"Drip Too Hard" is a song by American rappers
Lil Baby
Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape ''Perfect Timing''. *Alt URL* * His deb ...
and
Gunna, released by
YSL Records
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,
Quality Control Music
Quality Control Music (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop record label founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (Chief operating officer, COO) and Pierre "P" Thomas (Chief executive officer, CEO) in March 2013. Its productions were ...
,
Motown
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and
Capitol Records
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on September 12, 2018 as the
lead single
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from their collaborative album ''
Drip Harder
''Drip Harder'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna. It was released on October 5, 2018, by YSL Records, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records. The mixtape features guest appearances from Lil Durk, ...
'' (2018). It peaked at number four on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song for Gunna and the third highest-charting song for Lil Baby. The song was nominated for a Grammy at the
2020 Grammy Awards
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for
Best Rap/Sung Performance
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. On September 12, 2022, the song was certified RIAA Diamond selling over 10 million copies, giving them both their first Diamond certification
Production
"Drip Too Hard" was produced by American record producer
Turbo
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, who also served as the executive producer on the duo's mixtape ''
Drip Harder
''Drip Harder'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna. It was released on October 5, 2018, by YSL Records, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records. The mixtape features guest appearances from Lil Durk, ...
''. It features a manipulated loop of a
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guitar sample by Israeli producer
J.Views
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on October 5, 2018. The video was directed by Spike Jordan.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2018 singles
2018 songs
Gunna (rapper) songs
Lil Baby songs
Songs written by Lil Baby
Songs written by Gunna (rapper)
Songs written by Turbo (record producer)
Song recordings produced by Turbo (record producer)
Motown singles
Capitol Records singles
Trap music songs