A Milli: Difference between revisions

The original version of this song [[Music leak|leaked]] early on several mixtapes. Then, a second version, with the first verse from the album version, a verse from [[Cory Gunz]] and the final two verses from the original version, was leaked prior to the album version. "A Milli" was played several times when sampling the record before its release,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem|title=Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588601/20080603/lil_wayne.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=June 3, 2008|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>Paul W Arnold (March 6, 2008). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6505/title.dx-clusive-jae-millz-speaks-on-deal-with-lil-wayne DX-clusive: Jae Millz speaks on deal with Lil Wayne]. HipHopDX. Accessed March 7, 2008.</ref> and was originally slated to appear on ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' in multiple versions as "skit-like" tracks, featuring artists such as [[Tyga]], Cory Gunz, [[Hurricane Chris (rapper)|Hurricane Chris]], and [[Lil Mama]]<ref>Shaheem Reid (April 29, 2008).[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586492/20080429/lil_wayne.jhtml]. MTV. Accessed May 2, 2008.</ref> though the tracks never made the final cut. They were rumored to appear on the re-release of ''Tha Carter III'', until Wayne revealed that the aforementioned album would be a [[rap rock]] album called ''[[Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)|Rebirth]]'' with no connection to ''Tha Carter III''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597594/20081021/lil_wayne.jhtml |title=Lil Wayne Wants A Carter III Do-Over – News Story |publisher=Mtv.com |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> "A Milli" was ranked the number one hip hop song of 2008 by [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601236/20081212/lil_wayne.jhtml |title=Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' And More Top Hip-Hop Songs Of 2008; 50 Cent Pledges Loyalty To Eminem: Mixtape Monday – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref>

The song samples "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" by [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/14260/Lil-Wayne-A-Milli-Gladys-Knight-&-the-Pips-Don't-Burn-Down-the-Bridge/|title=Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' – Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> The sample is different in both early and final versions. While the early version plays the sample as it is,<ref>{{Citation|last=simperative|title=Lil Wayne ft. Corey Gunz – A Milli (FULL, CDQ, Dirty)|date=March 20, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fywzpAP9guo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/fywzpAP9guo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=May 16, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the final version adds a filter effect to the sample. In addition, the main vocal sample is from the Vampire Mix of "[[I Left My Wallet in El Segundo]]" by [[A Tribe Called Quest]], taken from Fatboy Slim's sample CD "Skip to My Loops".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/2583/Lil-Wayne-A-Milli-A-Tribe-Called-Quest-I-Left-My-Wallet-in-El-Segundo-(Vampire-Mix)/|title=Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' – Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> The line "I'm okay, but my watch sick" was originally from "[[Go Crazy (Young Jeezy song)|Go Crazy]]" by [[Young Jeezy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/75183/Lil-Wayne-A-Milli-Young-Jeezy-Jay-Z-Fat-Joe-Go-Crazy-(Remix)/|title=Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' – Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>