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"My Homies Still"
Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Streetrunner
  • Sarom
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"I Can Only Imagine"
(2012) 		"My Homies Still"
(2012) 		"Pop That"
(2012)
Big Sean singles chronology
"Till I Die"
(2012) 		"My Homies Still"
(2012) 		"As Long as You Love Me"
(2012)

"My Homies Still" is a song by American rapper

Young Jeezy appears on Wayne's Dedication 4
mixtape.

Background

In an interview with hip-hop magazine

Universal Republic Records sent the song to digital retailers on June 5, 2012,[5] and solicited the song to rhythmic contemporary radio stations on June 12, 2012.[6]

Dedication 4 version

"My Homies Still"
Young Jeezy, Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda
from the album Dedication 4
Recorded2011
GenreHip hop
Length2:57
LabelYoung Money
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Streetrunner
  • Sarom

A different version of the song appeared on Lil Wayne's

Young Jeezy, Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda instead of Lil Wayne and Big Sean
. This version is slightly shorter than the original.

Controversy

On May 23, 2012, American rapper Pusha T released a song titled "Exodus 23:1" (featuring singer and producer The-Dream), in which several of his lyrics appear to contain insults aimed at Wayne – igniting a feud between the two rappers.[7] Two days later, Wayne premiered a song titled "Goulish" online, in which several of his lyrics directly insult Pusha T, including the song's opening line "Fuck Pusha T and everybody that love him".[8] As both Pusha T and Big Sean are signed to the same record label – Kanye West's GOOD Music – members of the media speculated whether that, by association, Wayne was intending to insult Sean as well.[4] The media also speculated that "My Homies Still" must have been recorded before the feud began,[9] a belief which was later confirmed to be true by Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine.[4] Despite the feud, Maine confirmed that he would not delete Sean's vocals from the song, feeling that to do so would detract from the song's quality.[4] In a later interview with Complex, Sean stated that he remained friends with both Pusha T and Wayne, and expressed his desire for the feud to end, calling it pointless and "weak".[10]

Writing and composition

"My Homies Still" is a

Dance (A$$)" from his debut album Finally Famous (2011).[4][11][13] The line "go stupid", found in the chorus of "My Homies Still", is also interpolated from "Dance (A$$)".[13] A reviewer for DJBooth felt Streetrunner and Sarom's production to be "the type of high energy, skittering beat that Wayne has made his trademark".[9]

Chart performance

For the chart issue dated June 16, 2012, "My Homies Still" debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 60.[14] The song peaked at number 20 for the chart issue dated August 18, 2012, in its ninth week on the chart.[citation needed] Following its release to digital retailers in the United States, "My Homies Still" debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart issue dating June 23, 2012.[15]

Music video

A music video for "My Homies Still", directed by Parris,[16] premiered on the music show 106 & Park on July 17, 2012.[17] The video, set mostly in a suburban environment, begins with several shots of white mannequins holding various poses, some with missing limbs.[18] Wayne is then shown exiting a white house, and begins to walk through the garden: as he performs the song, the garden is shown to contain an elephant, a disassembled mannequin, and a woman in a blue dress sitting on a toilet.[18] After a panda is shown dancing, the elephant then changes color to pink, and a man and dog are shown to have each other's heads superimposed onto each other's bodies.[18] Big Sean now begins to perform his section of the song, and is seen sitting in a blue chair whilst moving down the street, alongside a skeleton sitting in a red chair.[18]

After further shots of mannequins and a woman dressed in feathers trapped in a cage, Wayne and Sean appear upside down inside an unidentified room, whilst Wayne performs the next section of the song: bugs are seen crawling all over the walls of the room.

Birdman and Mack Maine are then shown in a cinema alongside 12 skeletons.[18][19] The video ends with a return to the night scene, and Wayne skateboarding off into the distance.[18]

Track listing
  1. "My Homies Still" (featuring Big Sean) – 4:07

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Remix

The official remix for "My Homies Still" was released as the ninth track on Lil Wayne's

Jeezy
. Although this is the official remix to the single, Lil Wayne doesn't appear on this version of the song.

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[25] June 5, 2012 Digital download
Universal Records
Canada[26]
France[27]
Germany[28]
Ireland[29]
Netherlands[30]
New Zealand[31]
United Kingdom[32]
United States[5]
United States[33] June 11, 2012 Rhythmic contemporary radio

References

  1. Complex
    . Complex Media. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  2. ^
    MTV Networks
    . Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem; Dukes, Rahman; Rodriguez, Jayson (September 27, 2010). "Baby Talks Lil Wayne's Birthday And New Album". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e Maness, Carter (June 1, 2012). "Lil Wayne Takes No Shots On 'My Homies Still' Ft. Big Sean". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". AllAccess. AllAccess Music Group. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  7. ^ Ramirez, Erika (May 24, 2012). "Pusha Releases Alleged Diss Track; Lil Wayne Responds". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  8. ^ Dukes, Rahman J. (May 25, 2012). "Lil Wayne Releases Pusha T Diss 'Goulish'". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Lil Wayne ft. Big Sean – My Homies Still – Listen". DJBooth. The DJBooth LLC. June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Diep, Eric (June 2, 2012). "Video: Big Sean Speaks On Pusha T Versus Lil Wayne Beef". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "New Music: Lil Wayne f/ Big Sean – 'My Homies Still'". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  12. ^ Florino, Rick (June 5, 2012). "Lil Wayne "My Homies Still" [Featuring Big Sean] Song Review – 4.5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Trent (June 2, 2012). "Lil Wayne Releases New Song 'My Homies Still' Featuring Big Sean". PopCrush. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  14. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of June 16, 2012 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  15. ^ "Hot 100: Week of June 23, 2012 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  16. The Source. L. Londell McMillan. Archived from the original
    on 2013-02-04. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  17. Black Entertainment Television. BET Networks
    . July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Video: Lil Wayne f/ Big Sean – 'My Homies Still'". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  19. ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (July 16, 2012). "Lil Wayne + Big Sean Terrorize the Suburbs in 'My Homies Still' Video". PopCrush. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  20. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  21. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  22. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  23. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  24. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Wayne – My Homies Still". Recording Industry Association of America.
  25. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  26. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  27. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single par Lil Wayne". iTunes Store (in French). Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  28. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single von Lil Wayne". iTunes Store (in German). Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  29. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  30. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single van Lil Wayne". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  31. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  32. ^ "My Homies Still (feat. Big Sean) – Single by Lil Wayne". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  33. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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