"Rich Sex" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released as the first promotional single from Minaj's fourth studio album Queen (2018) on June 11, 2018, by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records.[1][2]
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| Promotional single by Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne | ||||
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| Released | June 11, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:12 | |||
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Release
Minaj released "Rich Sex" as the first promotional single on June 11 along with the announcement of her upcoming second single "Bed" featuring American singer Ariana Grande.[3]
Live performances
Minaj first performed the song in a medley consisting of "Chun-Li" and "Rich Sex" at the BET Awards 2018 held on June 23.[4]
Lawsuit
In January 2021, rapper and co-writer of the song Jawara Headley sued Minaj for more than $200 million over the track.[5] Headley, professionally known as Brinx Billions, claimed he should be credited as the sole author, composer, writer and producer of "Rich Sex". In his legal filings, the writer alleged he first showed Minaj "Rich Sex" prior to 2016, when she said to him "it would be extremely marketable and become a global hit".[5]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
- Nicki Minaj – lead vocals
- Lil Wayne – vocals
- J. Reid – songwriting, production
- Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – songwriting, production, mixing engineering
- Jawara Headley – songwriting
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing
- Manny Galvez – mixing engineering
- Jeff Edwards – mixing engineering
- Rashawn Mclean – assistant mixing
- Mike Seaberg – assistant mixing
- Jacob Richards – assistant mixing
- Jason Delattiboudere – assistant engineering
- Brian Judd – assistant engineering
- Jamal Berry – assistant engineering
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 86 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[8] | 28 |
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 66 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 56 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 24 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | June 11, 2018 | Young Money, Cash Money | [1] |