CoCo (O.T. Genasis song)

"CoCo"
Single by O.T. Genasis
Released October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 4:00
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Juice 808
O.T. Genasis singles chronology
"Touchdown (Remix)"
(2014)		 "CoCo"
(2014)		 "The Flyest"
(2015)

"CoCo" is a song by American hip hop recording artist O.T. Genasis. It was released as a single on October 27, 2014 by Conglomerate Records and on November 10, 2014 by Atlantic Records. The song's title and lyrical content explicitly refer to Genasis' love of cocaine. It was produced by Juice 808. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) February 26, 2016, for selling over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States.

Upon its release, the song noted a commercial success, peaking at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on October 13, 2014.[1] The music video has O.T. Genasis and a few of his friends scraping together and bagging baking soda. Another video with a higher budget was released, dubbed the TV version, which features O.T. Genasis on a boat with a theme of drug cartels and the large-scale importation of cocaine. The music video features a (Conglomerate Records) sign in the beginning. The video was directed by Busta Rhymes (Conglomerate C.E.O). It also features cameo appearances by Director Busta Rhymes, DJ Khaled, Timbaland, Ice T and his wife, Nicole "Coco" Austin. The TV version was filmed in Miami.[2]

Remixes

The first part of the remix entitled "CoCo (Part 2)" was released on February 10, 2015 featuring Meek Mill and Jeezy.[3] Another remix entitled "CoCo (Part 3)" was released on February 12 and features Chris Brown.[4] Rapper Lil Wayne remixed the song for his Sorry 4 the Wait 2 mixtape which was very controversial. Pitbull and J Balvin remixed the song also. There are also EDM remixes by MAKJ, Flosstradamus, Borgore, JAUZ, DJ Sliink, Big O, Coucheron and Mike Candys.

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 18
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 37
France (SNEP)[9] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 64
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 192
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[12] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 79

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "New Video: O.T. Genasis Is In Love With The 'Coco'". Vibe. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5k6udvyec
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTZ6x0uNOw0
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDAxkr5mMrs
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – O.T. Genasis – CoCo" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – O.T. Genasis – CoCo" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – O.T. Genasis – CoCo" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "O.T. Genasis – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for O.T. Genasis. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – O.T. Genasis – CoCo" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – O.T. Genasis – CoCo". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 10.01.2015 (wk1)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-01-17" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "O.T. Genasis – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for O.T. Genasis. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ "O.T. Genasis – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for O.T. Genasis. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "O.T. Genasis – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for O.T. Genasis. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – O.T. Genasis – CoCo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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