| Ballin | |
| Cover: | Ballinjuicyjsingle.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Juicy J featuring Kanye West |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Chronology: | Juicy J |
| Prev Title: | No English |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | One Shot |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Ballin" is a song by American rapper Juicy J featuring fellow American rapper Kanye West. It was released as a single on September 28, 2016, intended for his fourth album Rubba Band Business, however it was later cleared as a non-album single. The song was produced by TM88, Cubeatz and Crazy Mike, with writing handled by the trio alongside its performers, as well as co-writing by LunchMoney Lewis and Strick.[1]
On September 23, 2016, five days belong the single was released, Juicy announced via Twitter that a viewing party would be available on TIDAL, which was streamed two days before its release.[2] The track was supposed to be part of Juicy's fourth studio album Rubba Band Business, but didn't end up on the tracklist when the album was released in December 2017.[3]
For both the intro and outro of "Ballin", a sample of "I'm Not Gonna Give Up" by Eddie Holman is used.[4] West's feature is minimal, since he only sings the chorus and Juicy J raps all of the verses.[5]
On September 29, 2016, one day after the song's release, the official music video for it was released.[6] The video features both rappers performing the song in a warehouse.[7]