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. It was released on April 24, 2020 as a standalone single. It peaked at number 65 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The track's title is a reference to the ''

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, which Uzi also references multiple times in the track. The track is their first single as a lead artist since the release of their album ''

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'', which was released a week earlier.

Critical reception

The track received mixed-to-negative reviews. Diego Ramos of ''

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'' gave the track two stars out of five, saying that the track "falls short of expectations", and said that the song "does have a layboiCarti-esque nature, but it also sounds like a generic Uzi song", with "references to fashion, sexual innuendos and cars in the typical Uzi delivery" that "make for nothing special". Marcus Pruitt of ''AudiblWav'' said that the track "doesn’t bring quite the same punch as other tracks

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released earlier this year", saying that the song "opened up with a ton of potential, but fell flat as it progressed". The song also garnered negative reactions from fans.

Commercial performance

The track debuted at number 65 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, failing to match the previous commercial success of their previous single, " That Way".

Controversy

The track was the subject of controversy between their beef with rapper

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, with Uzi allegedly dissing him on the track. They denied dissing Carti.

Charts

References

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