My Homies Still

In an interview with hip-hop magazine Complex on January 25, 2012, Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman revealed that Lil Wayne had finished recording material for an album titled I Am Not a Human Being II.{{cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Insanul|title=Birdman Updates Us On Upcoming Albums From Him, Lil Wayne, & Nicki Minaj|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/birdman-updates-us-on-upcoming-albums-from-him-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj|work=Complex|publisher=Complex Media|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=January 25, 2012}} The album would serve as a sequel to I Am Not a Human Being (2010), an album released whilst Wayne was serving a prison sentence for illegal possession of a weapon.{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Lil Wayne 'Didn't Rush' I Am Not A Human Being II|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688952/lil-wayne-album-birdman.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705210145/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688952/lil-wayne-album-birdman.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2012|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=June 21, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Baby Talks Lil Wayne's Birthday And New Album|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648709/baby-talks-lil-waynes-birthday-new-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201220218/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648709/baby-talks-lil-waynes-birthday-new-album.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2012|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=July 14, 2012|author2=Dukes, Rahman |author3=Rodriguez, Jayson |date=September 27, 2010}} Later, Wayne revealed to MTV that he had taken great care whilst recording the music for I Am Not a Human Being II and paid greater attention to quality control than he had whilst putting together the original I Am Not a Human Being, admitting he had "rushed" the recording of the latter in order to complete it before beginning his jail sentence. The first single from I Am Not a Human Being II, "My Homies Still", was premiered online on June 1, 2012:{{cite web|last=Maness|first=Carter|title=Lil Wayne Takes No Shots On 'My Homies Still' Ft. Big Sean|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/01/lil-wayne-big-sean-my-homies-still-human-being-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603215429/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/01/lil-wayne-big-sean-my-homies-still-human-being-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2012|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=June 1, 2012}} Universal Republic Records sent the song to digital retailers on June 5, 2012, and solicited the song to rhythmic contemporary radio stations on June 12, 2012.{{cite web|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|work=AllAccess|publisher=AllAccess Music Group|access-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143012/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|url-status=live|archive-date=June 6, 2012}}

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| artist = Young Jeezy, Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda

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| label = Young Money

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A different version of the song appeared on Lil Wayne's Dedication 4 mixtape performed by Young Jeezy, Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda instead of Lil Wayne and Big Sean. This version is slightly shorter than the original.

On May 23, 2012, American rapper Pusha T released a song titled "Exodus 23:1" (featuring singer and producer The-Dream), in which several of his lyrics appear to contain insults aimed at Wayne – igniting a feud between the two rappers.{{cite magazine|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|title=Pusha Releases Alleged Diss Track; Lil Wayne Responds|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/486432/pusha-t-releases-alleged-diss-track-lil-wayne-responds|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 15, 2012|date=May 24, 2012}} Two days later, Wayne premiered a song titled "Goulish" online, in which several of his lyrics directly insult Pusha T, including the song's opening line "Fuck Pusha T and everybody that love him".{{cite web|last=Dukes|first=Rahman J.|title=Lil Wayne Releases Pusha T Diss 'Goulish'|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/05/25/lil-wayne-pusha-t-dis-goulish/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527101038/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/05/25/lil-wayne-pusha-t-dis-goulish/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2012|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=July 15, 2012|date=May 25, 2012}} As both Pusha T and Big Sean are signed to the same record label – Kanye West's GOOD Music – members of the media speculated whether that, by association, Wayne was intending to insult Sean as well. The media also speculated that "My Homies Still" must have been recorded before the feud began, a belief which was later confirmed to be true by Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine. Despite the feud, Maine confirmed that he would not delete Sean's vocals from the song, feeling that to do so would detract from the song's quality. In a later interview with Complex, Sean stated that he remained friends with both Pusha T and Wayne, and expressed his desire for the feud to end, calling it pointless and "weak".{{cite web|last=Diep|first=Eric|title=Video: Big Sean Speaks On Pusha T Versus Lil Wayne Beef|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/video-big-sean-speaks-on-pusha-t-versus-lil-wayne-beef|work=Complex|publisher=Complex Media|access-date=July 15, 2012|date=June 2, 2012}}

"My Homies Still" is a hip hop song of four minutes and seven seconds in length.{{cite web|title=New Music: Lil Wayne f/ Big Sean – 'My Homies Still'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/06/01/new-music-lil-wayne-f-big-sean-my-homies-still/|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=June 1, 2012}} Wayne and Sean's lyrics on the song both contain numerous free association punchlines:{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne ft. Big Sean – My Homies Still – Listen|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/lil-wayne-my-homies-still/|work=DJBooth|publisher=The DJBooth LLC|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=June 1, 2012}} Rick Florino, reviewing the song for Artistdirect, noted Sean's ability to adapt his flow for songs with certain styles, writing that Sean exudes "his own savoir-faire and style".{{cite web|last=Florino|first=Rick|title=Lil Wayne "My Homies Still" [Featuring Big Sean] Song Review – 4.5 out of 5 stars|work=ARTISTdirect |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/lil-wayne-my-homies-still-91-featuring-big-sean-93-song-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/10124747|publisher=Artistdirect|access-date=July 15, 2012|date=June 5, 2012}} The song's lyrics are backed by a "bouncy" and "spastic" production, which contains "chaotic 808-drumming" similar to that found on Sean's single "Dance (A$$)" from his debut album Finally Famous (2011).{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|title=Lil Wayne Releases New Song 'My Homies Still' Featuring Big Sean|url=http://popcrush.com/lil-wayne-releases-new-song-my-homies-still-featuring-big-sean/|publisher=PopCrush|access-date=July 14, 2012|date=June 2, 2012}} The line "go stupid", found in the chorus of "My Homies Still", is also interpolated from "Dance (A$$)". A reviewer for DJBooth felt Streetrunner and Sarom's production to be "the type of high energy, skittering beat that Wayne has made his trademark".

For the chart issue dated June 16, 2012, "My Homies Still" debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 60.{{cite magazine|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of June 16, 2012 (Biggest Jump)|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-06-16/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 15, 2012}} The song peaked at number 20 for the chart issue dated August 18, 2012, in its ninth week on the chart.{{CN|date=November 2021}} Following its release to digital retailers in the United States, "My Homies Still" debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart issue dating June 23, 2012.{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100: Week of June 23, 2012 (Biggest Jump)|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-06-23/hot-100?order=gainer|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 15, 2012}}

A music video for "My Homies Still", directed by Parris,{{cite web|last=McAuliffe|first=John|title=Video: Lil Wayne Ft. Big Sean – My Homies Still|url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/231982|work=The Source|publisher=L. Londell McMillan|access-date=July 17, 2012|date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204052715/http://www.thesource.com/articles/231982|archive-date=2013-02-04|url-status=dead}} premiered on the music show 106 & Park on July 17, 2012.{{cite web|title=The Evolution of Lil Wayne|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/8la0wm/the-evolution-of-lil-wayne/zie4q5|work=Black Entertainment Television|publisher=BET Networks|access-date=July 17, 2012|date=July 16, 2012}} The video, set mostly in a suburban environment, begins with several shots of white mannequins holding various poses, some with missing limbs.{{cite web|title=Video: Lil Wayne f/ Big Sean – 'My Homies Still'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/07/16/video-lil-wayne-f-big-sean-my-homies-still/|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|access-date=July 17, 2012|date=July 16, 2012}} Wayne is then shown exiting a white house, and begins to walk through the garden: as he performs the song, the garden is shown to contain an elephant, a disassembled mannequin, and a woman in a blue dress sitting on a toilet. After a panda is shown dancing, the elephant then changes color to pink, and a man and dog are shown to have each other's heads superimposed onto each other's bodies. Big Sean now begins to perform his section of the song, and is seen sitting in a blue chair whilst moving down the street, alongside a skeleton sitting in a red chair.

After further shots of mannequins and a woman dressed in feathers trapped in a cage, Wayne and Sean appear upside down inside an unidentified room, whilst Wayne performs the next section of the song: bugs are seen crawling all over the walls of the room. This scene then alternates with shots of Wayne at night, on a skateboard – performing the song in both cases. Several female heads (although still seemingly alive) appear as trophies on the wall. The video then cuts to a group of people having dinner at a long table: upon the opening of a platter, Sean's head is seen on the platter as he raps his lyrics. Wayne, his daughter Reginae Carter and fellow rappers Birdman and Mack Maine are then shown in a cinema alongside 12 skeletons.{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|title=Lil Wayne + Big Sean Terrorize the Suburbs in 'My Homies Still' Video|url=http://popcrush.com/lil-wayne-big-sean-my-homies-still-video/|publisher=PopCrush|access-date=July 17, 2012|date=July 16, 2012}} The video ends with a return to the night scene, and Wayne skateboarding off into the distance.

• Digital download

1. "My Homies Still" (featuring Big Sean) – 4:07

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The official remix for "My Homies Still" was released as the ninth track on Lil Wayne's Dedication 4 mixtape. The remix features guest verses from Young Money labelmates Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda, as well as Jeezy. Although this is the official remix to the single, Lil Wayne doesn't appear on this version of the song.

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