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"Bandz a Make Her Dance" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Juicy J. It was released on September 11, 2012, as the lead single from his third studio album "Stay Trippy". The song, produced by Mike WiLL Made It and co-produced by J-Bo, features guest appearances from fellow American rappers Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.
Juicy J included an audio sample of himself in the song, from his prior work with Three 6 Mafia on the song, "Mafia Niggaz". The song was originally included on the bonus track version of Juicy J's mixtape "Blue Dream & Lean". It only features himself on the song. The official remix was released on November 13, 2012, with guest appearances by French Montana, Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B and LoLa Monroe.
The music video, directed by J.R.Saint, premiered on MTV Jams on September 23, 2012 and features cameo appearances by Mike Will Made It and Project Pat. Alexis Texas appears in the music video wearing a t-shirt for adult film website Brazzers. She told Adam22 it was an enjoyable filming experience on the "Bandz a Make Her Dance" music video. Texas stated Juicy J was nervous to approach her and talk to her on the film set. She said 2 Chainz was present during her film shoot and he was respectful and kind to her during the production process. Her scenes were shot in an actual strip club; she performed a solo couch dance for the music video. Miami Northwestern Senior High School marching band members were featured in the music video; school district administrators voiced concerns over the usage in the video. According to the school district, administrators were informed it would be a music video featuring a drum line. The school district attempted to stop sales of the music video, asking Sony Music Entertainment and Kemosabe Records to halt the distribution. The music video's producer, Mahad Dar, sued Juicy J. in 2014 in United States District Court for the Central District of California; in his lawsuit he stated he was not paid under a "work for hire" agreement for his work on the production.
"Bandz A Make Her Dance" was released in May 2012 by Juicy J. In June 2012, he posted a link to Twitter of the remix version. The song quickly found success at dance clubs. Popularity on hip-hop and R&B radio stations followed soon after. By September 29, 2012, the song had reached number 11 on Billboard Rap Songs list and number 14 on their Hip-Hop Songs chart, and sold 39,000 copies as reported by Nielsen SoundScan. The track debuted at number 26 on the list of Streaming Songs by Billboard on January 26, 2013.
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