A Milli
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| Single by Lil Wayne | |||||
| from the album Tha Carter III | |||||
| Released | April 23, 2008 (iTunes) July 8, 2008 |
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| Format | CD, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||
| Genre | Southern hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:41 | ||||
| Label | Cash Money, Universal, Young Money | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dwayne Carter, Jr. (freestyled) | ||||
| Producer | Bangladesh | ||||
| Certification | 2x Platinum (RIAA) | ||||
| Lil Wayne singles chronology | |||||
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"A Milli" is a Grammy Award-winning second official single, and official street single from Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III.
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[edit] Background
A Milli was played several times when sampling the record before its release,[1][2] was originally slated to appear on Tha Carter III in multiple versions as "skit-like" tracks, featuring artists such as Tyga, Cory Gunz, Hurricane Chris and Lil Mama[3] though the tracks never made the final cut. They were rumored to appear on the re-release of Tha Carter III, until Wayne revealed that the aforementioned album would be a rap rock album called Rebirth with no connection to Tha Carter III.[4] Lil Wayne samples the song I Left My Wallet in El Segundo Vampire Remix by A Tribe Called Quest [5]
A Milli was ranked the #1 Hip-Hop song of 2008 by MTV.[6]
On I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyonce's "Diva" is very similar to this song. This song was written by Beyonce Knowles. Both were produced by Brian Graves.
[edit] Music video
The music video was shot on June 23 in Los Angeles, California (the same day he shot the video for "Got Money").[7]
The video premiered on 106 & Park July 2, 2008. It consists of Lil Wayne preparing for the shoot of his following single "Got Money". The video, which was directed by Gil Green, also features appearances by Birdman, Ray J , T-Pain and Brisco.
[edit] Critical reception
The song won the Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[8][9]
Blender ranked this the #1 song of 2008. [10]
Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #4 song of 2008.[11]
The song was also ranked as the number one of 2008 in the MTV News Bigger Than Sound poll. [12]
[edit] Remix
The official remix, dubbed "A Milli Freemix", was made by Wayne to thank his fans, celebrating his first week sale of one million copies of Tha Carter III. In the remix, Wayne also hints at production of a possible fourth addition to the 'Tha Carter' series.[13]
Multiple rappers have freestyled over the beat, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Lil Mama, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Charles Hamilton, LL Cool J, Cassidy, Trey Songz, Eminem, Asher Roth, Chamillionaire, Fabolous, T-Pain, MIMS, Cory Gunz, Cyssero, Travis McCoy, Tyga, Jadakiss, the Game, Busta Rhymes, Miley Cyrus, Papoose, Ñengo Flow, Hurricane Chris, and Billy the Fridge and they can all be found on the internet.
[edit] Chart performance
"A Milli" has peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lil Wayne's second top ten and second highest peaking song on the chart as a lead artist. It has reached #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, making it his second number one song on that chart. It was also able to top the Hot Rap Tracks as his previous single "Lollipop".
[edit] Track listing
- "A Milli" (Clean)
- "A Milli" (Explicit)
- "A Milli" (Instrumental)
- "A Milli" (Acapella)
- "Lollipop" (Clean)
- "Lollipop" (Explicit)
- "Lollipop" (Instrumental)
- "Lollipop" (Acapella)
[edit] Chart
| Chart (2008) | Peak position[14][15][16][17] |
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| Canadian Hot 100 | 54 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 34 |
| Preceded by "Heaven Sent" by Keyshia Cole |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs number-one single August 23, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Take a Bow" by Rihanna |
[edit] References
- ^ Reid, Shaheem ((2008-06-03)). "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588601/20080603/lil_wayne.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ Paul W Arnold (March 6, 2008). DX-clusive: Jae Millz speaks on deal with Lil Wayne. HipHopDX. Accessed March 7, 2008.
- ^ Shaheem Reid (April 29, 2008).[1]. MTV. Accessed May 2, 2008.
- ^ Lil Wayne Wants A Carter III Do-Over - News Story
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DMWVxVWeos
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601236/20081212/lil_wayne.jhtml
- ^ Update: Lil Wayne Shooting ‘Got Money’ Video
- ^ http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#07
- ^ MTV News Staff (2009-02-08). "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml. Retrieved on 2009-02-09.
- ^ http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=45697&pg=10
- ^ Time, December 22, 2008, pages 47-8.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/20081209/lil_wayne.jhtml
- ^ A Milli Free Mix Accessed August 16, 2008
- ^ U.S Billboard Hot 100
- ^ U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
- ^ U.S. Billboard Pop 100
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Lil Wayne
