No frauds
| No frauds | |
|---|---|
| Nicki Minaj , Drake & Lil Wayne | |
| publication | March 10, 2017 |
| length | 4:34 minutes |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| Author (s) | Onika Maraj , Dwayne Carter, Jr. , Aubrey Graham , Brittany Hazzard, Shane Lindstrom , Tim Gomringer, Kevin Gomringer |
| Producer (s) | Murda Beatz, Cubeatz |
| Label | Young Money , Cash Money , Republic Records |
No Frauds (dt. No scammers ) is a single of the singer and rapper Nicki Minaj , the Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Lil Wayne . The song was produced by Murda Beatz and the German producer duo Cubeatz . No Frauds was released on March 10, 2017 together with two other singles Changed It and Regret in Your Tears under the labels Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records .
background
Along with Changed It and Regret in Your Tears, No Frauds is one of the three singles the rapper released on March 10, 2017. In the song Minaj responds to the allegations of the US rapper Remy Ma , who fired against Minaj in advance with the two disstracks shETHER and Another One . Minaj raps among other things about the imprisonment or the unsuccessfulness of Remy Ma. The song will be part of their upcoming fourth studio album .
No Frauds debuted at number 95 in the German charts. In the US, the song made it to number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Minaj broke the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries by an artist for the first time in 40 years, which was previously 73 and was set by Aretha Franklin .
Music video
background
The official music video was uploaded to Vevo and Minaj's Youtube channel on April 19, 2017 . Directed by Benny Boom.
The video was shot in Paris and London and shows some sights such as Big Ben , the London Eye or Westminster Bridge .
reception
The music video met with criticism from fans and the British press in places because some scenes were filmed on Westminster Bridge in London, which was the scene of a terrorist attack a day later. The British daily The Sun reported, according to an unnamed insider, that the scenes on the London bridge would be cut from the video. It said: "When everyone involved in the project heard the news [about the terrorist attack] they were dejected and thought it was tasteless to leave it on the video. The other London scenes will remain, but it is very doubtful. whether the footage on the bridge will make it into the final product. " In the end, however, the video remained unchanged.
Charts
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
95 (1 week) | 1 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
50 (1 week) | 1 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
49 (1 week) | 1 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
14th (7 weeks) | 7th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
25th (4 weeks) | 4th |
publication
| country | Date | format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | March 10, 2017 | Download |
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| March 14, 2017 | radio |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nicki Minaj releases three new songs. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Sanchyes: Nicki Minaj: "No Frauds" + "Changed It" + "Regret In Your Tears". rappers.in, March 10, 2017, accessed May 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Official German Charts - Official German Charts. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Nicki Minaj Passes Aretha Franklin for Most Billboard Hot 100 Hits of Any Female Artist . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed May 5, 2017]).
- ↑ NickiMinajAtVEVO: Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne - No Frauds. April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
- ↑ No Frauds - Nicki Minaj & Drake & Lil Wayne. Retrieved May 5, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Nicki Minaj remakes video to take out Westminster Bridge clip after terror attack . In: The Sun . March 26, 2017 ( thesun.co.uk [accessed May 5, 2017]).
- ↑ Nicki Minaj criticized for Westminster Bridge scene in music video after terror attack . In: The Sun . April 19, 2017 ( thesun.co.uk [accessed May 5, 2017]).
- ↑ Char Adams: Nicki Minaj Faces Backlash for Westminster Bridge Scenes in New Music Video Shot Before Deadly Attack . Yahoo! News . April 20, 2017.
- ↑ Nicki Minaj criticized over Westminster Bridge video, filmed the day before the attack . BBC News . April 20, 2017.
- ↑ No Frauds - Single by Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne on Apple Music . iTunes . Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ↑ Nicki Minaj "No Frauds" (Radio Date: 03/14/2017) . In: All Access .