R.I.C.O. (song)

"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.

"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
Songwriter(s)	Robert Williams Aubrey Graham Quentin Miller Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer
Producer(s)	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)

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 ghostwriters to write his song texts.^[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".

Track listing

Digital single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"R.I.C.O."	Robert Williams Aubrey Graham Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer	Vinylz Ritter Cubeatz	3:18

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[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.