"You the Boss" is a song by American rapper Rick Ross

Rick Ross

Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...

. It was released as the first single from his upcoming fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't

God Forgives, I Don't

God Forgives, I Don't is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, scheduled for release in early 2012. The album is preceded by two singles released simultaneously, "You the Boss" and "I Love My Bitches," which had obtained moderate success on the charts.-Background:Rick Ross...

on October 7, 2011, along with "I Love My Bitches

I Love My Bitches

"I Love My Bitches" is a song by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released as the second single from his upcoming fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't on October 7, 2011, simultaneously with the first single "You the Boss"....

". It was released to U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 radio on October 18. and Urban radio on November 1, 2011.. It 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...

 rapper Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

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

 and was produced by Kevin “K.E. On The Track” Erondu.

Purchasable Release

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	October 7, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

Background

While on the set of filming the music video for Birdman's "Y.U. Mad

Y.U. Mad

"Y.U. Mad" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Birdman. It was released on September 13, 2011 as the fourth single from his fifth studio album, Bigga Than Life. The song features Cash Money/Young Money rappers Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne. The song was sent to U.S. Urban radio on September...

", Nicki Minaj revealed to MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 that "You the Boss" was originally written and recorded in 2009 for 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...

, but he passed on it. "It was just lingering, and then she gave it to Rick Ross" Minaj said while in character as her alter ego

Alter ego

An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...

, the Female Weezy. Ross too had initially passed on the record while recording Teflon Don

Teflon Don (album)

Teflon Don is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released July 20, 2010 on Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Clark Kent, No I.D., The Olympicks, J.U.S.T.I.C.E...

.

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak position
US 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...  (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	83
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	11
US Rap Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	12