{{about|the song by T-Pain|the music style|Hip hop music|and|Rapping}} {{Infobox song | name = Rap Song | cover = T-Pain_-_Rap_Song_(Feat._Rick_Ross)_(2010).jpg | alt = | type = Promotional single | artist = [[T-Pain]] featuring [[Rick Ross]] | album = | released = {{Start date|2010|10|19}} | recorded = 2010 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{Flatlist| *[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] *[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] }} | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}} | label = {{hlist|[[Nappy Boy Entertainment|Nappy Boy]]|[[Konvict Musik|Konvict]]|[[Jive Records|Jive]]}} | writer = {{Flatlist| *[[T-Pain|Faheem Najm]] *[[Rick Ross|William Roberts]] *[[Young Fyre|Tramaine Winfrey]]}} | producer = [[Young Fyre]] }}
"'''Rap Song'''" is a song by R&B singer [[T-Pain]]. The song, features rapper [[Rick Ross]] and originally served as a single off T-Pain's fourth studio album ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|RevolveЯ]]'', but never made it on the track list.
== Background == His previous singles "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]" and "[[Reverse Cowgirl (song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]" did not chart as well as planned, so he released the songs as promotional singles. The song was released on [[iTunes]] on October 19, 2010, and has already had urban and mainstream radio impact. The track was performed without the rap verse, during [[The Black Eyed Peas]] E.N.D. tour in [[Canada]]. The song has similar elements to the single "[[Buy U a Drank]]". Throughout the song, there are references to other "rap songs" such as [[OutKast]]'s "[[Elevators (Me & You)]]", [[50 Cent]]'s "[[In Da Club]]", [[N.W.A]]'s "[[Straight Outta Compton (song)|Straight Outta Compton]]", [[Lil Wayne]]'s "[[A Milli]]" and [[Soulja Boy]]'s club hit "[[Donk (song)|Donk]]". It also makes references to many other rappers such as [[Jeezy|Young Jeezy]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[Yo Gotti]], [[Akon]] and [[Kanye West]]. The concept of the song is that instead of "making love" to a slow R&B song, some people prefer to "make love" to a "rap song".
==Music video==
The music video was released on November 19. The video was directed by T-Pain & [[Todd Angkasuwan]].<ref>[http://nappyboyonline.com/video/tpain-feat-rick-ross-rap-song-4 World Premiere of ‘Rap Song’.]</ref> In the music video the camera zooms past patrons frozen in time outside the club, heading inside the establishment where clubgoers are shown throwing cash at strippers, spilling drinks, and partying.<ref>[http://mzrocklanta.com/2010/11/19/music-video-t-pain-f-rick-ross-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98rap-song%e2%80%99 T-Pain Rap Song Music Video]</ref> During the music video, the part where he sings "and I'mma do you like Kanye, I'mma let you finish" a "frozen" clip is shown of T-Pain pushing a girl to the side and talking over her, referring to the [[MTV Video Music Award|VMA]] incident with [[Kanye West]] and [[Taylor Swift]]. The video features many cameos, including appearances by [[Lil Twist]], [[Mack Maine]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Flo Rida]], [[Yo Gotti]], and [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]].
==Remixes== A [[So So Def]] remix was made featuring [[Jermaine Dupri]]. Another remix titled "Reggae Song" was made by [[Rock City (duo)|Rock City]].
==Charts== On the week ending September 26, 2010, "Rap Song" debuted at #87 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rick ross|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}</ref> On the week ending October 29, 2010, it debuted at #89 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and dropped off the chart the next week.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ ! Chart (2010) ! Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|CIS|311|artist=T-Pain feat. Rick Ross|song=Rap Song (Main Version)|songid=28579|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|89|artist=T-Pain|song=Rap Song|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|33|artist=T-Pain|song=Rap Song|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{T-Pain}} {{Rick Ross}}
[[Category:2010 singles]] [[Category:T-Pain songs]] [[Category:Rick Ross songs]] [[Category:Songs written by T-Pain]] [[Category:Songs written by Rick Ross]] [[Category:2010 songs]] [[Category:Jive Records singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Young Fyre]]