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A$AP Rocky of Harlem teams up with Quavo and Playboi Carti of Atlanta, Philadelphia’s Lil Uzi Vert, and LA-based Frank Ocean to deliver this one-of-a-kind banger. With a stacked list of artists, including four of the east coast’s hottest hip-hop talents, “RAF” brings unique verses highlighting each artist’s flair and character.
The hit was premiered on the May 15th on the 6th episode of Frank Ocean’s “blonded RADIO”, and a week later the official song was released on Apple Music on May 22.
The official updated single/album version includes both Frank’s verse from this single version, as well as the verse from “RAF Version 2”.
This song premiered on Frank’s Blonded Radio along with its alternative version. Rocky also appeared on the remix to Frank’s “Chanel” which premiered on an earlier episode.
I remember doing the “Raf” verses, and at the time I was practicing rap, practicing structuring verses, practicing flow, trying to get better at doing it. I was writing a lot of verses. Rocky were making Cozy Tapes, the second one, and Rocky told me he had this song called “Raf,” and I thought that was funny. I was living in a hotel then, and I had a studio setup somewhere else on the property. So I jump in the studio and I’m putting the verse down, just quick, you know, sorted it out, went by Rocky’s house and played him the song. I could tell he was very animated about it, and then he said, “Man, you rappin’ like it’s 2003.” And I was just like, “Oh, shit!” I understood why he was saying it, because the flow was more complicated. I thought, All right, we want the bouncy today thing. Let me riff on that idea. And so I wrote that verse, and I sent it to him. And I told him, “Tell me, what year are we now?”
– Frank Ocean, W Magazine
It was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 16, 2020.
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