What's Going On by Eric B. & Rakim Song Details

Eric B. & Rakim's ' "What's Going On" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 2005. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:51, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Eric B. & Rakim's "Gold" album is number 8 out of 21. In terms of popularity, What's Going On is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of What's Going On by Eric B. & Rakim to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 98 BPM, a half-time of 49BPM, and a double-time of 196 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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