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"Play No Games" is a song by American rapper
Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...
from his third studio album ''
Dark Sky Paradise ''Dark Sky Paradise'' is the third studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on February 24, 2015, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Drake (musician), Drake, Kanye West, E-40, Chris Bro ...
'' (2015). It features American singers
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and
Ty Dolla Sign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on Ameri ...
with production handled by
Key Wane Dwane Marshall Weir II (born July 12, 1990) is an American hip hop/R&B producer and songwriter, professionally known as Key Wane. Wane has produced for artists such as Big Sean, Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Drake, Jhene Aiko, Wale, Lil Wayne, ...
and Jay John Henry. "Play No Games" also samples Guy's 1988 hit single "Piece of My Love." "Play No Games" was sent to US urban contemporary radio on September 22, 2015, as the album's fifth official single. The song peaked at number eight on the ''
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chart while peaking at number 84 and number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''Billboard''
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charts, respectively.


Music video

Directed by Mike Carson and inspired by the popular sitcom ''
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'', the music video for "Play No Games" premiered at the
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on June 28, 2015 and features
French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Arabic: æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13. ...
,
Sevyn Streeter Amber Denise "Sevyn" Streeter (born July 7, 1986)S ...
,
Reginald Ballard Reginald Ballard (born October 13, 1965) is an American character actor and comedian from Galveston, Texas, who is best known for his recurring roles as Bruh-Man in the sitcom ''Martin'' and W.B. on ''The Bernie Mac Show'', which both aired on ...
(in character as Bruh Man) singing Ty Dolla Sign's vocals, along with an appearance by the sitcom's title character,
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.


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* {{Ty Dolla Sign 2014 songs Big Sean songs Chris Brown songs Songs written by Big Sean Songs written by Chris Brown Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign Songs written by Timmy Gatling Songs written by Aaron Hall (singer) Songs written by Teddy Riley