No Flex Zone

"No Flex Zone" is the debut single by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on May 18, 2014, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the lead single from their debut studio album SremmLife (2015). The song was produced by Mike Will Made It and A+. The song, which appears on the duo's debut album SremmLife (2015), has since peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video for the song was released on September 18, 2014.[1] The song has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.[2]

"No Flex Zone"
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife
Released	May 18, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:51
Label	EarDrummers Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Aaquil Brown Khalif Brown Michael Williams II Asheton Hogan
Producer(s)	Mike Will Made It A+
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"No Flex Zone" (2014) "No Type" (2014)

Music video

On August 11, 2014, the music video was released. The video depicts Rae Sremmurd holding a party. Comedian Mike Epps makes an appearance in the video.

Remixes

The official remix features guest verses from fellow American rappers, Nicki Minaj and Pusha T, the verses from Pusha T and Nicki Minaj were from their freestyles of the song. West Coast rapper Kid Ink, also remixed the song, featuring Travis Porter and Hardhead.

Another remix was done by rapper Watsky and pop band Karmin with no involvement of the original artist. It interpolates the original chorus.

In other media

The song is heard in an episode of the television series Black-ish.

Personnel

Credits adapted from SremmLife booklet.

Song credits

• Writing – Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hogan
• Production – Mike Will Made It
• Co-production – A+
• Recording – P-Nazty at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Audio mixing – Stephen Hybicki and Mike Will Made It at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 44 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 97 US Billboard Hot 100[5] 36 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 11 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 8 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 8 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 35

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. RaeSremmurdVEVO (11 August 2014). "Rae Sremmurd - No Flex Zone (Explicit)" – via YouTube.
2. "RIAA - Gold and Platinum Database". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
3. "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone!!" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
4. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
5. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
6. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
7. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
8. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
9. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
10. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
11. "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics