No Statements
{{Short description|2023 single by ScarLip}}
{{Infobox single
| name = No Statements
| cover = ScarLip - No Statements.jpg
| type = single
| artist = ScarLip
| released = September 15, 2023
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 2:38
| label =
- Broken Child
- Epic
| writer =
- Sierra Lucas
- Bilall Ukshini
- Ermal Ademi
- Osman Osmani
| producer = Pluto Spazzin
| prev_title = This Is New York
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Blick
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|yVH19VGwDBY|"No Statements"}}}}
}}
"No Statements" is a song by American rapper ScarLip, released on September 15, 2023, alongside a music video. Produced by Pluto Spazzin, it is her first song to chart, debuting at number 40{{cite web |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard’s Charts This Week: ScarLip, Alex Isley, Destin Conrad, Chriseanrock & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboards-chart-scarlip-alex-isley-destin-conrad-chriseanrock-1235460871/ |website=Billboard |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=November 1, 2023}} and peaking at number 23 on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
Content
In the song, ScarLip condemns the practice of "snitching".{{cite web |last1=Lamarre |first1=Carl |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Sleepy Hallow, Denzel Curry, Cleo Sol & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/best-new-rb-hip-hop-songs-sleepy-hallow-denzel-curry-cleo-sol-1235415011/ |website=Billboard |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=September 18, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Spencer |first1=Tallie |title=ScarLip Delivers Hard-Hitting Bars On "No Statements" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/713770-scarlip-delivers-no-statements |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=September 15, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Preezy |last2=Sadler |first2=Armon |title=Nas, Offset, Rod Wave, And More New Music Friday Releases To Add To Your Rotation |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/new-music-friday-nas-offset-rod-wave-1234790829/ |website=Vibe |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=September 15, 2023}} Performing in her usual aggressive style, she claims "I'm from place where we don't do no rattin'".{{cite web |last1=Cowen |first1=Trace William |title=Premiere: ScarLip Launches Video for "No Statements" Featuring Cameo by Swizz Beatz |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/scar-lip-no-statements-video |website=Complex |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=September 15, 2023}} ScarLip emphasizes that she and her crew will not participate in such activity and warns others not to do so either. At one point, she also reflects on being "signed for four million".
Music video
The music video was directed by Sarah McColgan. It finds ScarLip and her crew in a mob{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Jon |title=Scar Lip provides "No Statements" in latest visual |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-09-15/326489/scar-lip-provides-no-statements-in-latest-clip/ |website=Revolt |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=September 15, 2023}} and taking over a prison bus. The clip features a cameo from Swizz Beatz.
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "No Statements" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| US Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/mainstream-r-and-b-hip-hop/2023-12-09/|title=Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: Week of December 9, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 22, 2024}}
| 23 |
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