"Function" is the third single from

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's 16th studio album '' The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2''. The song features fellow rappers YG,

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and Problem. The song is produced by Trend of the group League of Star 2012. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 3, 2016.

Music video

The video was released on March 5, 2012 via E-40's account on YouTube. An audio of the song was also released to YouTube on January 14 and has over 4.5 million views.

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, Roach Gigz, Bobby Brackins,

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, and DJ Amen make cameo appearances in the music video.

Critical reception

When reviewing for ''The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2'',

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stated that "Minimal bass and scrappy attitude turn "Function" into a five-star pusher anthem." RapReviews also gave the song a positive review by saying "The Trend produced song is all the way new school with YG, IAmSu and Problem. 40 still steals the show though."

Remixes

The official remix features

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, Problem,

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. Rapper

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freestyled the song on his ''

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'' mixtape.

Chart performance

On March 24, "Function" reached #62 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, before the album was released. "Function" has also peaked at #42 on the

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. It debuted on the ''

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chart at #22 on May 13, 2012. It is E-40's first appearance on that chart since 2008's " Wake It Up", featuring

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Charts

Certifications

References

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