A Milli

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2008 single by Lil Wayne

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artistLil Wayne
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genreHip hop
length3:41
label
writer
producerBangladesh
prev_titleLollipop
prev_year2008
next_titleLove in This Club, Part II
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"A Milli", abbreviated occasionally as "Milli", is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. The song was released April 23, 2008, as the second official single from his sixth studio album, Tha Carter III.

Background

The original version of this song leaked early on several mixtapes. Then, a second version, with the first verse from the album version, a verse from Cory Gunz and the final two verses from the original version, was leaked prior to the album version. "A Milli" was played several times when sampling the record before its release, and 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 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. "A Milli" was ranked the number one hip hop song of 2008 by MTV. American singer and songwriter Beyoncé's 2009 song "Diva", from her 2008 album I am... Sasha Fierce was compared to Wayne's song, due to the beat, the bassline, the repetitive word "diva", as Wayne do with "a milli" and the same producer of both of the songs, Bangladesh.

Critical reception

The song won the Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Blender ranked it the number one song of 2008.

Rolling Stone named it the 10th best song of 2008, the 63rd best song of the 2000s, and the 486th best song of all time.

Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named "A Milli" the number four song of 2008, and it was ranked as the number one song of 2008 in the MTV News Bigger Than the Sound poll.

Complex ranked its beat the 31st greatest hip hop beat of all time.

Chart performance

"A Milli" peaked at number six 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 at the time. It has reached number one 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 like his previous single "Lollipop". As of 2011, "A Milli" has sold 2,053,000 digital copies.

Remixes

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 hinted at the production of Tha Carter IV.

An electronic remix by duo Sidepiece was released on January 13, 2023.

Music video

The music video was shot on June 23, 2008, in Los Angeles, California, (the same day as the video for "Got Money").

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 Dayo Harewood, Lil Wayne and Jeff Panzer, features appearances by Birdman (giving Wayne his brand new car for his record sales), Lil Twist, T-Streets, Gudda Gudda, Kidd Kidd, Drake and Brisco. The video was first remastered onto YouTube in 2022.

Track listing

  1. "A Milli" (Clean)
  2. "A Milli" (Explicit)
  3. "A Milli" (Instrumental)
  4. "A Milli" (Acapella)

Charts

Weekly charts

Original

::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | UK Singles (OCC) | US Pop 100 (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---| | 163 | | | | | 34 | | | | ::

Sidepiece Remix

::data[format=table] | Chart (2023) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2008)PositionUS Billboard Hot 100US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)US Rhythmic (Billboard)
43
14
25
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Certifications

References

References

  1. Reid, Shaheem. (June 3, 2008). "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?". MTV News.
  2. Paul W Arnold (March 6, 2008). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6505/title.dx-clusive-jae-millz-speaks-on-deal-with-lil-wayne DX-clusive: Jae Millz speaks on deal with Lil Wayne]. HipHopDX. Accessed March 7, 2008.
  3. Shaheem Reid (April 29, 2008).[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501143929/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586492/20080429/lil_wayne.jhtml]. MTV. Accessed May 2, 2008.
  4. Reid, Shaheem. (October 21, 2008). "Lil Wayne Wants A Carter III Do-Over – News Story". Mtv.com.
  5. Reid, Shaheem. (December 15, 2008). "Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' And More Top Hip-Hop Songs Of 2008; 50 Cent Pledges Loyalty To Eminem: Mixtape Monday – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.
  6. "The 51st Annual Grammy Award Winners List". Grammy.com.
  7. MTV News Staff. (February 8, 2009). "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV.
  8. "Blender's 1001 Downloads: The Top 144 Songs of 2008".
  9. "Readers' Rock List: Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone.
  10. "Rolling Stone: 100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000–2009): 51–100". Rock on the Net.
  11. (September 15, 2021). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
  12. ''Time'', December 22, 2008, pages 47–8.
  13. (December 10, 2008). "The Best Songs Of 2008, In Bigger Than The Sound – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.
  14. "The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All TimeLil Wayne "A Milli" (2008)".
  15. Grein, Paul. (May 4, 2011). "Week Ending May 1, 2011. Songs: Even Divas Struggle | Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com.
  16. (June 20, 2008). "Lil' Wayne – A Milli (Free-Mix)".
  17. (January 13, 2023). "Lil Wayne & SIDEPIECE join forces for first-ever official 'A Milli' remix". Your EDM.
  18. (June 22, 2008). "Update: Lil Wayne Shooting 'Got Money' Video". Rap-up.com.
  19. Steven Gottlieb (July 24, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115942/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/07/lil-wayne-is-a.html WATCH IT: Lil Wayne "A Milli"] Video Static
  20. "Chart Log UK: DJ Steve L – LZ Love". zobbel.de.
  21. "Lil Wayne – Awards".
  22. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008".
  23. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008".
  24. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008".

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