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Fuckin' Problems
2012 single by ASAP Rocky featuring 2 Chainz, Drake and Kendrick Lamar
2012 single by ASAP Rocky featuring 2 Chainz, Drake and Kendrick Lamar
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | FuckinProblems |
| cover | ASAP Rocky FP Cover.JPG |
| type | single |
| artist | ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar |
| album | Long. Live. ASAP |
| released | October 24, 2012 |
| recorded | 2012 |
| genre | *Hip-hop |
| length | 3:57 |
| label | |
| writer | |
| producer | |
| chronology | ASAP Rocky |
| prev_title | Cockiness (Love It) |
| prev_year | 2012 |
| next_title | Wild for the Night |
| next_year | 2013 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Drake |
| type | single |
| prev_title | We in This Bitch 1.5 |
| prev_year | 2012 |
| title | FuckinProblems |
| year | 2012 |
| next_title | Lord Knows |
| next_year | 2012 |
| artist | 2 Chainz |
| type | single |
| prev_title | Bandz a Make Her Dance |
| prev_year | 2012 |
| title | FuckinProblems |
| year | 2012 |
| next_title | I'm Different |
| next_year | 2012 |
| artist | Kendrick Lamar |
| type | single |
| prev_title | Swimming Pools (Drank) |
| prev_year | 2012 |
| title | FuckinProblems |
| year | 2012 |
| next_title | Backseat Freestyle |
| next_year | 2012 |
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"FuckinProblems" (also censored as "Problems" and titled on the clean version "FkinProblems**") is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, featuring Canadian rapper Drake and fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 24, 2012, as the second single from Rocky's debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013), and was later released to radio on November 27, 2012.
Noah "40" Shebib assisted the artists in writing the song and also serves as producer alongside Drake, who co-produced under the pseudonym C. Papi. Though uncredited, the song also interpolates Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". The song was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background
The song was initially recorded by Drake for his album Nothing Was the Same in a studio session with rapper 2 Chainz. Drake felt like the song was a throwaway so he wanted to give the song to "somebody who was poppin" and gave it to Kendrick Lamar. Lamar recorded his verse on the song but decided not to use the song for his album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, as he thought the song would not fit into the album, so he returned the song back to Drake again. Drake then finally let ASAP Rocky keep the song along with all the verses to use for his debut album Long. Live. ASAP.
Music video
The music video, directed by Sam Lecca and Clark Jackson, premiered on December 3, 2012 on 106 & Park.
Remixes
Young Money rapper Tyga has a freestyle to the song on his 2012 mixtape, 187, alongside "Clique" by Kanye West. Lil Wayne freestyled over the beat on his Dedication 5 mixtape along with Kidd Kidd and Euro. Other freestyles and remixes to the song have been done by Rick Ross (with Stalley), Trey Songz, Joell Ortiz and Kevin McCall, among others.
Critical reception
Complex named the song number 21 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012. Pitchfork ranked it at number 35 on their list of the top 100 songs of 2013. XXL positioned it at number 14 on their list of the best songs of the year.
Chart performance
The song has sold over two million digital copies in the US as of October 2013. The song has since peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is the most successful song on the album. It is also Rocky's most successful song as a lead artist.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012–2013) | Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | Australia (ARIA) | Flanders Tip | 3 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems | refname="Flanders"}} | Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders) | Wallonia Tip | 27 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems}} | Canada | 65 | artist=AAP Rocky | access-date=November 13, 2012}} | France | 30 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems}} | Portugal | 42 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems}} | Germany | 86 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems | songid=1083790}} | Switzerland | 65 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=F**kin' Problems}} | UKsinglesbyname | 50 | artist=A$AP Rocky featuring Skrillex | song=F**kin' Problems}} | UKrandb | 10 | artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar | song=Fuckin' Problems | date=2012-12-22}} | Billboardhot100 | 8 | artist=ASAP Rocky | access-date=November 13, 2012}} | Billboardrandbhiphop | 2 | artist=AAP Rocky | access-date=November 13, 2012}} | Billboardrapsongs | 2 | artist=AAP Rocky | access-date=November 13, 2012}} | Billboardrhythmic | 2 | artist=AAP Rocky | access-date=November 13, 2012}} |
| 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |
| Chart (2019) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position | Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban) | France (SNEP) | US Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | US Rhythmic (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | ||||||
| 183 | ||||||
| 41 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 15 |
Certifications
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2012 | |||||
| November 27, 2012 | Rhythmic contemporary radio |
References
References
- "A$AP Rocky Teams With Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar on 'F--kin' Problem'".
- Golianopoulos, Thomas. (August 28, 2013). "Outtakes From Drake's XXL Cover Story".
- (December 3, 2012). "A$AP Rocky Reveals Album Release Date, Cover Art". [[Rap-Up]].
- "The 50 Best Songs of 201221. A$AP Rocky f/ 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar "Fuckin' Problems"".
- "The Top 100 Tracks of 2013 – Page 7 – Pitchfork".
- (December 25, 2013). "The 25 Best Songs Of 2013 – XXL".
- Paul Grein. (October 30, 2013). "Week Ending Oct. 27, 2013. Songs: Women Roar, Twerk & Crush The Competition". Yahoo.
- [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130318130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130319-0001/Issue1201.pdf ]{{cbignore
- link. (June 22, 2015 (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved December 25, 2013.)
- "Top de l'année Top Singles 2013". SNEP.
- "Best of 2013 – Hot 100 Songs".
- "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2013".
- "A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – F**kin' Problems". [[Grammofonleverantörernas förening]].
- "Fuckin' Problems (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) – Single by A$AP Rocky". [[Apple Inc..
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