Shether

"Shether"
Single by Remy Ma
Released February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)
Format
Recorded 2017
Genre
Length 6:57
Label Empire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ron Browz
Remy Ma singles chronology
"You"
(2017)		 "Shether"
(2017)		 "East Coast"
(2017)

"You"
(2017)		 "Shether"
(2017)		 "East Coast"
(2017)

"Shether" is a song released by American rapper Remy Ma. It is a diss track aimed at Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on February 25, 2017, by Empire Distribution.[1] The song's beat is lifted from the diss track "Ether" by Nas.[2]

Background and release

The release of "Shether" wasn’t just a comeback to Nicki Minaj’s “Swalla” and “Make Love” records targeted at Remy Ma. Back in 2007, while in jail, Remy said she took offense to Nicki Minaj’s “Dirty Money”.[3] A beginning of a turmoil, Remy Ma has watched Minaj’s public beef with other women in the entertainment industry, thus taking a stand as Remy believes “Shether” to be her response to dismantle a bully not only for herself but for others.[4] In the Song Remy highlights many controversial allegations of Nicki Minaj’s personal life. Remy moves from accusations of Minaj's sexual affairs with members of Cash Money Records, to disclosing stories of Minaj's plastic surgery, and criticizing Minaj for supporting her brother, who is facing trial for alleged rape of a minor.[5] On February 25, 2017, "Shether" was released on both Soundcloud and online music stores.[6][7] At the time of the track's release, Remy tweeted: "'You wanna see a dead body' (little kid from BoyzNdaHood voice) @nickiminaj"[8]

Critical reception and response

The song was made as a response record to Minaj after Minaj's two diss records to Remy ("Swalla" and "Make Love")[9]. A writer from BET named it an "unapologetically savage" track.[10] Mitchell Peters from Billboard called it a "scathing diss track" that "doesn’t show any mercy for Minaj."[11]

After it was released, Minaj responded with a pair of Instagram posts.[2] Remy Ma claimed she "didn't expect a response" in an interview on the Wendy Williams Show.[12] A week later, in an interview hosted by BuzzFeed News, Ma stated that she had second thoughts about releasing the diss track, and commented on the difficulties of being a woman in the music industry.[13] When asked if she regrets releasing the track, she said:

I don’t regret it, but I’m just not particularly proud of it either ... It just bothers me that, this record that I put out, where it’s literally picking apart a female, went so viral ... We could have done the same thing, working together. I would have liked that so much better that way.[14]

The song has since been removed from all radio and online streaming services.[15] According to TMZ, Nas had nothing to do with the ban, but suggested that Universal, which has intellectual ownership of the song, took action to have it removed.[16]

Minaj responded to Remy Ma in her song "No Frauds" which was released on March 10, 2017.[17]

Live performances

Remy Ma performed the song live at Summer Jam on June 11, 2017. During the performance, pictures of Minaj were seen on the stage screen.[18]

Track listing

Explicit digital download[1][19]
No.TitleLength
1."Shether"6:57
Clean digital download[20][21]
No.TitleLength
1."Shether"6:57

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[22] 19
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[23] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
United States February 25, 2017
  • Clean
  • Explicit
  • RNG
  • EMPIRE
 [1][20]
United Kingdom [19][21]
United States Contemporary hit radio [24][upper-alpha 1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shether – Single by Remy Ma on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kreps, Daniel (February 26, 2017). "Hear Remy Ma Fire Back at Nicki Minaj With Vicious Diss Track 'Shether'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Setaro, Shawn (February 26, 2017). "A Prelude to "ShETHER": The History of Beef Between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj". Complex. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Elizabeth, Jordana (March 16, 2017). "Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj: A loss for Black women, personal relationships and sisterhood". The New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Iandoli, Kathy (February 27, 2017). "Why Remy Ma vs. Nicki Minaj Is One of the Most Important Beefs In Rap History". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Remy Ma "ShETHER" by Remy Ma on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Remy Ma Unleashes Nicki Minaj Diss Track 'shETHER'". Rap-Up. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ ""You wanna see a dead body" (little kid from BoyzNdaHood voice)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/835123/nicki-minaj-responds-to-remy-ma-s-diss-track-and-makes-a-500-00-bet
  10. ↑ "Remy Ma Trashes Nicki Minaj in New Diss Track 'shETHER'". BET. February 26, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Peters, Mitchell (February 25, 2017). "Remy Ma Drops Nicki Minaj Diss Track 'Shether': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Remy Ma Explains Why She Went After Nicki Minaj on Diss Tracks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  13. ↑ "Here's Why Remy Ma Now Says She's Not 'Proud' of Her 'shETHER' Diss Track". BET.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  14. ↑ Kiefer, Halle. "Remy Ma Has Second Thoughts About Her Nicki Minaj Diss Track ‘Shether’". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  15. ↑ Alexis, Diamond (March 10, 2017). "Plot Twist: Nas Knows Who's Behind Remy Ma's 'shETHER' Ban.". BET. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Berry, Peter (March 10, 2017). "Nas Approves of Remy Ma Using His Beat for “Shether”". XXL. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Nicki Minaj Fires Back at Remy Ma on "No Frauds"". Complex. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  18. ↑ Muhammad, Latifah (June 12, 2017). "Remy Ma Performs Nicki Minaj Diss Track 'shETHER' at Hot 97's Summer Jam: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Shether – Single by Remy Ma on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Shether – Single by Remy Ma on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Shether – Single by Remy Ma on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Remy Ma – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Remy Ma. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Remy Ma – Chart Search (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  24. ↑ "The Breakfast Club Breaks Down Every Bar In The Remy Ma & Nicki Minaj Diss Records". The Breakfast Club. IHeart.com.

Notes

  1. ↑ After being bragged about, the song was sent for radio airplay on the radio station The Breakfast Club.
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