"R.I.C.O." is a song by American

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recording artist

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, released as the third single from his second studio album ''

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'', on June 29, 2015. The song features

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. The song was produced by

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, Allen Ritter and

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. The song's title refers to the "

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" Act.

Controversy

On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized the rapper

on Twitter, after being upset with Drake's lack of involvement with the promotion of the album, claiming that he used

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s to write his song texts. The controversy caused Drake to respond with two diss songs within a week titled, "

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", 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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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Lyrics of this song at Genius
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