"Make It Rain" is a song by American rapper

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, released in 2006 as the first single from his seventh album '' Me, Myself & I''. It features American rapper

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, who only raps the chorus (but contributes a verse on the remix), and was produced by

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. The song peaked at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was released through

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, and Fat Joe's

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. It was nominated for a

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at the

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. The Exclusive Def Jam Version, which does not feature Lil Wayne and instead has a hook by Fat Joe, is featured in the game '' Def Jam: Icon'' and is Fat Joe's fighting song.

Composition

Fat Joe was on a tour stop in Memphis, he decided he wanted to make a southern style hip-hop song after hearing what the local clubs were playing. He also realized there was no popular songs for strip clubs with lyrics of throwing money. Fat Joe enlisted Storch to make a southern sounding beat which the producer was initially opposed to. Producer

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, who was from the southern U.S, instead to match the regional sound of the record. Fat Joe having already written the chorus, sent the demo to Lil Wayne who sent back the final version of the song the next day.

Chart performance

''Make It Rain'' debuted at number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, on the week of November 18, 2006. After climbing the chart for 13 weeks, the song reached its peak at number 13 on the chart dated February 17, 2007. On May 15, 2007, the single was certified

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(RIAA) for sales of over a million downloads in the United States.

Music video

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, Birdman, Diddy,

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make cameo appearances in the video. Some of the scenes of the video pay homage to the late

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's classic video "

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". The video was directed by Chris Robinson and VinCock and produced by Nicole Acacio for production company Robot Films.

Remix

A remix was recorded in December 2006 and released as a single in 2007. It features American singer R. Kelly and American rappers

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, Birdman,

and Ace Mac, as well as uncredited vocals by

, and was produced by Scott Storch. There is also an official video for the remix.

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has made his own version.

Music video

The video was directed by R. Malcolm Jones and features guest appearances by

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and

Track listing

Promo CD single # "Make It Rain" (remix; edited) # "Make It Rain" (remix; explicit) Digital download single # "Make It Rain" (remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Rick Ross 2006 songs 2006 singles Birdman (rapper) songs Fat Joe songs Lil Wayne songs R. Kelly songs Rick Ross songs T.I. songs Song recordings produced by Scott Storch Songs written by Lil Wayne Songs written by R. Kelly Songs written by Scott Storch Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Songs written by Fat Joe Remix singles