coast rap . The song begins with an excerpt from Blades of Glory of Ferrell's declaration: "We're gonna skate to one song and one song only." It later samples Ferrell talking about how art does not need any meaning when "it's provocative ... it gets the people going", which appears in

3380-579: A spot during the 2008 ESPY Awards within which they made demands in order for them to appear at the ESPYs, such as asking Portland Trail Blazers ' center Greg Oden to tuck them in at night and tell them stories of the old times or to bring back the Cold War so the Olympics can be interesting again. Ferrell has worked as a voice actor in several animated television programs and films, including his portrayal of Bob Oblong,

3510-602: A steady job. Ferrell first attended school at Culverdale Elementary and later attended Rancho San Joaquin Middle School , both in Irvine. He attended University High School in Irvine, and was a kicker for the school's varsity football team. He was also on the soccer team and captain of the basketball team, as well as serving on the student council. Ferrell called third grade "a pivotal year." He realized he could make his classmates laugh if he pretended to smash his head against

3640-445: A theme of black empowerment as Jay-Z and West discuss defying their odds to achieve extensive wealth and success. Jay-Z envisions he would have elsewise found himself in jail, while West asserts that his doctors diagnosed him with an illness for his realness. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics . It won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards . The song reached number five on

3770-425: A year before Complex named the song as his sixth best. Also in 2018, Rolling Stone crowned the song as the 58th best of the 21st century so far and the staff praised its "over-the-top indulgence", as well as the hook that makes fun of haters and the "dark truth underlying the mayhem" of the lyrical content. On the 20th anniversary of BBC Radio 1Xtra in 2022, "Niggas in Paris" was voted by the station's listeners as

3900-439: Is no such buildup, an extensive intro is often halved. In the outro, a song may simply fade out earlier, common on tracks with long instrumental endings, or, if it does not fade out, a part before the ending will be cut or faded. If necessary, many radio edits will also edit out verses, choruses, bridges, or interludes in between. An example is the radio edit of David Bowie 's " ' Heroes ' ", which fades in shortly before

4030-452: Is sometimes edited to replace the line "turn the radio on" with "...turn [station name] on" to promote the radio station on which the song is playing). Will Ferrell John William Ferrell ( / ˈ f ɛr əl / ; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell has earned six Emmy Awards and in 2011

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4160-450: Is the only one he cannot say the title of himself, joking that he sounds "ever whiter" when referring to it as "N-words from Paris". The song also samples Reverend W. A. Donaldson's "Baptizing Scene" (1960), which West sampled again on " Wouldn't Leave " from his 2018 album Ye . During the album's sessions, West offered the beat of "Niggas in Paris" to fellow rapper and GOOD Music signee Pusha T , who rejected this offer. Pusha T felt it

4290-625: The Apple TV+ musical comedy film Spirited with Ryan Reynolds . He also served as the film's producer. The next year he played the CEO of Mattel in Greta Gerwig 's comedy film Barbie (2023) starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling ; the same year he produced and starred in the film Quiz Lady . In 2024, Ferrell co-starred in a Netflix documentary Will & Harper , where Ferrell joins his best friend Harper Steele, who had recently come out to him

4420-782: The Calgary radio station CKMP-FM in August–September 2014, utilized even shorter edits of songs, from 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length. Radio edits often come with any necessary censorship done to conform to decency standards imposed by government agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission in the United States , the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in Canada ,

4550-826: The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in the Philippines , the Korea Communications Commission in South Korea , the Australian Communications and Media Authority in Australia , and Ofcom in the United Kingdom . The offending words may be silenced, reversed, distorted, or replaced by a tone or sound effect. The edits may come from the record label itself, broadcasters at the corporate level before

4680-592: The University of Southern California , where he studied sports broadcasting and joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. In college, he was known for a few pranks. On occasion, he would dress in a janitor's outfit and stroll into his friends' classes. He was also known for streaking around campus with a few other people from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Ferrell earned an internship at a local television station in

4810-543: The Will Ferrell / Jon Heder ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory . 'No one knows what it means, but it's provocative,' says Ferrell with deep conviction, essentially summing up the art of hip-hop lyrics." Erika Ramirez of Billboard commented on the song by saying, "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 between." The Guardian called

4940-576: The music video for "Niggas in Paris" with a projection at the front of East London's Shoreditch High Street railway station . The video followed "Otis" as the second visual from Watch the Throne , with its footage taken from the rappers' concert at Los Angeles' Staples Center on the accompanying tour in December 2011. The music video was self-directed by West, with Jon handling the production. Good Company worked on post-production, while Daniel Pearl served as

5070-592: The sitcom 30 Rock . Ferrell also starred as Ted (a.k.a. The Man in the Yellow Hat ) in the film Curious George and guest voiced on an episode of the FOX sitcom King of the Hill as a politically correct soccer coach. He voiced the title character in the 2010 DreamWorks Animation feature film Megamind (replacing both Robert Downey Jr. , who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, and Ben Stiller , who also turned down

5200-402: The 12th best track of 2011 by Pitchfork , whose author Ryan Dombal wrote that West's hah ad-lib successfully summarizes the "one-percent-ness of Watch the Throne " as he commended the lyrical style of him and Jay-Z. Amazon named it the eighth best song of 2011. The track was voted fifth on The Village Voice ' s yearly Pazz & Jop poll, receiving 64 mentions. Rolling Stone named

5330-1088: The 2003 comedy film Old School , Ferrell became considered a member of the " Frat Pack ", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black , Ben Stiller , Steve Carell , Vince Vaughn , Paul Rudd , and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson . He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner Adam McKay . Ferrell starred in comedy films such as Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced

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5460-605: The 2010s, the track received the second most radio spins for Rhythmic and sixth most for Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay . It surpassed 3,000,000 digital sales in the US on November 4, 2012, standing as one of the three songs from Nielsen SoundScan 's 200 best-selling songs list that uses an asterisk to censor its title. On June 12, 2023, "Niggas in Paris" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for pushing 10 million certified units in

5590-464: The 2012 political comedy The Campaign , which garnered mediocre reviews and grossed $ 104 million against a budget of $ 95 million. Also in 2012, he appeared in the comedy Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and starred as Armando Álvarez in the Spanish-language comedy Casa de Mi Padre which was directed by frequent collaborator Matt Piedmont . In a 2014 poll taken as part of

5720-505: The 2014 issue of XXL that celebrated 40 years of hip hop, the track was listed as one of the five best singles of 2007. The song was chosen for the year of 2011 in The Rap Year Book , which deconstructed the most important rap song from every year since 1979 until 2015. NME named "Niggas in Paris" the 81st best song of all time in 2014. Highsnobiety placed "Niggas in Paris" at number 11 on their list of West's best songs in 2017,

5850-698: The 45th biggest track in France. "Niggas in Paris" was certified double platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie and Swedish Recording Industry Association in Germany and Sweden, respectively. On November 3, 2019, the track received a platinum certification from Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana for selling 50,000 copies in Italy. In New Zealand, it reached number 38 on the NZ Singles Chart . The track

5980-554: The Big Money Players Network. The partnership deal included 10 scripted and unscripted comedy podcasts set to be released over a two-year period. In 2020 Ferrell starred alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the remake of the 2014 Swedish film Force Majeure , entitled Downhill which was directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash . That same year he starred in the musical comedy film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga with Rachel McAdams . In 2022 he starred in

6110-508: The Horse's twin brother Ned, fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle (physically modeled after the band's vocalist Eric Bloom ), music teacher Marty Culp, cheerleader Craig Buchanan, Dale Sturtevant from Dissing Your Dog , Hank of the Bill Brasky Buddies, David Leary from Dog Show , angry and inattentive Dr. Beaman and night clubber Steve Butabi in sketches that were turned into

6240-468: The Hot 100. It rose two places for the chart dated December 18, 2011, then peaked at number five on the Hot 100 Christmas issue. The song became the 11th top-five hit of Jay-Z and the 10th for West on the chart, while it marked their third collaboration to reach the top-five. For 2012, the track ranked as the 40th biggest release on the Hot 100. "Niggas in Paris" lasted for 36 weeks on the chart. As of May 31, 2018,

6370-535: The May 22, 2014 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a charity drum-off battle. Despite Smith clearly giving the better performance, Ferrell was named the winner and awarded a giant gold cowbell. Both were joined by Smith's Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates for a performance of " Don't Fear the Reaper ", with Ferrell playing cowbell. On June 10, 2014, Ferrell and Smith challenged Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich to

6500-491: The McKay family for child exploitation, to which McKay responded, "Fortunately she is in this great stage now where she repeats anything you say to her and then forgets it right away, which is key. She has not said the 'B-word' since we shot the thing." They followed with the release of a video entitled "Good Cop, Baby Cop" which also starred baby Pearl; the end of the video stated that this would be her final appearance and wished her

6630-474: The Righteous Brothers . His parents were both natives of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina . They moved to California in 1964. Ferrell's ancestry includes English, German, and Irish. As an infant Ferrell suffered from pyloric stenosis and had a pyloromyotomy to correct the condition. He has a younger brother, Patrick. When he was eight years old, his parents divorced. Ferrell said of the divorce: "I

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6760-732: The TD Garden in Boston on November 21, 2011 setting a record for the tour at the time. It was then broken when it was performed seven times at The Palace of Auburn Hills . It was again broken on December 1, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago , Illinois when the duo performed the song 8 times. On December 12, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California, the song was played a total of 9 times,

6890-509: The Throne , West exhorted the audience to 'Bounce! Bounce!' The resulting stomping had Philips Arena rocking and shaking in a way that it hasn't for the Hawks in a long time." In early stops, the song was performed three times. Kanye West and Jay-Z began performing the song more than thrice at the Miami show at American Airlines Arena by performing the song five times. The song was played six times at

7020-494: The US Billboard Hot 100 at number 75 following the album's release, standing as its second highest charting non-single behind " Who Gon Stop Me ". For the chart issue of the Hot 100 dated November 6, 2011, it entered the top-20 at number 17. Around a month later, the track reached number eight on the Hot 100, with 113,000 digital units. The track became the first top-10 single from Watch the Throne and Jay-Z's 18th top-10 on

7150-513: The US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the 11th top-five hit for Jay-Z and the 10th for West on the chart. Outside of the United States, it peaked within the top 10 of the charts in the United Kingdom. Jay-Z and West are both American rappers who have collaborated on several tracks together, such as the singles " Swagga Like Us " (2008), " Run This Town " (2009), and " Monster " (2010). In 2010,

7280-539: The US. The track marked the first to receive this RIAA certification for Jay-Z and the second for West, following his 2007 single " Stronger ". In Canada, the track peaked at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 . On May 9, 2012, "Niggas in Paris" received a platinum certification from Music Canada for selling 80,000 units. Elsewhere, the track entered the UK Singles Chart at number 76 on February 25, 2012, rising over

7410-475: The accident; two others were injured. He was released from the hospital shortly after said to be "doing fine." Ferrell is a supporter of the Democratic Party and in 2018, canvassed on behalf of the party in the state of Georgia . Ferrell had noted that, though he was well known for his SNL impersonation of President George W. Bush , he chose, for both professional and political reasons, not to meet

7540-568: The advanced classes and grew to love improvisation. He realized he also liked to impersonate people, and one of his favorites was Harry Caray , the Hall of Fame baseball announcer. Soon he began to create original characters, and by 1994 he had joined The Groundlings. With fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan , he created the Butabi Brothers, who go out to dance clubs to try to pick up women but are constantly rejected. While taking classes, Ferrell got

7670-496: The beat in five minutes and it inspired him to continue creating, realizing it is never known "what's gonna touch people" and anything that is meant "to line up will line up". Following the song's success, Hit-Boy felt he reached his peak as he moved into a mansion with five studios and his popularity continued into 2012. He remained there and went bankrupt within five years after investing his money in his peers, having made millions of dollars mostly from his Interscope deal rather than

7800-414: The beat on a mixtape and he had recorded it quickly, feeling grateful as Jay-Z and West told him "that's our biggest record". The song was one of Hit-Boy's most simple works and he had overestimated how much he was ready for its success, feeling he truly grew up and placed himself under pressure to make a hit at the same level. Hit-Boy went against his preferred method of working on music for hours by creating

7930-495: The beginning of the third verse and fades out shortly before the vocal vamping at the end of the song. Some songs are remixed heavily for radio edits and feature different arrangements than the original longer versions, occasionally even being completely different to the studio recordings. A popular example of this is " Revolution " by the Beatles , a completely different recording from the version ("Revolution 1") which appears on their White Album . Some lengthy songs do not have

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8060-473: The broadcast-appropriate line, depending on their management and programming format; for instance, a rhythmic AC , classic hits , adult contemporary or urban contemporary station may indeed make several radio edits to a song to appeal to a broad base of listeners, while a rhythmic contemporary , modern rock or hip hop -focused station might be more apt to have a light hand in their radio edits to appeal both to listeners and artists who would be favorable to

8190-431: The camera pans in to. The visual incorporates laser-lights, roars from lions, and imagery of Paris landmarks such as Notre-Dame de Paris . For the excerpt from Blades of Glory that interrupts West's verse, a brief snippet of Ferrell's appearance in the film is displayed. The music video received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 2012 BET Awards , losing the award to "Otis". At the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards ,

8320-757: The chart and re-entered at number 21 on July 6, shortly before peaking at number 19. "Niggas in Paris" was awarded with a triple platinum from IFPI Danmark for shipments of 270,000 units in Denmark on June 5, 2018. It reached number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart , while charting at number 26 on the Hungarian Single Top 40 . Elsewhere in Europe, the track attained top-50 positions in France, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. For 2012, it ranked as

8450-591: The chart for a total of 45 weeks. On the decade-end Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the 2010s, the track ranked as the 36th most successful release. The track also topped the US Hot Rap Songs chart for 10 weeks, on which it totaled 36 weeks. "Niggas in Paris" reached number three on the US Rhythmic chart, while it peaked within the top-20 of the Dance/Mix Show Airplay and Pop Airplay charts. Across

8580-477: The chorus between the first and second verses. Some radio edits lengthen some parts of the song while shortening others. For example, the radio edit of " Thinking Out Loud " by Ed Sheeran has a six-second introduction before the first verse but later in the song cuts from the end of the second verse to the beginning of the last chorus, omitting the second chorus and the guitar solo. The syndicated radio format "QuickHitz", notably adopted and then quickly abandoned by

8710-483: The cover art for "Niggas in Paris". The artwork maintains the same motif as that of their 2011 single " Otis ", while it displays the performers' names and the song's title in white letters against the colours of the French flag . They invoked the cover for " Why I Love You ", which was released as a single to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States simultaneously with "Niggas in Paris" on September 13, 2011, through Def Jam, Roc Nation, and Roc-A-Fella. On

8840-402: The director of photography. The music video is preceded by an epilepsy warning, informing people that it may trigger their seizures and advising of viewer discretion. The video utilizes split screen kaleidoscopic effects to jump from Jay-Z and West performing the song at the Staples Center to footage of the crowd, which mostly features models. Mirror images are shown of the performance, which

8970-451: The documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele . Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway he received

9100-435: The following weeks to peak at number 10. The track spent 53 weeks on the chart, with 6 of these being within the top-20. For 2012, it ranked as the 31st most successful track and the 17th most streamed in the United Kingdom. "Niggas in Paris" ranks as the 18th highest-selling hip-hop song of all time in the UK up to April 17, 2017, while it stands as Jay-Z's second biggest song in the country as of August 19. As of August 5, 2021,

9230-427: The highest paid cast member of Saturday Night Live in 2001 with a season salary of $ 350,000. Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live as a guest host on May 14, 2005; May 16, 2009; May 12, 2012; January 27, 2018, and November 23, 2019. For the first two hosting appearances, he reprised his role as Alex Trebek in the " Celebrity Jeopardy " sketches. On the May 14 appearance, Ferrell reprised his role as Robert Goulet in

9360-413: The latter of whom was credited due to a sample of his work. West took inspiration from the duality of Paris for the song, comparing it to examples like the hood and Hollywood. Jay-Z envisioned the concept as how the two obtained their wealth instead of showing it off, using it as a momentary question of their status. Pusha T was originally offered the beat, yet rejected it due to the playful sound. The beat

9490-518: The lyrics of the original track with the words " Jew me" and " kike me" were replaced with "do me" and "strike me" due to its controversial antisemitic references. Radio edit versions of the track remained with the original version until the edited version was pressed and released. An example occurs in Lady Gaga 's song " Poker Face " (2008), where the line "P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face" has barely noticeable profanities. Some radio stations repeated

9620-407: The middle of West's verse and was interpreted by Rolling Stone ' s Matthew Perpetua as summarizing the lyrical style of hip hop. The song also features samples of Donaldson's "Baptizing Scene". It incorporates a slow, bouncy, cheerful, and minimalist beat. The beat is driven by a riff of stabs of looped icy synthesizers , combined with kick drums . The song includes Hit Boy's bleeps, while

9750-542: The next season, a producer saw The Groundlings and asked Ferrell, Kattan, and Cheri Oteri to audition for SNL's main producer, Lorne Michaels . Ferrell joined Saturday Night Live in 1995 and left in 2002 after a seven-year tenure. He has hosted the show five times, thereby becoming a member of the show's Five Timers Club . During his time on SNL , Ferrell made a name for himself with his impersonations, which included US President George W. Bush , Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray , singer Robert Goulet ( crooning

9880-497: The opposite. For me, I grew up in Mayberry , and the humor broke the boredom. And there was a lot to make fun of. In his senior year of high school, Ferrell and a friend would perform comedy skits over the school's intercom system, with cooperation from the principal; the two had to write their own material. Ferrell also performed comedic skits in the school's talent shows. He was voted "Best Personality" by his classmates. He enrolled at

10010-413: The opulence of Watch the Throne and the exception to the album's production due to the simplistic beat. In 2015, Billboard listed it as the fifth best song of the 2010s. In 2019, Business Insider ranked the track as the 35th best song of the decade and Stereogum named it as the 11th best; Tom Breihan highlighted the chemistry of Jay-Z flaunting his wealth and West boasting of his rap skills. For

10140-480: The phrases "going gorillas" and "that shit cray!" The performers trade lines with each other, including Jay-Z boasting about having his "hot bitch" at home and West retorting by asking how many of these he owns himself. On August 8, 2011, "Niggas in Paris" was included as the third track on Jay-Z and West's collaborative studio album Watch The Throne , released by their record labels Def Jam , Roc Nation , and Roc-A-Fella . On September 8, 2011, Jay-Z and West unveiled

10270-525: The president on several occasions. Unlike his SNL predecessor Dana Carvey 's famous relationship with George H. W. Bush , Ferrell has said: "I declined, partly out of comedic purposes, because when I was on the show Saturday Night Live at the time, it didn't make sense to really meet the people that you play, for fear of them influencing you. And then the other side of it is, from a political standpoint, I don't want to meet that guy." In August 2012, while in Australia promoting The Campaign , Ferrell made

10400-543: The production created by other artists include a remix by Chris Brown and T-Pain , a freestyle by Game titled "Niggas in Compton", a freestyle by Meek Mill which appeared on his mixtape Dreamchasers, a remix by Busta Rhymes , a remix by Chevy Woods titled "Taylors in Paris", a freestyle by Trey Songz which appeared on his mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 titled "Trigga In Africa", a remix by E.S.G. titled "Niggas in Houston", and

10530-463: The project was cancelled due to the recent #MeToo movement and Meyer's association with sexploitation filmmaking . In February 2019, Ferrell launched The Ron Burgundy Podcast in collaboration with the iHeart Radio Podcast Network. The show was originally slated for two seasons of twelve episodes each. In 2022, the podcast was renewed for a fifth live season. In October 2019, Ferrell partnered with iHeart Radio to launch his own podcast network,

10660-415: The radio. Radio edits often shorten a long song to make it more commercially viable for radio stations. The normal length for songs played on the radio is between three and five minutes. The amount of cut content differs, ranging from a few seconds to nearly half of the song. It is common for radio edits to have shortened intros and/or outros. In the intro, any kind of musical buildup is removed, or, if there

10790-687: The record, performing the song 11 times. They claimed themselves that the record was held by Los Angeles, when Jay-Z said: "The record is held by L.A. with ten times. [..] But this song isn't called "Niggas in Los Angeles". [...] We gotta break that record and bring it to 11", thus ending the rumors concerning the record being broken in Vancouver. The last record (established in Paris as well) has been broke again on June 18, 2012, performed 12 times in Paris at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. During Jay-Z's encore at BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on June 23, 2012, he

10920-573: The role and was instead cast in a minor role as Bernard the curator) as well as President Business in The Lego Movie , released in 2014. He reprised the latter role in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part , released in 2019. Ferrell has presented numerous times at the Academy Awards . He sang a humorous song "Get Off the Stage" with Jack Black in 2004 and sang a song about comedies being snubbed by

11050-425: The royal theme of Watch the Throne by imagining himself as Prince William of Wales in the wake of his marriage to Catherine Middleton , deciding he would instead marry the twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen . He declares that he has been diagnosed with an illness by his doctors, who apparently said he is "suffering from realness". The rapper teases entering his zone and offers the ad-lib "hah", as well as rapping

11180-408: The same date, the former was issued to US urban contemporary radio stations by the aforementioned labels. The song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics . Rolling Stone commented on the song by saying "Jay and Ye come in hard over a slow, menacing beat and icy synthesizer notes, but regardless, this cut is mostly memorable for including an unexpected sample of dialogue from

11310-406: The second; he was not stealing the money, but was just careless and error-prone. In 1991, encouraged by his mother to pursue something he liked, Ferrell moved to Los Angeles. He successfully auditioned for the comedy group The Groundlings where he spent time developing his improvisation skills . Before joining The Groundlings, Ferrell's attempts at standup comedy had little success. He started in

11440-578: The sequel, Daddy's Home 2 (2017). In 2014, Ferrell filmed a role for the comedy-drama Zeroville , based on the novel of the same name . The film's release was delayed until 2019. Also in 2014, Ferrell signed on to portray director Russ Meyer in Russ and Roger Go Beyond , a comedic biopic documenting the making of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls , alongside Josh Gad as Roger Ebert . In 2018, prior to filming,

11570-400: The seventh best hip-hop track of the century. In 2023, Revolt named it as one of the 11 rap songs about high fashion to get dressed to and Legendary Lade noted "braggadocious rap at its highest form". "Niggas in Paris" was awarded Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 2013 Grammy Awards , with the title's first word censored as "N*****" during the announcements. Hit Boy's work on

11700-446: The song a standout track on the album and also commented by saying "This percolating track could have been produced by Wiley , with sick sub-bass and a snare that sounds like static. Both rappers are in excellent form, with West repeating 'That shit cray'. Kanye begins at half-time and speeds up. Among the lines that jump out: "I'm suffering from realness" and 'Don't let me get in my zone.' A standout track." Pitchfork complimented that

11830-449: The song as the 20th best of their decade, which spanned from when the magazine was founded in 2002 to its 10th anniversary in 2012. In 2014, NME ranked it as the best track of the 2010s decade so far and Emily Barker praised the "thundering tale of black empowerment" for Hit-Boy's production and Jay-Z's lyrics about Paris. That same year, Pitchfork placed the song at number 36 on their list and Kyle Kramer considered it "the crown jewel" of

11960-456: The song due to a surreal feel and was appreciative, attempting to film a piece for the video boards of Jay-Z and West's concerts that never materialized. He also became aware of further opportunities to be sampled within hip hop music , considering the suitability of his films like Step Brothers (2008) and Melinda and Melinda (2004). In December 2013, Ferrell mentioned how he was later referenced in various hip hop songs and "Niggas in Paris"

12090-684: The song is dominated by a dubstep drop . The ending features studio buzz, synthesized monk voices, and static bursts. The lyrics of "Niggas in Paris" are themed around black empowerment, with Jay-Z and West discussing how they defied the odds of their backgrounds to obtain extensive wealth and success. Jay-Z uses his verse to envision that had he not achieved success, he would have ended up in jail with his peers as he appreciates his freedom. The rapper lists out different elements of his success such as drinks and clothing, while he justifies his arrival to Paris by rapping that if others escaped what he had they would be there "getting fucked up too". West references

12220-572: The song is sent for airplay to their stations, or in rarer cases, at a radio station itself depending on local standards. Radio edits may have more or fewer words edited than the "clean version", because of the stations' or agencies' standards. A "dirty" radio edit preserving the sound of the offensive word or words but maintaining the shorter play time may be produced, which may be aimed at club play, nighttime radio, and non-terrestrial radio stations. After two million copies of Michael Jackson 's " They Don't Care About Us " (1996) had already been shipped,

12350-442: The song marked his first Grammy wins and he felt a dream had been reached in not only winning the awards, but also sharing them with those he holds in such a high regard as Jay-Z and West. At a concert in December 2012, West cited the song not receiving a nomination for Record of the Year as one of his reasons for not attending the 2013 Grammys. It was nominated for Best Dancefloor Anthem at the 2013 NME Awards , alongside receiving

12480-491: The song on their 2011 No Guts, No Glory Tour . In March 2012, Katy Perry performed a clean version cover of the track as part of a Live Lounge special for Fearne Cotton 's show on BBC Radio 1 . American alternative metal band Faith No More covered the song live in 2012. The British rap metal / progressive metal / djent band Hacktivist released a cover of the song with an accompanying video in August 2013. Watsky released

12610-408: The song possessed great moments by Kanye West and said the following: "It also features this great Kanye moment, 'Doctors say I'm the illest because I'm suffering from realness/Got my niggas in Paris, and they going gorillas.'" Digital Spy placed the track on their 24th spot of the best songs of 2011, while Consequence ranked it 13th on their list of the year's top 50 songs. The song was named as

12740-556: The song ranks as West's eighth biggest hit of all time on the Hot 100. Upon the album's release, the track debuted at number 99 on the US Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It later entered the top-10 of the chart at number six on the issue dated October 9, 2011. The track gradually climbed the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the next month, peaking at number one on November 12. It remained at this position for seven weeks and remained on

12870-439: The song the second best single of 2011, with the staff praising the "minimalist thunder pegged to a tweedling synth line" and the lyrical opulence. XXL crowned "Niggas In Paris" as the best song of the year and the staff praised the direction of the bouncy production as Jay-Z and West "took balling to new frontiers", noting its club appeal too. For 2011, the magazine also listed the song as the "hottest beat". Complex ranked

13000-410: The song would not exist if it was not for singer Lenny Kravitz having been "the first nigga in Paris" with his rock star appearance. West came up with the idea of sampling a couple of excerpts from actor Will Ferrell 's character Chazz Michael Michaels in the 2007 sports comedy film Blades of Glory ; he agreed and was flattered by the usage on the song. Ferrell laughed when he first listened to

13130-461: The song's publishing deal that went wrong. Parts of the song were taken from the album's sessions at the Le Meurice hotel in Paris during November 2010, while the later sessions at The Mercer Hotel were held in 2011. "Niggas in Paris" was produced by Hit-Boy , West, and Mike Dean , with additional production from Anthony Kilhoffer . The producers co-wrote the song with Jay-Z, while Donaldson received

13260-543: The song's title came about "because Niggas was in [ sic ] Paris", where he had an office and a small courtyard near the retailer Colette . He compared the need for the album's odes before the song to bringing flowers to a door first. Speaking with GQ in November 2011, Jay-Z explained that the song's concept is focused on how him and West obtained their wealth rather than flaunting this at everybody. The rappers felt shocked with their impressive status and used it as

13390-404: The sports department, but he did not enjoy the work. After graduating with a B.A. degree in sports information in 1990, he knew he did not want to do broadcasting. He took up a job as a hotel valet where, on his second day, he tore a baggage rack off the top of a van by trying to drive it under a low beam. He also worked as a teller at Wells Fargo , but came up short $ 300 the first day and $ 280

13520-491: The station's reputation. Some edits might even be done for promotional reasons; for instance a song that mentions a city's name or a certain radio station might see a special 'station cut' where the station and its community are mentioned in the song (as heard in Lady Gaga's " You and I " (2011), which has a reference to Nebraska that is easily substituted with another region, state or city; similarly, Sia 's " Cheap Thrills " (2015)

13650-719: The track is West's fifth most successful single in the UK, with 1,520,000 sales and 91 million streams. On January 20, 2023, "Niggas in Paris" was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shelving 1,800,000 units in the country. In Scotland, the track peaked at number 14 on the Scottish Singles Chart . On June 8, 2012, the track entered the Danish Tracklisten Top 40 at number 21 and fell down 10 places within two weeks. The track exited

13780-443: The tundras of Sweden with the show's host, Bear Grylls . In the episode, Ferrell came across various unique situations, such as eating the eye of a reindeer . On January 7, 2016, it was announced that Ferrell would become a part-owner of Los Angeles FC , a Major League Soccer team set to begin playing in 2018, as one of several celebrity co-owners of the team (including Mia Hamm and Magic Johnson ). On May 12, 2017, Ferrell

13910-571: The two are together, be it during an extended fight scene with a bunch of kids, or a demented sleepwalking sequence, the movie is a blast." Ferrell is also known for his promotional appearances including acting as part of a pre-game video package for the Rose Bowl along with University of Texas at Austin alum Matthew McConaughey . Ferrell sang a song at the ESPY Awards in 2006 about Lance Armstrong and Neil Armstrong . He and John C. Reilly performed

14040-524: The two began production and recording together for a collaborative record titled Watch the Throne. West revealed that "Niggas in Paris" was inspired by the duality he witnessed when traveling to Paris as he cited his own examples of the hood and Hollywood, and him conversing with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z during one hour. He described himself as "where art meets commercial" and made effort to dress up at fashion shows in Paris while listening to Jay-Z, concluding: "Jeezy in Paris, that's what it is." West said that

14170-419: The visual was nominated for the awards of Best Editing and Best Hip-Hop Video . The video received a nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2012 Antville Music Video Awards, while it was nominated for Best International Urban Video at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards . As of June 12, 2023, the music video has received over 386 million views on YouTube . Prior to release as a single, "Niggas in Paris" entered

14300-526: The voters in favor of dramas John C. Reilly and Jack Black in 2007 . Ferrell made his Broadway debut taking on departing U.S. President George W. Bush in a one-man show called You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush . The show started performances on January 20 , 2009, in previews—Bush's final day in office—at the Cort Theatre and opened officially on February 1 . The limited engagement played through March 15 , 2009. In May 2009, it

14430-484: The wall, or if he tripped and fell on purpose, and said it was a great way to make friends. He said the dullness of Irvine contributed to the growth of his humor: Growing up in suburbia, in safe, master-planned Irvine, there was no drama so we had to create it in our heads. My main form of entertainment was cracking my friends up and exploring new ways of being funny. I didn't have to have the survival mode instinct like other comics, who grew up in tough neighborhoods. I had

14560-632: The word "poker" from the first part of the line, while others played the original version. A promotional original audio recording studio radio version is available containing both of these versions. The edited version is also available on the compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 31 in the US. In an unusual case, Lizzo 's " Truth Hurts " (2017) was edited locally in June 2019 by the market-leading Top 40 station WIXX in Green Bay, Wisconsin , not because of inappropriate content, but due to Lizzo's reference in

14690-717: The worst celebrity autographer . Its editor stated: "What's so frustrating about Will Ferrell being the worst autograph signer this past year is that he used to be so nice to fans and collectors and a great signer. What makes him so bad is that he'll taunt people asking for his autograph." In response, Ferrell stated: "I don't know how I got on the list. I sign a lot of autographs." He has, however, admitted to taunting autograph-seekers: "I do. I really do. I'm like, 'How badly do you want this autograph?' 'Are you sure?' 'You say you're my biggest fan, really, prove it.' I'll do things like that. They have to earn it." Ferrell appeared on an episode of Man vs. Wild in which he traveled throughout

14820-453: Was a commercial and critical flop, earning $ 19 million on opening weekend—about two-thirds of what the studio expected. In 2010, he was the executive producer and star of The Other Guys , a buddy cop film which also has an ensemble cast including Mark Wahlberg , Eva Mendes , Michael Keaton , Steve Coogan , Ray Stevenson , Samuel L. Jackson , and Dwayne Johnson . The film was a commercial success earning over $ 140 million and

14950-534: Was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and is now an active alumnus. Ferrell has worked with former head coach Pete Carroll to do motivational stunts for the players during the season. Ferrell has run multiple marathons, including the Boston , New York , and Stockholm marathons . He also raises money for charity, including his Scholarships for Cancer Survivors campaign, through a micro-donations fundraising platform. In 2007, Autograph magazine named Ferrell

15080-511: Was announced that Ferrell was in talks to star in a feature film, Neighborhood Watch (later The Watch ), a comedy about an urbanite who moves to the suburbs and uncovers a conspiracy. In negotiations to direct was David Dobkin , who gave Ferrell a cameo in Wedding Crashers . In August 2009, Ferrell decided not to do the film. Ferrell starred in the feature film Land of the Lost (2009). It

15210-684: Was as Frank "The Tank" Richard in Old School (2003). The film "belongs to Mr. Ferrell," declared The New York Times , which described how he "uses his hilarious, anxious zealotry to sell the part." Old School was a success and Ferrell received an MTV Movie Awards nomination for Best Comedic Performance. The title role in Elf (2003) followed, as did another MTV Movie Awards nomination. Ferrell continued to land comedy roles in 2004 and 2005 in films such as Melinda and Melinda , Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy , and Starsky & Hutch earning himself

15340-464: Was awarded an honorary D.H.L. degree by the University of Southern California . On April 13, 2018, Ferrell was involved in a serious two-car collision in California. The SUV he was a passenger in flipped over during the crash. Ferrell was one of three passengers in the car. He was seen talking on his cellphone while being loaded into an ambulance. Ferrell, along with another passenger, was unhurt in

15470-742: Was awarded with a double platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 140,000 copies in Australia on December 3, 2015. The song has been performed on the Watch the Throne Tour . MTV News said with "the track's Will Ferrell intro ('We're gonna skate to one song and one song only') brought on the moment that everyone was waiting for." USA Today commented "at one point, as Jay-Z and West performed Niggas in Paris from their new hit CD, Watch

15600-467: Was crafted by Hit-Boy in five minutes and went unused until he was called by Don C , then he provided it for the song. An uptempo hip hop and club song with elements of West Coast rap , "Niggas in Paris" features a minimalist beat and samples from "Baptizing Scene" by Donaldson. The song also samples a couple of excerpts of Will Ferrell 's character Chazz Michael Michaels from the sports comedy film, Blades of Glory (2007). Lyrically, it carries

15730-435: Was directed by frequent Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay , who was also a co-writer of the movie. The movie earned $ 128 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews but has since become a cult classic . Chris Hewitt of Empire praised the chemistry of two leads writing, "Ferrell and Reilly are a superb double-act, Reilly's cockiness meshing well with Ferrell's puppy dog innocence. They're fine separately, but when

15860-469: Was his highest grossing live-action opening as of 2010 at $ 47 million. On December 27 , 2006, The Magazine named Ferrell as one of its three actors of the year in their 2006 year in review issue. A sequel to Anchorman, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues , was released in 2013. In 2008, Ferrell starred in the movie Step Brothers with John C. Reilly. The movie also starred Adam Scott , Kathryn Hahn , Mary Steenburgen , and Richard Jenkins . It

15990-576: Was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor . In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ . Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in

16120-568: Was in attendance. During the Final Tour Stop in Vancouver the aforementioned record was met again with the duo performing the song ten times on the final night, December 18 at Rogers Arena , despite several newspaper articles claiming that it was performed a total of eleven times. On June 1, 2012 during their first date in Paris, at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , they actually broke

16250-639: Was joined by West to perform the song. The rappers performed it three times, during which they instructed the audience to engage in circle pits . During the second day of Jay-Z's appearance at the 2012 Made in America Festival , he was joined by West to perform the song for the encore. West performed the song as one of his opening numbers at the Glastonbury Festival 2015 , walking around the stage as he twirled his microphone stand around. The official remix features rapper T.I. Remixes or freestyles on

16380-446: Was later introduced to Jay-Z through him and engaged in recording sessions with the rappers at The Mercer Hotel in SoHo, Manhattan for three weeks. Hit-Boy crafted a few beats for Watch the Throne that were initially not used at all, until he received a call from Don C asking for the beat of "Niggas in Paris". The producer then scrapped the plans for his associate Chilly Chill to upload

16510-584: Was later revealed the reason for the split was due to the fact that McKay cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss on the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , a role that Ferrell wanted, without letting Ferrell know. In August 2000, Ferrell married Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, whom he met in 1995 at an acting class. They live in New York City and Orange County, California , and have three sons, born in 2004, 2006, and 2010. At USC, Ferrell

16640-545: Was positively reviewed by critics. Ferrell appeared in the 2011 music video for " Make Some Noise " by the Beastie Boys , in the front of a limo playing a cowbell . He stars in Casa de Mi Padre , a telenovela spoof comedy set in a ranch with Mexican stars Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal . The movie is told in melodramatic telenovela form and features English-language subtitles . He starred alongside Zach Galifianakis in

16770-429: Was the type of kid who would say, 'Hey, look at the bright side! We'll have two Christmases'." The divorce was amicable, and both parents were committed to their children. The biggest problem was his father's line of work. As a person in show business, his paychecks were never steady, and he traveled from home for months at a time. Growing up in this environment made Ferrell not want to go into show business and instead have

16900-430: Was too playful when he was "in demonic rap mode" and when writing tracks such as "My God", he did not want to change his focus to the beat's club appeal that West indicated. In May 2013, Pusha T compared the sound of the song to a video game and commented that West does send artists material they do not always connect with, then deliberately tries to prove them wrong. After record producer Hit-Boy first met West in 2007, he

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