Ballin' (Young Jeezy song)

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"Ballin'"
Jeezy-ballin.jpg
Single by Young Jeezy featuring Lil Wayne
from the album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition
ReleasedMay 17, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Trap
Length4:43
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s) Jay Jenkins, Antoine Kearney, D. Ellerbee, Dwayne Carter
Producer(s) Lil Lody
Young Jeezy singles chronology
"Lose My Mind"
(2010)
"Ballin'"
(2011)
"F.A.M.E."
(2011)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"9 Piece"
(2011)
"Ballin'"
(2011)
"I'm on One"
(2011)

"Ballin'" is a song by American rapper Young Jeezy from the deluxe edition of his fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition . It features rapper Lil Wayne and peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 [1] and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Ballin'" was directed by Colin Tilley, and was released on July 10, 2011. [3]

Remixes

An unofficial remix of "Ballin'" features Houston rapper Trae tha Truth in May 2011. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 15
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [8] 80

Release history

CountryDateFormat
United StatesMay 17, 2011 [9] Digital download

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