R.I.C.O. (song)

"R.I.C.O."
Single by Meek Mill featuring Drake
from the album Dreams Worth More Than Money
Released	June 29, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:19
Label	Maybach Atlantic Dream Chasers
Writer(s)	Robert Williams Aubrey Graham Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer
Producer(s)	Vinylz Allen Ritter Cubeatz
Meek Mill singles chronology
"All Eyes on You" (2015) "R.I.C.O." (2015) Drake singles chronology "100" (2015) "R.I.C.O." (2015) "Energy" (2015)

"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 fellow rapper, Canadian recording artist Drake. The song was produced by Vinylz, Allen Ritter and Cubeatz. The meaning behind the title song means "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations" Act.

Controversy

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 uses ghostwriters to write his song texts.^[1] The controversy garnered 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".

Track listing

Digital single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"R.I.C.O."	Robert Williams Aubrey Graham Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer	Vinylz Allen Ritter Cubeatz	3:18

Commercial performance

The song has so far sold 59,519 units.^[4]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	48
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[6]	37
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	15

References

1. Angela Stephanou (July 22, 2015). "Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn’t Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant". Retrieved July 22, 2015. 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!
2. "Drake Fires Back at Meek Mill on ‘Charged Up’ | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
3. "Drake Disses Meek Mill Again on ‘Back to Back’ Freestyle | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
4. Hip Hop Single Sales : The Weeknd, Silento and Fetty Wap
5. "Meek Mill – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Meek Mill. Retrieved July 14, 2015, 2015.
6. "Archive Chart: 2015-07-16" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
7. "Meek Mill – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Meek Mill. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
8. "Meek Mill – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Meek Mill. Retrieved July 25, 2015.