"Watch Out" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
2 Chainz
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, ...
. It was released on July 22, 2015 as a single from his mixtape, ''Trap-A-Velli Tre''. This track was produced by
FKi. The song was later included as an iTunes exclusive track on 2 Chainz' third studio album ''
ColleGrove
''ColleGrove'' is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist 2 Chainz. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was originally a collaborative effort between him and fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, b ...
''. The song was certified
Platinum
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Pla ...
by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) October 12, 2016, for selling over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States.
Music video
A music video was released on January 25, 2016 on 2 Chainz's
Vevo
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account on
YouTube
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. The video features the head of Chainz on different bodies - from a pianist, to a dancing boy, to a toddler, to a couple of guys playing basketball, to President Obama, and many more. It was directed by Motion Family - a trio composed of David Ka, Diwang Valdez and Sebastian Urrea.
Commercial performance
"Watch Out" debuted at number 85 on
Billboard Hot 100
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for the chart dated January 16, 2016.
[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2016-1-16 ] It later peaked at number 64.
Awards and nominations
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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