"Make a Toast" is the second and final single by American rapper
Dolla's scrapped debut album ''A Dolla and a Dream''. The song was produced by Julian Bunetta and has an upbeat, triumphant feel to it. Bunetta has sung the background vocals on the chorus but was uncredited.
Dolla - Make a Toast
/ref> This is also the last single Dolla released before his death on May 18, 2009.
It was officially released to radio and iTunes on November 4, 2008. However, the song had been leaked to the internet long before its official release. In the song, Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
uses the Auto-tune
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effect for the remix.
The song peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Music video
An official music video was released on November 20, 2008. Throughout the video, there are various people celebrating and doing activities such as dancing, drinking, gambling, and swimming. It also premiered on BET
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's 106 & Park
''106 & Park'' is an American hip hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that was broadcast on weekdays at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT on BET; it aired on a one-day delay on BET International. It was the network's highest- rate ...
on November 21, 2008.
Charts
References
2008 singles
2008 songs
Song recordings produced by Julian Bunetta
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