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"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 Canadian rapper Drake. The song was produced by Vinylz, Allen Ritter and Cubeatz. The song's title refers to the "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 lack of involvement with the promotion of the album, claiming that he used ghostwriters to write his song texts. The controversy caused Drake to respond with two diss songs within a week titled, "Charged Up", and "Back to Back". Meek Mill responded with a counter-diss on July 31, 2015, with a diss song called "Wanna Know".

Track listing

Digital single

Charts

Certifications

References

1. Angela Stephanou (July 22, 2015). "Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn't Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant". Retrieved August 24, 2017. 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. "Meek Mill Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
5. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
6. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
7. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
8. "Billboard Hot Rap Songs - 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
9. "New Zealand single certifications – Meek Mill feat. Drake – R.I.C.O." Radioscope. Retrieved December 31, 2024. Type R.I.C.O. in the "Search:" field.
10. "British single certifications – Meek Mill ft Drake – R.I.C.O." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
11. "American single certifications – Meek Mill – R.I.C.O." Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Official audio on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at Genius

• 2015 songs
• 2015 singles
• Meek Mill songs
• Drake (musician) songs
• Songs written by Drake (musician)
• Song recordings produced by Vinylz
• Song recordings produced by Cubeatz
• Maybach Music Group singles
• Songs written by Vinylz
• Songs written by Meek Mill
• Songs written by Allen Ritter
• Songs written by Cubeatz
• Song recordings produced by Allen Ritter