"Rake It Up" is a song recorded by American rapper

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from his collaborative mixtape with record producer Mike WiLL Made-It titled '' Gotti Made-It'' (2017), featuring vocals by

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. The song also serves as the lead single from Gotti's ninth studio album, ''

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''. Produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and 30 Roc, the song was released on June 1, 2017. The song's music video premiered August 21 on

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, and was subsequently released on

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on August 26. The song peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Yo Gotti's first top 10 entry and most successful single to date. The song interpolates

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's Freaky Tales.

Background and release

After collaborating on " 5 Star" (Remix), "Coca Coca" and " Down in the DM" (Remix); "Rake It Up" marks the fourth time

and

have worked together on a recording. To promote the song, Gotti, on May 30, 2017, teased the song on his

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during a private boat party. Minaj also played a snippet of the song on May 31, 2017, via her

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account, confirming that the track would be released the following day at midnight . Soon after the song was announced, critics wrote how Minaj was probably trying to "steal a little of her ex-boyfriend's (

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) thunder", since he was very recently featured on another Yo Gotti song called "Top Lookin Down". On June 1, 2017, the song premiered online and was released worldwide as a download.

Music video

The music video for the song premiered August 21, 2017, on

, but was subsequently released on

on August 26. It was shot in

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, and features a guest appearance from

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Remixes

On July 17, 2017, DJ Funky released his remix of the song featuring new verses from American rappers

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& T.I. Another remix titled "Rake It Up (MidWest Remix)" was uploaded to DJ Funky's official YouTube channel on August 8, 2017, and features new verses from American rappers Rich The Factor and The Popper. American rapper Plies released his remix of the song on YouTube. Colombian reggaeton artist Farina released her Spanish remix of the song on her official

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account on November 11, 2017.

Live performances

On September 14, 2017, Gotti and Minaj performed the song on ''

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''. Minaj also performed the song during her Rolling Loud Festival performance on May 13, 2018, in

, preceded by "

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" and "

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Track listing

* Digital download # "Rake It Up" (featuring

) – 4:36 * Digital download – Diplo & Party Favor Remix # "Rake It Up" (Diplo & Party Favor Remix) (featuring Nicki Minaj) – 2:52 * Digital download – Y2K Remix #"Rake It Up" (Y2K Remix) (featuring Nicki Minaj) – 4:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rake It Up 2017 songs 2017 singles Yo Gotti songs Nicki Minaj songs Songs written by Yo Gotti Songs written by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Nicki Minaj Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Too Short