"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 Canadian rapper Drake. The song was produced by Vinylz, Allen Ritter and Cubeatz. The song's title refers to the "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations" Act.
"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 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Trap | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
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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".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "R.I.C.O." | 3:18 |
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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. |
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!