Start It Up

Start It Up may refer to:

Music

Start It Up (song)

"Start It Up" is the third single from Lloyd Banks' third album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2). The song features Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie & Fabolous, it was produced by Cardiak. The song was released as a digital download on November 2, 2010.

Background

The song originally leaked off Lloyd Banks upcoming album The Hunger for More 2, even though it was not official released as a digital download it still managed to gain airplay, resulting to the song charting on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was unknown whether that the song would be released as a single or not until he confirmed it in an interview on 102 Jamz. Whilst speaking to MTV News, Banks' said this about the track,

In an interview with Rap-Up, Banks explained that Swizz Beatz was not originally on the chorus. At first it was thought that Kanye West had produced the track, but it was later confirmed that it was up and coming producer named Cardiak. A testament to the fast-paced music industry in 2010, Banks said, "The difference from that track being me and Fab and having Kanye was 24 hours."

Start It Up (Shake It Up)

"Start It Up" is the pilot episode of the American television series Shake It Up, a female buddy-show with a dance concept, starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya. As the series' opening episode, it introduces the main characters in the series, and follows Rocky (Zendaya) and CeCe (Thorne) as they try out for "Shake It Up Chicago", after being encouraged by Deuce (Adam Irigoyen) and Ty (Roshon Fegan). Also in this episode, Flynn (Davis Cleveland) tries to avenge CeCe and Rocky for his breakfast.

The episode premiered on the Disney Channel on November 7, 2010. It was directed by Shelley Jensen and written by series creator Chris Thompson. The episode features four original songs recorded for the series. It was watched by approximately 6.2 million viewers, becoming Disney's second-highest rated series premiere since the series premiere of Hannah Montana on March 24, 2006. The episode was also the seventh most-watched cable event on television on the Sunday it aired.

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