"Maybach Music 2" is a hip-hop song recorded by the American rapper

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and released as the third single from his third studio album, ''

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''. The song features

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, T-Pain and

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...

. The single peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 54 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It was released on May 19, 2009. The song was first leaked on March 28, 2009, on the unofficial

mixtape ''My Face Can't Be Felt''.

Background

The song is the sequel to "Maybach Music" featuring

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from Ross's 2008 album ''

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''. An official remix was made called "Maybach Music 2.5", which features

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, T-Pain,

Pusha T Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper, songwriter and record executive. He rose to prominence as one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse, which was mainly active from 1994 to 20 ...

, Birdman and

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. In May 2010, a response to this song was by Jay-Z was leaked online. In his version, he speaks about being left off the original "Maybach Music 2". The rappers

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and

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also made remixes.

Music video

A music video for the remix (titled "Maybach Music 2.5") was released on January 4, 2010. The song featured only T-Pain, Pusha T and Ross.

Charts

References

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