Grindin'

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"Grindin'"
Single by Clipse
from the album Lord Willin'
Released	May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop, progressive rap, East Coast hip hop
Length	4:24
Label	Arista Star Trak
Songwriter(s)	Gene Thornton Terrence Thornton Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
Clipse singles chronology
"Grindin'" (2002) "When the Last Time" (2002)

"Grindin'" is the debut single from Virginia Beach rap duo Clipse. The song was produced by the Neptunes, and was issued as the lead single for Clipse's debut studio album, Lord Willin' (2002) on May 14, 2002. The song became a summer top 40 hit, peaking at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated August 10, 2002.

The song's beat was far more sparse in its percussive drum and woodblock arrangement than most popular hip-hop tracks at the time, predating later sparse Neptunes productions such as Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot", that would further capitalize and expand on this style.