No Flex Zone

"No Flex Zone"
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife
Released	May 18, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop, trap, Hardcore Hip-Hop, Southern hip hop
Length	3:51
Label	EarDrummers Interscope
Producer(s)	Mike Will Made It
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"No Flex Zone" (2014) "No Type" (2014)

"No Flex Zone" is the debut single by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on May 18, 2014 by EarDrummers and Interscope Records. The song was produced by EarDrummers-founder, Mike Will Made It. The song, which appears on the duo's debut album SremmLife (2015), has since peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video for the song was released on August 11, 2014.^[1] The song has been certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies.^[2]

Music video

On August 11, 2014, the video was released. The video depicts Rae Sremmurd holding a party. Comedian Mike Epps makes an appearance in the video.

Remixes

The official remix features guest verses from fellow American rappers, Nicki Minaj and Pusha T, the verses from Pusha T & Nicki Minaj were from their freestyles of the song. West Coast rapper Kid Ink, also remixed the song, featuring Travis Porter and Hardhead.

Another popular remix was done by rapper Watsky and pop band Karmin with no involvement of the original artist. It interpolates the original chorus.

Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	97
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	36
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	11
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7]	8
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[8]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2cQSPRTdhg
2. "RIAA - Gold and Platinum Database". RIAA.
3. "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone!!" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
4. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
5. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
6. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
7. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
8. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
9. "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
10. "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics