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rapper Wale, released as the third single from his third studio album '' The Gifted''. The song features

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and

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, is produced by

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, Mark Henry Beats, No Credit and Juicy J, and samples the

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song "

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". The song was released on September 3, 2013

Music video

The music video was directed by Benny Boom and premiered on September 3, 2013.

Remix

On February 3, 2014, the official remix was released, featuring

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and

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. The remix also features a new beat produced by

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Chart performance

Release history

References

2013 singles 2013 songs Wale (rapper) songs Nicki Minaj songs Juicy J songs Maybach Music Group singles Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Nicki Minaj Songs written by Kane Beatz Songs written by Wale (rapper) Songs written by Juicy J Song recordings produced by Kane Beatz Music videos directed by Benny Boom {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub