"No Diggity" is a 1996 song by American R&B group BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 in the UK. It ranked at #91 on blank">Rolling Stone and MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs. It has sold 1.6 million copies in 1996. It won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was nominated for Best R&B Song.
Between BLACKstreet's sung verses are rap verses performed by Dre, _Teddy Riley and Queen Pen, in that order, as well as backing vocals from Shaquana Elam. The song's melody is lifted from the beginning of "Grandma's Hands" by R&B hitmaker Bill Withers.
A remix of the song was done as a cover to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
The song was also sampled in 2001 by German singer Sarah Connor. However, the song was misquoted in her albums liner notes as "No Daggity."
Contrary to popular belief, the introductory lyrics include the verse, "Play on, Playa"- rather than the commonly mistaken, "Play on, playette."
The song was covered by Klaxons for the Radio 1. Established 1967 compilation CD.
