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and

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. It was released independently on March 5, 2013, as the lead single from the former's sixth mixtape, ''Gift of Gab 2'' (2013). Produced by Childish Major, "U.O.E.N.O." peaked at number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and landed at number 87 on the year-end ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background

The song was originally released on February 15, 2013, as track 3 on Rocko's mixtape ''Gift of Gab 2''.

Remixes

On April 11, 2013, the first remix of the song was released featuring

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. On April 18, 2013, the second remix of the song was released featuring

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. On April 25, 2013, the third remix was released featuring

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. On May 23, 2013, in anticipation of their tour together,

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released another remix as a track on his mixtape ''

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''.

Rick Ross controversy

In a line in the song, Rick Ross raps, "Put molly all in her champagne/ She ain't even know it/ I took her home and I enjoyed that/ She ain't even know it." A petition containing 72,000 signatures was presented to

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, demanding they drop Ross as a spokesman for the lyrics which appeared to condone

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. Ross apologized for the lyrics, claiming they were not about rape. Reebok dropped him on April 11, 2013. A Ross concert organized by the student association of

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was cancelled. Rocko later dropped the Rick Ross verse to have radio play. In December 2023,

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posted a screenshot of Ross' controversial lyrics, associating them with

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's sexual misconduct accusations.

Chart performance

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References

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