Type of Way

"Type of Way"
Single by Rich Homie Quan
from the album Still Goin In: Reloaded
Released August 22, 2013[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:16
Label T.I.G. Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings
Writer(s) Dequantes Lamar
Producer(s) Yung Carter[2]
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Rich Homie Quan singles chronology
"Difference"
(2013)		 "Type of Way"
(2013)		 "My Nigga"
(2013)

"Type of Way" is a song by American rapper Rich Homie Quan. It was released on August 22, 2013 as the second single from his mixtape Still Goin In: Reloaded. It was produced by Yung Carter. On September 27, 2013, the official remix was released featuring Young Jeezy and Meek Mill.[3]

Music video

The video premiered on July 14, 2013 on MTV2, and was directed by Motion Family.[4]

Critical reception

Complex ranked the song number six, on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013. David Drake elaborated saying, "Transforming the concept of ambiguity into a boast, the song was as conceptually clever as Meek Mill's "Levels," but was easily the more distinctive composition. Quan might have been rocking someone else's look, but he used a percussive delivery and novel flow, along with that familiar electroshock-to-the-vocal-cords holler, to carve one of the year's most memorable anthems into the collective consciousness."[5] The song was also positioned at 54 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 100 tracks of 2013.[6] XXL named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2013.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Type of Way"  Dequantes LamarYung Carter 4:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 12
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10] 8
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 43
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Type of Way - Single". ITunes (United States). Apple. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Making of Rich Homie Quan "Type of Way" Beat Prod. by @YungCarter2058". Youtube.
  3. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin. "Listen: Rich Homie Quan f/ Meek Mill & Jeezy "Type Of Way (Remix)"". Complex.
  4. ↑ "Rich Home Quan - "Type of Way" music video". MTV2. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/best-songs-of-2013/rich-homie-quan-type-of-way
  6. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9288-the-top-tracks-of-2013/5/
  7. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/xxl-lists-best-hip-hop-songs-albums-last-40-years-xxl-issue-152/4/
  8. ↑ "Rich Homie Quan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Rich Homie Quan. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rich Homie Quan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Rich Homie Quan. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rich Homie Quan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Rich Homie Quan. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rich Homie Quan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Rich Homie Quan. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rich Homie Quan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Rich Homie Quan. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2013 Year End Charts – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  14. ↑ "2013 Year End Charts – Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ "American single certifications – Rich Homie Quan – Type of Way". Recording Industry Association of America. September 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH