Make It Rain (Fat Joe song)
"Make It Rain" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe, released in 2006 as the first single from his seventh album Me, Myself & I. It features American rapper Lil Wayne, who only raps the chorus (but contributes a verse on the remix), and was produced by Scott Storch. The song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was released through EMI, Virgin Records, and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Entertainment.
This article is about Fat Joe's song. For other uses, see Make It Rain (disambiguation)."Make It Rain"
October 31, 2006
4:11
March 13, 2007
December 2006
5:44 (main remix version)
7:04 (original extended remix version)
It was nominated for a Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Exclusive Def Jam Version, which does not feature Lil Wayne and instead has a hook by Fat Joe, is featured in the game Def Jam: Icon and is Fat Joe's fighting song.
Chart performance[edit]
Make It Rain debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on the week of November 18, 2006.[2] After climbing the chart for 13 weeks, the song reached its peak at number 13 on the chart dated February 17, 2007.[1] On May 15, 2007, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million downloads in the United States.[3]
Music video[edit]
DJ Khaled, Cool & Dre, Scott Storch, Birdman, Diddy, Rick Ross, Trina, Oliver Coats, Triple C, Hennessi, Emry L Moore and Young Money make cameo appearances in the video. Some of the scenes of the video pay homage to the late Big Pun's classic video "Still Not a Player". The video was directed by Chris Robinson and VinCock and produced by Nicole Acacio for production company Robot Films.