R.I.C.O. (song)

"R.I.C.O."
Single by Meek Mill featuring Drake
from the album Dreams Worth More Than Money
Released	June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Trap
Length	3:19
Label	Maybach Atlantic Dream Chasers
Songwriters	Robert Williams Aubrey Graham Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer
Producers	Vinylz Ritter Cubeatz
Meek Mill singles chronology
"All Eyes on You" (2015) "R.I.C.O." (2015) "Litty" (2017)
Drake singles chronology
"100" (2015) "R.I.C.O." (2015) "Energy" (2015)

"R.I.C.O." is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as the third single from his second studio album Dreams Worth More Than Money, on June 29, 2015. The song features Canadian rapper Drake. The song was produced by Vinylz, Allen Ritter and Cubeatz. The song's title refers to the "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations" Act.

Controversy

On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized the rapper Drake on Twitter, after being upset with Drake's lack of involvement with the promotion of the album, claiming that he used rapper Quentin Miller as a ghostwriter.^[1] The controversy caused Drake to respond with two diss songs within a week titled, "Charged Up", and "Back to Back".^[2][3] Meek Mill responded with a counter-diss on July 31, 2015, with a diss song called "Wanna Know".

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[4] 48 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[5] 37 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 40 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9]	Platinum	30,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Angela Stephanou (July 22, 2015). "Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn't Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant". Retrieved August 24, 2017. Stop comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!
2. "Drake Fires Back at Meek Mill on 'Charged Up' | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
3. "Drake Disses Meek Mill Again on 'Back to Back' Freestyle | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
4. "Meek Mill Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
5. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 17/7/2015 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
6. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
7. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
8. "Billboard Hot Rap Songs - 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
9. "New Zealand single certifications – Meek Mill feat. Drake – R.I.C.O." Radioscope. Retrieved July 17, 2025. Type R.I.C.O. in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
10. "British single certifications – Meek Mill ft Drake – R.I.C.O." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
11. "American single certifications – Meek Mill – R.I.C.O." Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Official audio on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at Genius