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| artist = [[Lil Wayne]] featuring [[Cory Gunz]] |
| artist = [[Lil Wayne]] featuring [[Cory Gunz]] |
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| album = [[Tha Carter IV]] |
| album = [[Tha Carter IV]] |
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| released = {{Start date|2010|12|16}}<ref name="6 Foot 7 Foot iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/6-foot-7-foot-feat.-cory-gunz/id410270960|title= 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz) – Single – United States|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple, Inc.|access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> |
| released = {{Start date|2010|12|16}}<ref name="6 Foot 7 Foot iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/6-foot-7-foot-feat.-cory-gunz/id410270960|title= 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz) – Single – United States|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple, Inc.|access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> |
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| recorded = 2010 |
| recorded = 2010 |
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
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| length = 4:09 |
| length = 4:09 |
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| label = {{hlist|[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]]}} |
| label = {{hlist|[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]]}} |
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter, Jr.]]|[[Cory Gunz|Peter Pankey, Jr.]]|Shondrae Crawford}} |
| writer = {{hlist|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter, Jr.]]|[[Cory Gunz|Peter Pankey, Jr.]]|[[Bangladesh (record producer)|Shondrae Crawford]]}} |
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| producer = Bangladesh |
| producer = [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]] |
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| chronology = [[Lil Wayne]] |
| chronology = [[Lil Wayne]] |
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| prev_title = [[Fire Flame]] |
| prev_title = [[Fire Flame]] |
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| prev_year = 2010 |
| prev_year = 2010 |
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| next_title = [[Welcome to My Hood]] |
| next_title = [[Welcome to My Hood]] |
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| next_year = 2011 |
| next_year = 2011 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|c7tOAGY59uQ|"6 Foot 7 Foot"}}}} |
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"'''6 Foot 7 Foot'''" (also styled as "6'7") is a song by rapper [[Lil Wayne]] featuring label mate [[Cory Gunz]]. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album, ''[[Tha Carter IV]]'' (2011). It was officially released on [[iTunes]] on December 16, 2010.<ref name="WeezyThanxYou">{{cite web|title=Blog #3: Six Foot Seven Foot|url=http://weezythanxyou.com/2010/12/14/blog-3-six-foot-seven-foot/ |work=Weezy Thanx You|publisher=Young Money Ent & Always Civil Enterprise|access-date=December 27, 2010|date=December 14, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110201010202/http://weezythanxyou.com/2010/12/14/blog-3-six-foot-seven-foot/| archive-date= February 1, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was produced by "[[A Milli]]" producer Bangladesh. The song samples "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]" by [[Harry Belafonte]] (particularly, as the title implies, the lyric "6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch".) |
"'''6 Foot 7 Foot'''" (also styled as "'''6'7'''") is a song by rapper [[Lil Wayne]] featuring label mate [[Cory Gunz]]. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album, ''[[Tha Carter IV]]'' (2011). It was officially released on [[iTunes]] on December 16, 2010.<ref name="WeezyThanxYou">{{cite web|title=Blog #3: Six Foot Seven Foot|url=http://weezythanxyou.com/2010/12/14/blog-3-six-foot-seven-foot/ |work=Weezy Thanx You|publisher=Young Money Ent & Always Civil Enterprise|access-date=December 27, 2010|date=December 14, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110201010202/http://weezythanxyou.com/2010/12/14/blog-3-six-foot-seven-foot/| archive-date= February 1, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was produced by "[[A Milli]]" producer [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]]. The song samples "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]" by [[Harry Belafonte]] (particularly, as the title implies, the lyric "6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch".) |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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"6 Foot 7 Foot" is the first single off ''Tha Carter IV''. The track is the first single Lil Wayne recorded following his release from prison on November 4, 2010, though it is the second song on which he has appeared since his prison release, after the final version of [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman's]] single "[[Fire Flame]]", on which he had 2 verses. In the original version of the single, Lil Wayne is absent due to his prison sentence.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|title=Hear Lil Wayne's First Post-Prison Track|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-lil-waynes-first-post-prison-track-20101116|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 27, 2010|author=Jem Aswad|date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> Before the song was officially released, [[Shade 45]]'s DJ Drama interviewed Lil Wayne and he talked about the single. He said "It's a monster," and "Hopefully, it shows people where I'm at lyrically." [[Mack Maine]], president of [[Young Money]] and fellow labelmate, called it "[[A Milli]] on steroids." The track was originally intended for rapper [[T.I.]], but the [[Atlantic |
"6 Foot 7 Foot" is the first single off ''Tha Carter IV''. The track is the first single Lil Wayne recorded following his release from prison on November 4, 2010, though it is the second song on which he has appeared since his prison release, after the final version of [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman's]] single "[[Fire Flame]]", on which he had 2 verses. In the original version of the single, Lil Wayne is absent due to his prison sentence.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|title=Hear Lil Wayne's First Post-Prison Track|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-lil-waynes-first-post-prison-track-20101116|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 27, 2010|author=Jem Aswad|date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> Before the song was officially released, [[Shade 45]]'s DJ Drama interviewed Lil Wayne and he talked about the single. He said "It's a monster," and "Hopefully, it shows people where I'm at lyrically." [[Mack Maine]], president of [[Young Money]] and fellow labelmate, called it "[[A Milli]] on steroids." The track was originally intended for rapper [[T.I.]], but the [[Atlantic Records]] manager who also co-managed Lil Wayne decided Lil Wayne would be a better fit. Lil Wayne and producer [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]] reunited for the first time since "A Milli" after the royalty dispute between [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]] and [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]] on that song.<ref name="MTV News">{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne's '6'7" ' Originally For T.I., Bangladesh Says|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654465/20101216/t_i_.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219220832/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654465/20101216/t_i_.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2010|work=MTV News|access-date=December 27, 2010|author=Mawuse Ziegbe|date=Dec 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|title=Producer Says He Didn't Rip Off Lil Wayne '6 Foot, 7 Foot' Beat |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/948843/producer-says-he-didnt-rip-off-lil-wayne-6-foot-7-foot-beat|work=The Juice|publisher=Billboard |access-date=December 27, 2010|author=Mariel Concepcion|date=December 24, 2010}}</ref> |
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It is the second time the trio (Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz, Bangladesh) have worked together, after 2008's " |
It is the second time the trio (Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz, Bangladesh) have worked together, after 2008's "A Milli" (though Cory Gunz was not on the final version of that song).{{Cn|date=July 2023}} Lil Wayne performed the song on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and ''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly''. He also performed it on ''106 & Party Cash Money Young Money New Years''.{{Cn|date=July 2023}} |
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==Music video== |
==Music video== |
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On January 20, 2011, Lil Wayne announced that there would be a music video for the single in the upcoming spring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne Puts Up a Fight in '6 Foot 7 Foot' Video|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/20/lil-wayne-puts-up-a-fight-in-6-foot-7-foot-video/#more-71434|publisher=Rap-Up.com}}</ref> A picture was uploaded by ''[[Rap-Up]]'' of Lil Wayne portraying a boxer. Birdman as well as the Young Money crew (excluding Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine) make cameo appearances in the video. The video made premieres on MTV on March 3, 2011, and on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET's]] ''[[106 & Park]]'' on March 4, 2011. The video (directed by [[Hype Williams]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1659165/lil-wayne-6-foot-7-foot-video/|title=Lil Wayne: '6 Foot 7 Foot' Director Wanted To Focus On 'Bars'|work=MTV News|access-date=2017-07-21|language=en}}</ref>) was inspired by the film ''[[Inception]]'', with Lil Wayne and the Young Money crew portraying several scenarios from the film and consists of numerous scenes which visualize many of the metaphors and similes Wayne says in the song.<ref name="explicit">{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Explicit) ft. Cory Gunz|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=August 16, 2011|date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The explicit version of the video has received |
On January 20, 2011, Lil Wayne announced that there would be a music video for the single in the upcoming spring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne Puts Up a Fight in '6 Foot 7 Foot' Video|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/20/lil-wayne-puts-up-a-fight-in-6-foot-7-foot-video/#more-71434|publisher=Rap-Up.com}}</ref> A picture was uploaded by ''[[Rap-Up]]'' of Lil Wayne portraying a boxer. Birdman as well as the Young Money crew (excluding [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Tyga]], [[Gudda Gudda]] and [[Mack Maine]]) make cameo appearances in the video. The video made premieres on MTV on March 3, 2011, and on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET's]] ''[[106 & Park]]'' on March 4, 2011. The video (directed by [[Hype Williams]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1659165/lil-wayne-6-foot-7-foot-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928012626/http://www.mtv.com/news/1659165/lil-wayne-6-foot-7-foot-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2015|title=Lil Wayne: '6 Foot 7 Foot' Director Wanted To Focus On 'Bars'|work=MTV News|access-date=2017-07-21|language=en}}</ref>) was inspired by the film ''[[Inception]]'', with Lil Wayne and the Young Money crew portraying several scenarios from the film and consists of numerous scenes which visualize many of the metaphors and similes Wayne says in the song.<ref name="explicit">{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Explicit) ft. Cory Gunz|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=August 16, 2011|date=March 10, 2011}}</ref>{{original research inline|date=July 2023}} The explicit version of the video has received 195 million views as of March 2024<ref name="explicit"/> on YouTube, while the clean version of the video has received above 3.5 million views.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Edited) ft. Cory Gunz|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22_VfqXoows|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 16, 2011|date=March 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Credits and personnel== |
==Credits and personnel== |
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! scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="US100">{{cite magazine|title=Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lil wayne|chart=Hot 100}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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Single by Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz | ||||
from the album Tha Carter IV | ||||
Released | December 16, 2010[1] | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:09 | |||
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Producer(s) | Bangladesch | |||
Lil Wayne singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"6 Foot 7 Foot" on YouTube |
"6 Foot 7 Foot" (also styled as "6'7") is a song by rapper Lil Wayne featuring label mate Cory Gunz. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album, Tha Carter IV (2011). It was officially released on iTunes on December 16, 2010.[2] It was produced by "A Milli" producer Bangladesh. The song samples "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte (particularly, as the title implies, the lyric "6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch".)
Background
[edit]"6 Foot 7 Foot" is the first single off Tha Carter IV. The track is the first single Lil Wayne recorded following his release from prison on November 4, 2010, though it is the second song on which he has appeared since his prison release, after the final version of Birdman's single "Fire Flame", on which he had 2 verses. In the original version of the single, Lil Wayne is absent due to his prison sentence.[3] Before the song was officially released, Shade 45's DJ Drama interviewed Lil Wayne and he talked about the single. He said "It's a monster," and "Hopefully, it shows people where I'm at lyrically." Mack Maine, president of Young Money and fellow labelmate, called it "A Milli on steroids." The track was originally intended for rapper T.I., but the Atlantic Records manager who also co-managed Lil Wayne decided Lil Wayne would be a better fit. Lil Wayne and producer Bangladesh reunited for the first time since "A Milli" after the royalty dispute between Bangladesh and Cash Money on that song.[4][5] It is the second time the trio (Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz, Bangladesh) have worked together, after 2008's "A Milli" (though Cory Gunz was not on the final version of that song).[citation needed] Lil Wayne performed the song on Saturday Night Live and New Year's Eve with Carson Daly. He also performed it on 106 & Party Cash Money Young Money New Years.[citation needed]
Music video
[edit]On January 20, 2011, Lil Wayne announced that there would be a music video for the single in the upcoming spring.[6] A picture was uploaded by Rap-Up of Lil Wayne portraying a boxer. Birdman as well as the Young Money crew (excluding Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine) make cameo appearances in the video. The video made premieres on MTV on March 3, 2011, and on BET's 106 & Park on March 4, 2011. The video (directed by Hype Williams[7]) was inspired by the film Inception, with Lil Wayne and the Young Money crew portraying several scenarios from the film and consists of numerous scenes which visualize many of the metaphors and similes Wayne says in the song.[8][original research?] The explicit version of the video has received 195 million views as of March 2024[8] on YouTube, while the clean version of the video has received above 3.5 million views.[9]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Recording
- Recorded at CMR South Studios, Miami, FL by Michael Cadahia. Assisted by Edward Lidow.
Personnel
- Mixing – Fabian Marasciullo
- Assistant mixing – Seth Waldman
- Mixed at – Conway Studios, Los Angeles
- Mastering – Dave Kutch (single version); Brian "Big Bass" Gardner (album version)
Charts and certifications
[edit]Commercial performance
[edit]"6 Foot 7 Foot" debuted at number 9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (week of January 1, 2011)[10] and number 3 on the Digital Songs chart.[11] By January 2013, the song has sold over 3 million digital downloads in the U.S.[12]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
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Covers
[edit]On May 10, 2017 Insane Clown Posse released a cover of the song as well as a music video featuring Psychopathic Records artist Lyte.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz) – Single – United States". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Blog #3: Six Foot Seven Foot". Weezy Thanx You. Young Money Ent & Always Civil Enterprise. December 14, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Jem Aswad (November 16, 2010). "Hear Lil Wayne's First Post-Prison Track". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Mawuse Ziegbe (December 16, 2010). "Lil Wayne's '6'7" ' Originally For T.I., Bangladesh Says". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Mariel Concepcion (December 24, 2010). "Producer Says He Didn't Rip Off Lil Wayne '6 Foot, 7 Foot' Beat". The Juice. Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Puts Up a Fight in '6 Foot 7 Foot' Video". Rap-Up.com.
- ^ "Lil Wayne: '6 Foot 7 Foot' Director Wanted To Focus On 'Bars'". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Explicit) ft. Cory Gunz". March 10, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Edited) ft. Cory Gunz". YouTube. March 28, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Top 100 Music Hits Archive". Billboard Week of January 1, 2011. January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Top Digital Songs". Digital Songs – Week of January 1, 2011. Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Paul Grein (January 23, 2013). "Week Ending Jan. 20, 2013. Songs: Timberlake Loses Battle Of The Justins". Yahoo Chart Watch. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "British single certifications – Lil Wayne ft Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "ICP releases "6 Foot 7 Foot" Music Video with numerous MNE disses | Faygoluvers". faygoluvers.net. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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