"Act Up" is a song by American hip hop duo City Girls from their debut studio album '' Girl Code'' (2018). It reached the top 40 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was released to US rhythmic and urban contemporary radio in as the album's second single March 27, 2019, eventually reaching number one on ''Billboard''s

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chart in its July 6, 2019 issue. It has peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100, making it their highest charting entry. The song received significant media attention after it was revealed that rapper

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

wrote most of the song. The song is sampled in "

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" by Megan Thee Stallion featuring

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and

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, as well as " Midnight Hour" by

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, and Ty Dolla Sign.

Other versions

American rapper

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released a

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of the song on March 26, 2019 As well as that the girls former

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Saucy Santana did a freestyle over the beat of the song on the cityboyz

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account

Music video

The music video for was released on City Girls'

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page on May 30, 2019. It was one of several videos JT does not appear in, as she was serving a prison sentence after having been convicted of aggravated

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on fraudulent credit card charges. The video is set in Miami Beach, and co-stars

, who plays a news anchorman.

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References

2018 songs 2019 singles City Girls songs Songs written by Lil Yachty Capitol Records singles {{2010s-hiphop-song-stub