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rapper
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ASAP Rocky
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, featuring Canadian rapper
Drake
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, and fellow American rappers
2 Chainz
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and
Kendrick Lamar
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. It was released on October 24, 2012, as the second single from Rocky's debut studio album ''
Long. Live. ASAP
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'' (2013), and was later released to radio on November 27, 2012.
Noah "40" Shebib
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assisted the artists in writing the song and also serves as
co-producer
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alongside Drake, who uses the
pseudonym
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C. Papi.
Static Major
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receives posthumous songwriting credits for the sampling of his unreleased composition for
Aaliyah
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entitled "Don't Be Jealous" (which was leaked in January 2013 under title "Quit Hatin'"). Though uncredited, the song also interpolates
Ol' Dirty Bastard
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's "
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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". The song was nominated for a
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.
Music video
The
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, directed by Sam Lecca and Clark Jackson, premiered on December 3, 2012 on ''
106 & Park
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''.
Remixes
Young Money
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rapper
Tyga
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has a freestyle to the song on his 2012 mixtape, ''
187''.
Lil Wayne
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freestyled over the beat on his ''
Dedication 5
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'' mixtape along with
Kidd Kidd
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and Euro. Other freestyles and remixes to the song have been done by
Rick Ross
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Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
(with
Stalley
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Music career
In 2008, Stalley made his mixtape debut, titled ''Goin Ape'', with fellow Ohio-native rapper Terry U ...
),
Trey Songz
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,
Joell Ortiz
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and
Kevin McCall
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, among others.
Critical reception
''
Complex
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'' named the song number 21 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012.
''Pitchfork'' ranked it at number 35 on their list of the top 100 songs of 2013. ''
XXL'' positioned it at number 14 on their list of the best songs of the year.
Chart performance
The song has sold over two million digital copies in the US as of October 2013.
The song has since peaked at number 8 on the
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chart, and is the most successful song on the album. It is also Rocky's most successful song as a lead artist.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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ASAP Rocky songs
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