"U Guessed It" is the debut single by American hip hop recording artist

OG Maco Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (born April 23, 1992), better known by his stage name OG Maco, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for his 2014 debut single "U Guessed It" which peaked at number 90 on the US ...

. The song was released on September 25, 2014 by Quality Control Music and was written by OG Maco and produced by Brandon Thomas. The song peaked at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song found commercial success as a meme on Vine as well as in the "You got beaned" meme.

Music video

The

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for "U Guessed It" was released on

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on August 28, 2014. Shot by directing duo GOLDRUSH, mostly using hand-held cameras in fast motion, the video shows OG Maco and his friends in a hotel.

Feud with Beyoncé

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, OG Maco stated that

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copied his concept in the video of "U Guessed It" to her 7/11 music video.

Controversy

On February 4, 2015, OG Maco accused South Korean rapper

Keith Ape Dongheon Lee (이동헌; born December 25, 1993), known professionally as Keith Ape () and previously known as Kid Ash, is a South Korean rapper from Seoul. He is a member of a crew called 'The Cohort'. Ape's breakout single "잊지마" ("It G Ma ...

, of

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. Claiming Keith Ape, and friends, had mocked him by using black

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s to sell music in their video of " It G Ma". Maco also claimed that they had stolen the basis for their track from his single "U Guessed It". As of August 13, 2015, OG Maco collects royalties from "It G Ma", and has since deleted his tweets regarding his accusations of cultural appropriation. Nonetheless, he declined an invitation to be a part of the later remix rendition of "It G Ma".

Reception

On DJBooth.net, the song received 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Commercial performance

The remix of ''U Guessed It'' peaked at number 90 on the

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, marking OG Maco's first and highest single charting in the United States.

Track listing

*;Digital download # "U Guessed It" – 2:26 # "U Guessed It (Extended Version)" – 3:29

Remix

After the release of "U Guessed It",

, with his label OGG and OG $AVAGE, released an official

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for "U Guessed It", featuring American rapper

2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, al ...

. This remix helped "U Guessed It" to peak at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The remix was included on his EP

OG Maco (EP) ''OG Maco'' is the third EP by American hip hop recording artist OG Maco. It was released for free on November 28, 2014, by Quality Control Music and OGG. ''OG Maco'' features guest appearances from 2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 1 ...

Charts

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at Genius
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