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On ''[[I Am...Sasha Fierce]]'', [[Beyonce]]'s "[[Diva (Beyonce song)|Diva]]" is very similar to this song. This song was written by [[Beyonce Knowles]]. Both were produced by Brian Graves.
On ''[[I Am...Sasha Fierce]]'', [[Beyonce]]'s "[[Diva (Beyonce song)|Diva]]" is very similar to this song. This song was written by [[Beyonce Knowles]]. Both were produced by Brian Graves.

The edited version of the song replaces the lyric ''"So when she ask for the money when you're through / Don't be surprised, bitch"'' with ''"And she pops excellent up in Wayne's world"'' in response to the also-censored lyric ''"Yeah, boy (nigga), that's my girl (chick)."''


==Music video==
==Music video==

Revision as of 11:13, 13 June 2009

"A Milli"
Song

"A Milli" is a Grammy Award-winning second official single, and official street single from Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III.

Background

A Milli was played several times when sampling the record before its release,[1][2] was originally slated to appear on Tha Carter III in multiple versions as "skit-like" tracks, featuring artists such as Tyga, Cory Gunz, Hurricane Chris and Lil Mama[3] though the tracks never made the final cut. They were rumored to appear on the re-release of Tha Carter III, until Wayne revealed that the aforementioned album would be a rap rock album called Rebirth with no connection to Tha Carter III.[4] Lil Wayne samples the song I Left My Wallet in El Segundo Vampire Remix by A Tribe Called Quest [5]

A Milli was ranked the #1 Hip-Hop song of 2008 by MTV.[6]

On I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyonce's "Diva" is very similar to this song. This song was written by Beyonce Knowles. Both were produced by Brian Graves.

Music video

The music video was shot on June 23 in Los Angeles, California (the same day he shot the video for "Got Money").[7]

The video premiered on 106 & Park July 2, 2008. It consists of Lil Wayne preparing for the shoot of his following single "Got Money". The video, which was directed by Gil Green, also features appearances by Birdman, Ray J , T-Pain and Brisco.

Critical reception

The song won the Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[8][9]
Blender ranked this the #1 song of 2008. [10]
Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #4 song of 2008.[11]
The song was also ranked as the number one of 2008 in the MTV News Bigger Than Sound poll. [12]

Remix

The official remix, dubbed "A Milli Freemix", was made by Wayne to thank his fans, celebrating his first week sale of one million copies of Tha Carter III. In the remix, Wayne also hints at production of a possible fourth addition to the 'Tha Carter' series.[13]

Multiple rappers have freestyled over the beat, as well as singers Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Lil Mama, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, LL Cool J, Cassidy, Trey Songz, Asher Roth, Chamillionaire, Fabolous, T-Pain and MIMS and they can all be found on the internet.

Chart performance

"A Milli" has peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lil Wayne's second top ten and second highest peaking song on the chart as a lead artist. It has reached #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, making it his second number one song on that chart. It was also able to top the Hot Rap Tracks as his previous single "Lollipop".

Track listing

  1. "A Milli" (Clean)
  2. "A Milli" (Explicit)
  3. "A Milli" (Instrumental)
  4. "A Milli" (Acapella)
  5. "Lollipop" (Clean)
  6. "Lollipop" (Explicit)
  7. "Lollipop" (Instrumental)
  8. "Lollipop" (Acapella)

Chart

Chart (2008) Peak
position[14][15][16][17]
Canadian Hot 100 54
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 34
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
August 23 2008 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Reid, Shaheem ((2008-06-03)). "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-06-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Paul W Arnold (March 6, 2008). DX-clusive: Jae Millz speaks on deal with Lil Wayne. HipHopDX. Accessed March 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Shaheem Reid (April 29, 2008).[1]. MTV. Accessed May 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Lil Wayne Wants A Carter III Do-Over - News Story
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DMWVxVWeos
  6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601236/20081212/lil_wayne.jhtml
  7. ^ Update: Lil Wayne Shooting ‘Got Money’ Video
  8. ^ http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#07
  9. ^ MTV News Staff (2009-02-08). "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  10. ^ http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=45697&pg=10
  11. ^ Time, December 22, 2008, pages 47-8.
  12. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/20081209/lil_wayne.jhtml
  13. ^ A Milli Free Mix Accessed August 16, 2008
  14. ^ U.S Billboard Hot 100
  15. ^ U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  16. ^ U.S. Billboard Pop 100
  17. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Lil Wayne


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