No Statements

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"No Statements"
ScarLip - No Statements.jpg
Single by ScarLip
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023
Length2:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Pluto Spazzin
ScarLip singles chronology
"This Is New York"
(2023)
"No Statements"
(2023)
"Blick"
(2023)
Music video
"No Statements" on YouTube

"No Statements" is a song by American rapper ScarLip, released on September 15, 2023, alongside a music video. Produced by Pluto Spazzin, it is her first song to chart, debuting at number 40 [1] and peaking at number 23 on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

Contents

Content

In the song, ScarLip condemns the practice of "snitching". [2] [3] [4] Performing in her usual aggressive style, she claims "I'm from place where we don't do no rattin'". [3] [4] [5] ScarLip emphasizes that she and her crew will not participate in such activity [3] and warns others not to do so either. [4] At one point, she also reflects on being "signed for four million". [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sarah McColgan. It finds ScarLip and her crew in a mob [6] and taking over a prison bus. [3] [6] The clip features a cameo from Swizz Beatz. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "No Statements"
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
US Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 23

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