Released April 17, 2012 Recorded 2011 Length 4:28 | Format Digital download Genre Hip hop | |
Label Maybach Music Group, Def Jam | ||
"Stay Schemin'" is a single by American rapper Rick Ross featuring Drake and French Montana. It was released on his 2012 mixtape Rich Forever. The track was released as a digital download from iTunes on April 17, 2012. The chorus of the song, sung by French Montana, interpolates an unreleased Nas song titled "Day Dreamin, Stay Schemin," which covers the Kurtis Blow song, "Daydreamin'", with new lyrics.
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Music video
The video for the song was released on January 6, 2012. The video features Rick Ross cruising through Miami in a Phantom and Maybach alongside Drake and French Montana. Meek Mill and DJ Khaled also make appearances. The video was directed by Spiff TV for Maybach Films.
Critical reception
"Stay Schemin'" was met with positive reviews. Complex praised "Stay Schemin'" stating, " We've already listed "Stay Schemin'" as the best song of the year, so you already know how we feel about it—but a lot of the song's impact had to do with Drake's incredible verse. In fact it just might be the best he's ever spit." Complex went on to name the song #3 on their list of the best songs of 2012 and the guest appearance of Drake the best feature of 2012. XXL named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2012.
Remixes
Many rappers have recorded remixes or freestyles over the instrumental of the song including Common, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Meek Mill, Gunplay, Chamillionaire, LoLa Monroe, Lil Twist, Tyga and ASAP Rocky.
Charts
The song debuted in the top 60 of the Billboard Hot 100 at position 58. In its second week the song dropped to position 80 and fell off the chart the following week.