"Minnesota" is a song by American rapper

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

. It was originally released on November 2015 from his ''Summer Songs EP'', before being re-released on March 9, 2016 as a remix featuring American rappers

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, Skippa da Flippa and

Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...

as the second single from Yachty's debut mixtape, ''

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''.

Background and release

"Minnesota" was originally released in November 2015, and was on his debut EP titled ''Summer Songs EP''. The original version of "Minnesota" was 2:05 long and only included vocals from Lil Yachty. The song was then remixed by rappers, Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug and was included on his debut mixtape ''

''.

Music video

The

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for "Minnesota", directed by Brendan Vaughan and RJ Sanchez, premiered on November 18, 2016, via Yachty's

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channel. Young Thug's verse is omitted in the video.

Remixes

On July 8, 2016, rapper and singer

PnB Rock Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer. He gained a large following in 2016 with his song "Selfish", which peaked at number 51 on the US ''Billbo ...

released his remix of the song titled "Allaska" via his

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. On December 31, 2016, rapper

Allan Kingdom Allan Kyariga (born January 6, 1994), better known by his stage name Allan Kingdom, is a Canadian rapper and record producer based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a member of Thestand4rd along with Bobby Raps, Corbin, and Psymun. He was featured ...

released his remix of the song via SoundCloud.

Charts

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External links

* {{authority control 2016 singles 2016 songs Lil Yachty songs Young Thug songs Songs written by Young Thug Quavo songs Songs written by Quavo Songs written by Lil Yachty Songs about Minnesota Capitol Records singles Motown singles