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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Playboi Carti featuring Lil Uzi Vert
| album = Playboi Carti
| released = March 10, 2017 (SoundCloud)
April 7, 2017 (iTunes)
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| studio = Means Street Studios
| genre = Trap
| length = 3:56
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| producer = Pi'erre Bourne
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"'Wokeuplikethis'" (stylized as "'wokeuplikethis*'") is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti featuring vocals from fellow American rapper Lil Uzi Vert and production from Pi'erre Bourne. It was released on April 7, 2017, as the second single from Carti's eponymous debut commercial mixtape 'Playboi Carti' (2017).
The song samples the 2004 single "White Tee" by fellow Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz.
Release
The song premiered via SoundCloud on March 10, 2017, and was released on the iTunes for digital download as a single on April 7, 2017.
Composition and lyrics
"Wokeuplikethis" is a trap song. Carti's verses have been described as "spilling out unfinished ideas, but there's a charm to the way he dawdles through verses, as if rap is merely an afterthought."
Music video
The song's official music video was released on August 7, 2017, premiering exclusively on Tidal, and has 39 million views as of May 2020. The video was directed by James JMP Pereira, who later directed "Look At Me" and "Moonlight" for XXXTentacion.
Synopsis
The video takes place in a prison. The opening lines show a shirtless Carti getting a haircut by a woman in a red dress while lip syncing the lyrics on a rotary dial telephone. The video also switches between shots of an exercise yard and a hallway with other prisoners imitating them. At 1:31, the video switches to a shot of Carti in clothes in a black background, with Uzi making an appearance. The video then switches back to the prison setting.Usage in media
* The song was sampled by Eminem for his track "Greatest" on 'Kamikaze'.
* Beyonc interpolated the song into her 2018 Coachella performance.
* The song was used in the video game NBA Live 18
* Lil Wayne remixed the song on his mixtape 'Dedication 6: Reloaded'.
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References
Category:2017 singles
Category:2017 songs
Category:Playboi Carti songs
Category:Lil Uzi Vert songs
Category:Songs written by Playboi Carti
Category:Songs written by Lil Uzi Vert
Category:Songs written by Pi'erre Bourne
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Trap music songs
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