"I Don't Fuck with You", also known by the
initialism
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"IDFWU", is a song by American rapper
Big Sean
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...
, featuring
E-40
Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...
, released on September 19, 2014, as the lead single from his third studio album ''
Dark Sky Paradise
''Dark Sky Paradise'' is the third studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on February 24, 2015, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Drake (musician), Drake, Kanye West, E-40, Chris Bro ...
'' (2015).
Background and release
On March 19, 2014,
Justin Bieber
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uploaded to
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a snippet of "Turn Up", which has the same beat. The record was supposed to be Justin's, but there was no communication with the management, so producer
DJ Mustard
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and beatmaker. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow California-bred artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among var ...
decided to give the record to Big Sean. On September 12, 2014, Big Sean announced he had signed with
Roc Nation
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for a management deal, but stated he was still with
GOOD Music
GOOD Music (also known simply as GOOD, stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams) is an American record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label signed an exclusive long-term worldwide label agreement with t ...
.
"I Don't Fuck with You" was released on the same day with three more new songs: "
Paradise
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", "4th Quarter", and "Jit / Juke". Producers included
Mike Will Made It,
DJ Dahi
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, Nate Fox,
Da Internz
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Background
Both ...
, L&F, and
Key Wane
Dwane Marshall Weir II (born July 12, 1990) is an American hip hop/R&B producer and songwriter, professionally known as Key Wane. Wane has produced for artists such as Big Sean, Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Drake, Jhene Aiko, Wale, Lil Wayne, ...
.
"I Don't Fuck with You" was produced by
DJ Mustard
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and beatmaker. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow California-bred artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among var ...
and
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
and samples the 1976
D. J. Rogers song "
Say You Love Me One More Time". Closing adlibs are performed over a slowed down version of the 1978
Earth, Wind & Fire
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song "
September
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". The
clean edit of the song produced for radio airplay does not contain either the word "fuck" or other words in the lyrics prohibited by the
FCC
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.
Lyrics
Sean had been in a relationship with actress
Naya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera (; January 12, 1987July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'', she received various awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and ...
and the couple announced their engagement in October 2013, but Sean ended the relationship in April 2014.
Rivera then began dating actor Ryan Dorsey, whom she married on July 19, 2014, the original date set for her wedding to Big Sean. Although it was widely speculated that Sean wrote the song about the end of his relationship with Rivera, he denied that the song is about her. In a September 2020 interview, following Rivera's death, he stated he wished he never made the song: "I don't feel comfortable talking about it because I want to respect her. She's made such an impact on people, and she's done so many great things in her life and her career that it was hurtful to even have that
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be associated with her. It wasn't a diss to her. I truly made the song and played it for her. She knew about it, and she liked it. We had a breakup that was very public, and we were young and we forgave each other and moved on from that".
Commercial performance
"I Don't Fuck with You" peaked at number 11 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Big Sean's third highest-charting single on the chart and E-40's second-highest.
It also marked Big Sean's seventh and E-40's fifth top 20 single. As of February 2015, the song has sold 1,268,000 copies in the US.
Music video
The official music video, directed by Lawrence Lamont, was released on November 6, 2014. It portrays Big Sean as a
quarterback
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during a
high school football
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game, and E-40 as a commentator. The song's producers,
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
and
DJ Mustard
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and beatmaker. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow California-bred artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among var ...
, appear in the video along with
Naya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera (; January 12, 1987July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'', she received various awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and ...
,
Fort Minor
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,
The A'z and internet celebrities Simone Shepherd and Khalil Underwood.
Usage in other media
The song is featured in the films ''
American Honey
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'', ''
Fist Fight
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'', and ''
Transformers: The Last Knight''.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2014 singles
2014 songs
Big Sean songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
GOOD Music singles
Song recordings produced by Mustard (record producer)
Song recordings produced by Kanye West
Songs written by Big Sean
Songs written by E-40
Songs written by Kanye West
Songs written by Mustard (record producer)