Figure It Out (French Montana song)

"Figure It Out" is a song by American rapper French Montana, featuring Kanye West and Nas. The track was released on May 6, 2016 as the first single from Montana's mixtape MC4 (2016). It was also released as the first single from his mixtape Wave Gods (2016), which was released at an earlier date than the single itself.

Background

Montana initially revealed that he had been working on music with West in July 2014 when he shared a snippet of a collaboration between them via Instagram. However, this snippet was revealed at a later date to be part of an unreleased track titled "Ass Shots" when it surfaced online in full.

"Figure It Out" didn't mark the only time that Montana was involved musically with Kanye West in its year of release, since he had vocals on "Siiiiiiiiilver Surffffeeeeer Intermission" from West's album The Life of Pablo (2016).

Music video

On March 6, 2016, Montana shared a photo online of him and the two featured artists filming a music video for the song. It was officially released on May 5, 2016 and was filmed in a desert. Two days after the release of the music video, West tweeted out a link to it and also expressed his enjoyment from filming with Montana and Nas.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	May 6, 2016	Digital download	Epic

References

"Premiere: Here's the Tracklist for French Montana's 'MC4' Album f/ Drake, A$AP Rocky, Miguel, and More". Complex. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"French Montana, Kanye West And Nas Drop "Figure It Out," Reference Bill Cosby, Chinx Drugz". Mic. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"French Montana Leaks Two New Kanye Bars". The FADER. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"Unreleased Kanye West Track "Ass Shots" Surfaces". Highsnobiety. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"French Montana shares photo of him, Kanye and Nas filming a new video". NME. 6 March 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
"Video: French Montana feat. Kanye West & Nas – 'Figure It Out'". Rap-Up. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
"Kanye West on French Montana's New Video: 'Rap Can Be Fun'". Fuse. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
"Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"Figure It Out (feat. Kanye West & Nas) - Single by French Montana on Apple Music". iTunes. 6 May 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"Figure It Out (feat. Kanye West & Nas) - Single by French Montana on Apple Music". iTunes. 6 May 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

External links

Music video on YouTube

v t e French Montana
Discography
Studio albums	Excuse My French Jungle Rules Montana They Got Amnesia
Collaborative albums	Self Made Vol. 2 Self Made Vol. 3
Mixtapes	Coke Wave Mac & Cheese 2 Coke Boys Cocaine Mafia Mac & Cheese 3 The Appetizer Casino Life 2 Coke Zoo Wave Gods MC4 CB5 Coke Boys 6 Mac & Cheese 5
Singles	"Shot Caller" "Pop That" "Freaks" "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" "Don't Panic" "Bad Bitch" "Moses" "Figure It Out" "Lockjaw" "No Shopping" "Unforgettable" "A Lie" "Boom Boom" "Welcome to the Party" "No Stylist" "Slide" "Writing on the Wall" "Handstand" "Another One of Me"
Featured singles	"Stay Schemin' "Shout Out" "Who Booty" (Remix) "Shisha" "I Swear" "Feelin' Myself" "Loyal" "I Luh Ya Papi" "They Don't Love You No More" "Chimes RMX" "Can't Trust Thots" "I'm Up" "All the Way Up" "You" "Hurtin' Me" "Dirty Sexy Money" "Tip Toe" "Me So Bad" "Olha a Explosão" (Remix) "First Time" "Just Got Paid" "Medicine"
Other songs	"FU" "Nobody" "Same Girl" "He Like That" (Remix) "GPS"

Kanye West songs

The College Dropout

Late Registration

Graduation

808s & Heartbreak

My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy

Watch the Throne

Deluxe	"Illest Motherfucker Alive" "H•A•M"

Cruel Summer

Yeezus

The Life of Pablo

Kids See Ghosts

Jesus Is King

Donda

Deluxe	"Life of the Party" "Up from the Ashes" "Remote Control pt 2"

Donda 2

Vultures 1

Vultures 2

Other singles

Featured singles

Other songs

"Champions"
"Us Placers"
"Beat Goes On"
"Billie Jean 2008"
"Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" (remix)
"Therapy"
"Ego" (remix)
"Blazin'"
"Welcome to the World"
"Sanctified"
"Drunk in Love" (remix)
"All Your Fault"
"Smuckers"
"Jukebox Joints"
"All We Got"
"Pussy Print"
"Cops Shot the Kid"
"Kanga"
"Mama"
"One Minute"
"Mixed Personalities"
"Go2DaMoon"
"Like That" (remix)

Unreleased songs

Category

v t e Nas singles
Illmatic	"Halftime" "It Ain't Hard to Tell" "Life's a Bitch" "The World Is Yours" "One Love" "N.Y. State of Mind" "One Time 4 Your Mind"
It Was Written	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "I Gave You Power" "Street Dreams"
The Firm: The Album	"Firm Biz" "Phone Tap"
I Am...	"Nas Is Like" "Hate Me Now"
Nastradamus	"Nastradamus" "You Owe Me"
Stillmatic	"Rule" "Got Ur Self a Gun" "One Mic" "Ether"
God's Son	"Made You Look" "I Can" "Get Down"
Street's Disciple	"Thief's Theme" "Bridging the Gap" "Just a Moment"
Hip Hop Is Dead	"Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You"
Untitled	"Hero" "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
Life Is Good	"Nasty" "The Don" "Daughters" "Cherry Wine" "Bye Baby"
Nasir	"Cops Shot the Kid"
King's Disease	"Ultra Black"
King's Disease II	"Nobody"
Other singles	"Escobar '97" "Oochie Wally" "Surviving the Times" "Less Than an Hour" "Be a Nigger Too" "As We Enter"
Collaborations	"Fast Life" "Head over Heels" "Love Is All We Need" "Grand Finale" "Hot Boyz" "Did You Ever Think" "It's Mine" "I've Got to Have It" "What's Going On" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" "Thugz Mansion" "In Public" "Blindfold Me" "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "My President" "Too Many Rappers" "Fall in Love" "Ghetto Dreams" "Champion" "Free" "Something to Believe In" "Chains" "Figure It Out" "Sorry" "Rodeo" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Die for It"
Other songs	"Made Nas Proud"

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