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Written by Valerie Simpson, also Tears Dry on Their Own (Amy Winehouse), I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan) and Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (Marvin Gaye)
Mixed by Pat Viala, also One and Only (Mariah Carey), Your Girl (Mariah Carey) and This Is 50
Engineered by Hi‐Tek, also Runnin’ (The Game), Strangers (Paranoid) (Reflection Eternal) and Just Like U (D12)
Released on Street Dance, also 187um (street version) (Dr. Dre)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
50 Cent wrote 139 songs on fono
Nickolas Ashford wrote 72 songs on fono
Nickolas Ashford’s most frequent co-writer is Valerie Simpson (72 songs together)
50 Cent’s most frequent co-writer is Lloyd Banks (27 songs together)
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- 50 Cent, Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Performed by
- Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
- Engineered by
- Hi‐Tek and Kenneth Richard
- Mixed by
- Pat Viala
- Part of
- Dealin’ w/50
- Released on
- Street Dance
- Written by
- 50 Cent, Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Performed by
- Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
- Engineered by
- Hi‐Tek and Kenneth Richard
- Mixed by
- Pat Viala
- Part of
- Dealin’ w/50
- Released on
- Street Dance
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same mixer: Pat Viala
Same engineer: Hi‐Tek
Same writer: Jo Armstead
Same label: Street Dance
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same mixer: Pat Viala
Same engineer: Hi‐Tek
SP
Versions, samples and covers
- SamplesSilly Wasn’t I
Elsewhere
Sources (12)
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1MusicBrainz Best Friend was performed by Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
Best Friend was performed by Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Best Friend samples Silly Wasn’t I
3MusicBrainz Best Friend was written by 50 Cent
4MusicBrainz Best Friend was written by Jo Armstead
5MusicBrainz Best Friend was written by Nickolas Ashford
Best Friend was written by Nickolas Ashford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Best Friend was written by Valerie Simpson
Best Friend was written by Valerie Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Best Friend is part of the release Dealin’ w/50
Best Friend is part of the release Dealin’ w/50
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Street Dance is the label of the song Best Friend
Street Dance is the label of the song Best Friend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Best Friend was engineered by Hi‐Tek
10MusicBrainz Best Friend was engineered by Kenneth Richard
Best Friend was engineered by Kenneth Richard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Best Friend was mixed by Pat Viala
12MusicBrainz Best Friend was released on 2005-11-04