R.I.C.O. (song)
2015 single by Meek Mill featuring Drake
"R.I.C.O." | |||
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Single by Meek Mill featuring Drake | |||
from the album Dreams Worth More Than Money | |||
Released | June 29, 2015 ( 2015-06-29 ) | ||
Recorded | 2015 | ||
Genre | Trap | ||
Length | 3 : 19 | ||
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" R.I.C.O. " is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill , released as the third single from his second studio album Dreams Worth More Than Money , on June 29, 2015. The song features fellow rapper , Canadian recording artist Drake . The song was produced by Vinylz , Allen Ritter and Cubeatz . The song's title refers to the " Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations " Act.
Controversy
On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized the rapper Drake on Twitter, after being upset with Drake's non-involvement with the promotion of the album, claiming that he used ghostwriters to write his song texts. [1] The controversy caused Drake to respond with two diss songs within a week titled, " Charged Up ", and " Back to Back ". [2] [3] Meek Mill responded with a counter-diss on July 31, 2015 with a diss song called " Wanna Know ".
Track listing
- Digital single
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "R.I.C.O." | 3:18 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units /sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI ) [9] | Silver | 200,000 ‡ |
United States ( RIAA ) [10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 ‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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↑
Angela Stephanou (July 22, 2015).
"Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn't Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant"
. Retrieved
August 24,
2017
.
Stop comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!
- ↑ "Drake Fires Back at Meek Mill on 'Charged Up' | Rap-Up" . rap-up.com . Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
- ↑ "Drake Disses Meek Mill Again on 'Back to Back' Freestyle | Rap-Up" . rap-up.com . Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
- ↑ "Meek Mill Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot Rap Songs - 2015" . Billboard . Retrieved 2015-12-09 .
- ↑ "British single certifications – Meek Mill ft Drake – R.I.C.O." British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
- ↑ "American single certifications – Meek Mill – R.I.C.O." Recording Industry Association of America .
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