"4 My Town" is the fourth single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless

Priceless (Birdman album)

Priceless, stylized as Pricele$$, is the fourth studio album by American rapper Birdman. The album was released on November 23, 2009. Producers included I.N.F.O., Lil' C, Oddz N Endz, Timbaland, Drumma Boy, T-Minus, and Infamous.-Singles:...

. The song features Young Money

Young Money Entertainment

Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend Mack Maine. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Universal Republic Records...

/Cash Money

Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...

  artists Drake

Drake (entertainer)

Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....

  and Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...

. Drake's verse and the unmastered instrumental to the song was originally leaked and titled as "Play Ball" by Richie Wess and featuring Drake & Yung Dred, and then later placed on Soulja Boy's Mixtape "Paranormal Activity" again as "Play Ball" featuring Drake.

Another version with another verse by Birdman but no verse by Lil Wayne leaked before the official version had been released. A freestyle was made by Young Jeezy

Young Jeezy

Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...

. 4 My Town is considered to be the sequel to Money to Blow

Money to Blow

"Money to Blow" is the third single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Drake and Lil Wayne. The song was originally by Drake that leaked in late 2008, but he later gave it to Birdman. There is a "sequel" to this song, entitled 4 My...

, the previous single from Birdman's album.

Music video

A video has been shot for the song and is considered to be a sequel to the "Money to Blow

Money to Blow

"Money to Blow" is the third single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Drake and Lil Wayne. The song was originally by Drake that leaked in late 2008, but he later gave it to Birdman. There is a "sequel" to this song, entitled 4 My...

" music video, which were both directed by Gil Green. Rick Ross

Rick Ross (rapper)

William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...

, Kevin Rudolf

Kevin Rudolf

Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...

, Tyga

Tyga

Michael Stevenson , better known by his stage name Tyga , is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent...

, Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...

, Shanell, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, Gudda Gudda, Short Dawg, and Jae Millz all make cameos in the video. The video was shown on Dec 2 2009 on 106 & park appearances.

Chart positions

On the week ending December 12, 2009, "4 My Town (Play Ball)" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 at #90.

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	90
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	37
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