5 Star | |
Cover: | Yo-gotti-5-star-cover.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Yo Gotti |
Album: | Live from the Kitchen |
Released: | May 20, 2009 |
Recorded: | 2009 |
Genre: | Hip hop |
Length: | 3:44 |
Label: | |
Producer: | Hot Rod |
Prev Title: | Ridiculous |
Prev Year: | 2009 |
Next Title: | Women Lie, Men Lie |
Next Year: | 2009 |
"5 Star" is a song by Yo Gotti. Hot Rod produced the single, which was released on May 20, 2009. The music video, released in August 2009, includes a cameo appearance by Rick Ross.
The song benefitted from heavy promotion on MTV, MTV2 and BET and a lot of airplay. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 17 at number 79.
The music video was shot in Los Angeles and premiered on 106 & Park two months prior to the remix video. The remix video premiered on 106 & Park on October 9, 2009, later peaking at number one and ranking at number 25 on BET's Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
5 Star Remix | |
Cover: | YoGotti5STARRemix.jpg |
Type: | promotional single |
Artist: | Yo Gotti featuring Gucci Mane, Trina and Nicki Minaj |
Album: | Live from the Kitchen |
Released: | November 9, 2009 |
Recorded: | 2009 |
Genre: | Hip hop |
Length: | 4:07 |
Label: | |
Producer: | Hot Rod |
The official remix has two versions, both versions have a new verse by Yo Gotti and verses by rappers Gucci Mane & Trina. The original remix, has a verse by Lil Boosie but Because of Lil' Boosie's impending four-year prison sentence, he was unable to attend the video shoot, so a second version was needed for the video. That version, now the main official remix, has a verse by Young Money artist Nicki Minaj replacing Boosie's verse. The explicit version of the remix with Nicki Minaj was released as a digital single on November 9, 2009.
The remix featuring Gucci Mane, Trina, and Nicki Minaj was included in the album instead of the original version.
Chart (2009) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] | 75 |
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[2] | 37 |