"No Hands" is a song recorded by American rapper
Waka Flocka Flame featuring fellow American rappers
Roscoe Dash and
Wale from the former's debut
studio album, Flockaveli (2010). It was written by the artists alongside producer
Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was officially released in August. The
single entered the
Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 45 and peaked at number 13.
On July 20, 2023, the song was certified
Diamond by
RIAA selling over 10 million copies, his first Diamond certification and one of the best-selling rap songs of all-time. The song has since come to be regarded as Waka's
signature song.
Background
According to Spin, the song finds each performer emceeing a
strip club environment while intoxicated.[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Motion Family and was released on August 17, 2010.[2]
Remixes
T-Pain made a remix titled "No Hands (T-Mix)".
Chamillionaire made a freestyle to the beat titled "After the Super Bowl".[3]R&Bgirl groupRichGirl created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape, in which member Brave raps.[4] In 2011,
Cold Blank released a remix titled "No Hands – Cold Blank's Dirty Radio Mix".[5] British singer
Neon Hitch uploaded a cover version of the song to her official YouTube page in September 2011.[6] A remix was made featuring Japanese pop star
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "
Pon Pon Pon".[7] Another remix, titled "No Handz", was created by
CRNKN and uploaded to the Trap City YouTube channel on December 25, 2012.[8]
"No Hands" is a song recorded by American rapper
Waka Flocka Flame featuring fellow American rappers
Roscoe Dash and
Wale from the former's debut
studio album, Flockaveli (2010). It was written by the artists alongside producer
Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was officially released in August. The
single entered the
Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 45 and peaked at number 13.
On July 20, 2023, the song was certified
Diamond by
RIAA selling over 10 million copies, his first Diamond certification and one of the best-selling rap songs of all-time. The song has since come to be regarded as Waka's
signature song.
Background
According to Spin, the song finds each performer emceeing a
strip club environment while intoxicated.[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Motion Family and was released on August 17, 2010.[2]
Remixes
T-Pain made a remix titled "No Hands (T-Mix)".
Chamillionaire made a freestyle to the beat titled "After the Super Bowl".[3]R&Bgirl groupRichGirl created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape, in which member Brave raps.[4] In 2011,
Cold Blank released a remix titled "No Hands – Cold Blank's Dirty Radio Mix".[5] British singer
Neon Hitch uploaded a cover version of the song to her official YouTube page in September 2011.[6] A remix was made featuring Japanese pop star
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "
Pon Pon Pon".[7] Another remix, titled "No Handz", was created by
CRNKN and uploaded to the Trap City YouTube channel on December 25, 2012.[8]