"No Type" is a hip hop song by American
hip hop duo
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd ( ; "Drummers Ear" spelled backwards) is an American hip hop duo originating from Tupelo, Mississippi, formed by two brothers, Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee. In 2013, they signed a record deal with Mike Will Made It's EarDrummers imp ...
. It was released on September 15, 2014, by
EarDrummers Entertainment and
Interscope Records, as the second single from their debut
studio album ''
SremmLife
''SremmLife'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on January 6, 2015, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records. The album was supported by five singles: "No Flex Zone", "No Type", "Throw Sum Mo" f ...
'' (2015). The song was produced by
Mike Will Made It with additional production from
Swae Lee. The song has peaked at number 16 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming their second highest-charting single behind "
Black Beatles
"Black Beatles" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd featuring American rapper Gucci Mane. Produced by Mike Will Made It, it was released on September 13, 2016, by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the third single from their s ...
".
Music video
The music video was ''directed by Max'' and released on August 11, 2014. As of September 2020, it has received 800 million views on
YouTube
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.
In other media
The song is used in the television series ''
Black-ish
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'' and the film ''
American Honey.''
Personnel
Credits adapted from ''
SremmLife
''SremmLife'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on January 6, 2015, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records. The album was supported by five singles: "No Flex Zone", "No Type", "Throw Sum Mo" f ...
'' album booklet.
;Song credits
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Writing
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Writing systems do not themselves constitute h ...
–
Aaquil Brown,
Khalif Brown,
Michael Williams II
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Production
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Economics and business
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* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
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* Production as a stati ...
– Mike Will Made It
*Co-production – Swae Lee
*Recording –
P-Nazty and
Marz at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Audio mixing
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– Stephen Hybicki and Mike Will Made It at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City
Commercial performance
The song has been certified 5× Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
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. "No Type" was chosen as the American Rap Single of the Year by readers on the most opinion-forming rap website in Poland – Hip-hop.pl.
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2014 singles
2014 songs
Rae Sremmurd songs
Songs written by Swae Lee
Interscope Records singles
Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It
Songs written by Mike Will Made It
Songs written by Aaquil Brown
Trap music songs