Released October 24, 2012 Recorded 2012 Length 3:57 | Format CD
digital download Genre Hip hop | |
Label A$AP Worldwide
Polo Grounds
RCA | ||
"Fuckin' Problems" (edited version titled as "F**kin' Problems", and "Problems") is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky. It was released on October 24, 2012, as the second single from his debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013). The song, co-produced by Noah "40" Shebib alongside Drake under the pseudonym C. Papi, features guest appearances from fellow rappers Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. On November 27, 2012, the song was officially released to radio.
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Music video
The music video, directed by Sam Lecca and Clark Jackson, premiered on December 3, 2012 on 106 & Park.
Remixes
Young Money rapper Tyga has a freestyle to the song, on his 2012 mixtape, 187. Lil Wayne freestyled over the beat on his Dedication 5 mixtape along with Kidd Kidd and Euro. Other freestyles are remixes to the song have been done by Rick Ross (with Stalley), Trey Songz, Joell Ortiz and Kevin McCall, among others.
Critical reception
Complex named the song number 21 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012. Pitchfork Media ranked it at number 35 on their list of the top 100 songs of 2013. XXL positioned it at number 14 on their list of the best songs of the year.
Commercial performance
The song has sold over 2 million digital copies in the US as of October 2013.