"Rake It Up" | ||||
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Single by Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj | ||||
from the album Gotti Made-It and I Still Am | ||||
Released | June 1, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Trap [1] | |||
Length | 4:36 | |||
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Yo Gotti singles chronology | ||||
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Mike Will Made It singles chronology | ||||
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Music video on YouTube |
"Rake It Up" is a song recorded by American rapper Yo Gotti from his collaborative mixtape with record producer Mike WiLL Made-It titled Gotti Made-It (2017),featuring vocals by Nicki Minaj. The song also serves as the lead single from Gotti's ninth studio album, I Still Am . Produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and 30 Roc,the song was released on June 1,2017. The song's music video premiered August 21 on Tidal,and was subsequently released on YouTube on August 26. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100,making it Yo Gotti's first top 10 entry and most successful single to date. The song interpolates Too Short's "Freaky Tales". [2]
After collaborating on "5 Star" (Remix),"Coca Coca" and "Down in the DM" (Remix);"Rake It Up" marks the fourth time Yo Gotti and Nicki Minaj have worked together on a recording. [3] To promote the song,Gotti,on May 30,2017,teased the song on his Snapchat during a private boat party. [3] Minaj also played a snippet of the song on May 31,2017,via her Instagram account,confirming that the track would be released the following day at midnight (EST). [4] [5] Soon after the song was announced,critics wrote how Minaj was probably trying to "steal a little of her ex-boyfriend's (Meek Mill) thunder",since he was very recently featured on another Yo Gotti song called "Top Lookin Down". [4] [5] On June 1,2017,the song premiered online and was released worldwide as a download.
The music video for the song premiered August 21,2017,on Tidal,but was subsequently released on YouTube on August 26. It was shot in Miami,and features a guest appearance from Blac Chyna. [6]
On July 17,2017,DJ Funky released his remix of the song featuring new verses from American rappers Too $hort &T.I. [7] Another remix titled "Rake It Up (MidWest Remix)" was uploaded to DJ Funky's official YouTube channel on August 8,2017,and features new verses from American rappers Rich The Factor and The Popper. [8] American rapper Plies released his remix of the song on YouTube. [9] Colombian reggaeton artist Farina released her Spanish remix of the song on her official SoundCloud account on November 11,2017. [10]
On September 14,2017,Gotti and Minaj performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [11] Minaj also performed the song during her Rolling Loud Festival performance on May 13,2018,in Miami,preceded by "Chun-Li" and "MotorSport". [12]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [25] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [26] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [27] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | June 1, 2017 | Original | Self-released | [28] | |
United States | October 10, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Epic | [29] | |
Various | October 26, 2017 | Digital download | Diplo & Party Favor Remix |
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Y2K Remix | [14] |
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